Letters to Anandmayee

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Osho wrote hundreds of letters to Ma Anandmayee, whom he recognised as his past-life mother, starting in 1960. Most were written in the early 60s. 120 of those letters were compiled into a book, Krantibeej (क्रांतिबीज), or "Seeds of Revolution", later translated as Seeds of Revolutionary Thought. Kranti Beej was one of his most influential early books, although it edited and trimmed in comparing with manuscripts.

Many letters were also published in Bhavna Ke Bhojpatron Par Osho (भावना के भोजपत्रों पर ओशो) mostly in completely form.

The wiki has been fortunate to obtain 221 high-quality images of Osho's letters to her, incl. one letter to her husband. Links to each are or will be below, with notes, where applicable, if published.

1960

Letter written on 5 Oct 1960 -- Bhavna, p 61
Letter written on 22 Nov 1960 -- Bhavna, p 60
Letter written on Nov 1960 (23-24 Nov 1960) -- Bhavna, p 63
Letter written on 25 Nov 1960 -- Bhavna, p 64
Letter written on 29 Nov 1960 -- Bhavna, p 66
Letter written on 8 Dec 1960 -- Bhavna, p 67
Letter written on 15 Dec 1960 pm -- Bhavna, p 69 & 68
Letter written on Dec 1960 (16-26 Dec 1960) -- Bhavna, p 65
Letter written on 27 Dec 1960 -- Bhavna, p 70

1961

Letter written on 4 Jan 1961 -- Bhavna, p 72 & 71
Letter written on 10 Jan 1961 -- Bhavna, p 73-74
Letter written on 18 Jan 1961 xm -- Bhavna, p 75
Letter written on 26 Jan 1961 -- Bhavna, p 76
Letter written on 30 Jan 1961 om -- Bhavna, p 78 & 77
Letter written on 7 Feb 1961 xm -- Bhavna, p 79
Letter written on 12 Feb 1961 -- Bhavna, p 80
Letter written on 1 Mar 1961 am -- Bhavna, p 82 & 81
Letter written on 8 Mar 1961 am -- Bhavna, p 84
Letter written on 16 Mar 1961 pm -- Bhavna, p 85-86
Letter written on 26 Mar 1961 pm -- Bhavna, p 87-88
Letter written on 15 Apr 1961 am -- Bhavna, p 89
Letter written on 25 Apr 1961 om -- Bhavna, p 90  
Letter written on 4 May 1961 am
Letter written on 5 May 1961 xm
Letter written on 13 May 1961
Letter written on 8 Jun 1961 -- Bhavna, p 52 (first part of the letter only)
Letter written on 3 Jul 1961 am
Letter written on 10 Jul 1961 om
Letter written on 18 Jul 1961 -- Bhavna, p 40
Letter written on 22 Jul 1961 om
Letter written on 26 Jul 1961
Letter written on 29 Jul 1961
Letter written on 2 Aug 1961 om
Letter written on 5 Aug 1961
Letter written on 9 Aug 1961 am
Letter written on 12 Aug 1961
Letter written on 20 Aug 1961 om
Letter written on 21 Aug 1961 am
Letter written on 23 Aug 1961 om
Letter written on 2 Sep 1961 pm
Letter written on 5 Sep 1961 pm
Letter written on 18 Sep 1961
Letter written on 24 Sep 1961
Letter written on 26 Sep 1961 pm
Letter written on 6 Oct 1961
Letter written on 10 Oct 1961
Letter written on 14 Oct 1961
Letter written on 17 Oct 1961
Letter written on 27 Oct 1961
Letter written on 30 Oct 1961 am
Letter written on 2 Nov 1961
Letter written on 4 Nov 1961
Letter written on 7 Nov 1961 pm -- Kranti #107
Letter written on 13 Nov 1961 -- Kranti #57
Letter written on 17 Nov 1961 -- Kranti #50
Letter written on 18 Nov 1961 -- Kranti #41
Letter written on 22 Nov 1961 am -- Kranti #53
Letter written on 28 Nov 1961 pm
Letter written on 2 Dec 1961 -- Bhavna, p 49
Letter written on 7 Dec 1961 om
Letter written on 13 Dec 1961
Letter written on 18 Dec 1961
Letter written on 21 Dec 1961 om
Letter written on 22 Dec 1961
Letter written on 26 Dec 1961

1962

Letter written on 25 Jan 1962 om -- Kranti #36 and Bhavna, p 92
Letter written on 28 Jan 1962 -- Kranti #49 and Bhavna, p 93
Letter written on 1 Feb 1962 pm -- Bhavna, p 94
Letter written on 4 Feb 1962 pm -- Kranti #35
Letter written on 7 Feb 1962 -- Kranti #58 and Bhavna, p 95
Letter written on 11 Feb 1962 am -- Kranti #116 and Bhavna, p 96
Letter written on 15 Feb 1962 pm -- Bhavna, p 97
Letter written on 19 Feb 1962 -- Kranti #63 and Bhavna, p 98
Letter written on 24 Feb 1962 pm -- Kranti #46 and Bhavna, p 99
Letter written on 2 Mar 1962 om -- Kranti #71 and Bhavna, p 100
Letter written on 6 Mar 1962 -- Kranti #62 and Bhavna, p 102
Letter written on 6 Mar 1962 om, addressed to Mr Parakh ji -- Bhavna, p 101
Letter written on 8 Mar 1962 -- Bhavna, p 103
Letter written on 13 Mar 1962 -- Kranti #43 and Bhavna, p 104
Letter written on 16 Mar 1962 om -- Kranti #44 and Bhavna, p 105
Letter written on 18 Mar 1962 om -- Kranti #7 and Bhavna, p 106
Letter written on 22 Mar 1962 pm -- Kranti #21 and Bhavna, p 107
Letter written on 25 Mar 1962 -- Kranti #5 and Bhavna, p 108
Letter written on 28 Mar 1962 -- Kranti #95 and Bhavna, p 109
Letter written on 30 Mar 1962 -- Kranti #2 and Bhavna, p 110
Letter written on 12 Apr 1962 -- Bhavna, p 111
Letter written on 17 Apr 1962 -- Kranti #6 and Bhavna, p 112-113
Letter written on 20 Apr 1962 -- Kranti #32 and Bhavna, p 114
Letter written on 25 Apr 1962 xm -- Bhavna, p 115
Letter written on 28 Apr 1962 am -- Kranti #34 and Bhavna, p 116
Letter written on 9 May 1962 -- Bhavna, p 117
Letter written on 11 May 1962 -- Kranti #84 and Bhavna, p 118-119
Letter written on 15 May 1962 -- Kranti #83 and Bhavna, p 120-121
Letter written on 17 May 1962 am -- Kranti #78 and Bhavna, p 122
Letter written on 19 May 1962 -- Kranti #115 and Bhavna, p 123-124
Letter written on 22 May 1962 om -- Kranti #27 and Bhavna, p 125
Letter written on 23 May 1962 am -- Kranti #87 and Bhavna, p 126-127
Letter written on 24 May 1962 om -- Kranti #88 and Bhavna, p 219-220
Letter written on 26 May 1962 om -- Bhavna, p 128-129
Letter written on 31 May 1962 -- Kranti #91 and Bhavna, p 130
Letter written on 3 Jun 1962 -- Kranti #92
Letter written on 6 Jun 1962 -- Bhavna, p 131-132
Letter written on 8 Jun 1962 pm -- Kranti #79 and Bhavna, p 133
Letter written on 11 Jun 1962 -- Kranti #96 and Bhavna, p 134
Letter written on 14 Jun 1962 pm -- Kranti #98 and Bhavna, p 135-136
Letter written on 17 Jun 1962 -- Kranti #60 and Bhavna, p 137
Letter written on 21 Jun 1962 -- Bhavna, p 138-139
Letter written on 24 Jun 1962 am -- Kranti #94 and Bhavna, p 140
Letter written on 29 Jun 1962 -- Kranti #97 and Bhavna, p 142
Letter written on 30 Jun 1962 om -- Bhavna, p 141
Letter written on 21 Jul 1962 am -- Bhavna, p 144
Letter written on 25 Jul 1962 am -- Kranti #99 and Bhavna, p 143
Letter written on 30 Jul 1962 xm -- Kranti #93 and Bhavna, p 145
Letter written on 1 Aug 1962 -- Kranti #110 and Bhavna, p 146
Letter written on 4 Aug 1962 am -- Bhavna, p 147
Letter written on 7 Aug 1962 xm -- Kranti #114 and Bhavna, p 148-149
Letter written on 14 Aug 1962 -- Bhavna, p 150
Letter written on 17 Aug 1962 om -- Bhavna, p 151
Letter written on 26 Aug 1962 -- Kranti #9 and Bhavna, p 152
Letter written on 27 Aug 1962 -- Bhavna, p 153
Letter written on 5 Sep 1962 pm -- Bhavna, p 154
Letter written on 9 Sep 1962 pm -- Bhavna, p 155
Letter written on 14 Sep 1962 -- Kranti #113 and Bhavna, p 156
Letter written on 19 Sep 1962 -- Kranti #19
Letter written on 21 Sep 1962 -- Bhavna, p 157
Letter written on 22 Sep 1962 -- Kranti #103 and Bhavna, p 158
Letter written on 24 Sep 1962 -- Kranti #104 and Bhavna, p 159-160
Letter written on 25 Sep 1962 (Anandmayee) -- Kranti #109 and Bhavna, p 161
Letter written on 27 Sep 1962 -- Kranti #105 and Bhavna, p 162
Letter written on 29 Sep 1962 -- Bhavna, p 163
Letter written on 18 Oct 1962 -- Kranti #106 and Bhavna, p 165
Letter written on 22 Oct 1962 -- Bhavna, p 166
Letter written on 23 Oct 1962 am -- Kranti #90 and Bhavna, p 167
Letter written on 26 Oct 1962 -- Kranti #85 and Bhavna, p 168
Letter written on 29 Oct 1962 -- Kranti #108 and Bhavna, p 169
Letter written on 1 Nov 1962 om -- Bhavna, p 170
Letter written on 4 Nov 1962 pm -- Kranti #101 and Bhavna, p 171
Letter written on 9 Nov 1962 -- Kranti #102 and Bhavna, p 172
Letter written on 12 Nov 1962 -- Kranti #70 and Bhavna, p 173
Letter written on 18 Nov 1962 pm -- Bhavna, p 174-175
Letter written on 21 Nov 1962 -- Bhavna, p 176
Letter written on 24 Nov 1962 om -- Kranti #67 and Bhavna, p 177
Letter written on 27 Nov 1962 -- Kranti #82 and Bhavna, p 178
Letter written on 30 Nov 1962 -- Kranti #81 and Bhavna, p 179
Letter written on 3 Dec 1962 -- Kranti #80 and Bhavna, p 180
Letter written on 8 Dec 1962 -- Kranti #89 and Bhavna, p 181
Letter written on 11 Dec 1962 -- Kranti #69 and Bhavna, p 182
Letter written on 12 Dec 1962 -- Bhavna, p 183
Letter written on 15 Dec 1962 -- Kranti #77 and Bhavna, p 184

1963

Letter written on 4 Jan 1963 pm -- Kranti #68 and Bhavna, p 185-186
Letter written on 8 Jan 1963 am -- Kranti #72 and Bhavna, p 187-188
Letter written on 10 Jan 1963 -- Kranti #65 and Bhavna, p 189
Letter written on 16 Jan 1963 -- Kranti #64 and Bhavna, p 190-191
Letter written on 21 Jan 1963 -- Kranti #54 and Bhavna, p 192
Letter written on 25 Jan 1963 -- Kranti #86 and Bhavna, p 193-194
Letter written on 28 Jan 1963 am -- Kranti #100 and Bhavna, p 195-196
Letter written on 4 Feb 1963 -- Bhavna, p 197
Letter written on 6 Feb 1963 -- Kranti #29 and Bhavna, p 198
Letter written on 11 Feb 1963 am -- Kranti #74 and Bhavna, p 199
Letter written on 19 Feb 1963 -- Kranti #76 and Bhavna, p 200-201
Letter written on 23 Feb 1963 pm -- Kranti #55 and Bhavna, p 202-203
Letter written on 2 Mar 1963 am -- Kranti #66 and Bhavna, p 204-205
Letter written on 6 Mar 1963 om -- Kranti #75 and Bhavna, p 206
Letter written on 12 Mar 1963 pm -- Kranti #59 and Bhavna, p 207
Letter written on 18 Mar 1963 -- Kranti #25 and Bhavna, p 208
Letter written on 22 Mar 1963 xm -- Kranti #4 and Bhavna, p 209
Letter written on 27 Mar 1963 -- Kranti #39 and Bhavna, p 210
Letter written on 28 Mar 1963 am -- Kranti #10 and Bhavna, p 211
Letter written on 3 Apr 1963 -- Kranti #1 and Bhavna, p 212
Letter written on 7 Apr 1963 -- Bhavna, p 213
Letter written on 12 Apr 1963 om -- Kranti #42 and Bhavna, p 214-215
Letter written on 18 Apr 1963 xm -- Kranti #38 and Bhavna, p 216
Letter written on 23 Apr 1963 am -- Kranti #111 and Bhavna, p 217
Letter written on 16 May 1963 om -- Bhavna, p 218
Letter written on 26 May 1963 (Anandmayee) -- Bhavna, p 221  
Letter written on 4 Jun 1963 -- Kranti #112 and Bhavna, p 223
Letter written on 14 Jun 1963 -- Kranti #40 and Bhavna, p 225
Letter written on 16 Jun 1963 -- Kranti #11 and Bhavna, p 226
Letter written on 20 Jun 1963 -- Kranti #23 and Bhavna, p 227
Letter written on 25 Jun 1963 am -- Kranti #15 and Bhavna, p 228
Letter written on 2 Jul 1963 am -- Kranti #37 and Bhavna, p 229
Letter written on 5 Jul 1963 om -- Kranti #17 and Bhavna, p 230
Letter written on 16 Jul 1963 pm -- Kranti #61 and Bhavna, p 231-232
Letter written on 25 Jul 1963 -- Kranti #12 and Bhavna, p 233-234
Letter written on 15 Aug 1963 -- Kranti #18 and Bhavna, p 236
Letter written on 18 Aug 1963 pm -- Kranti #33 and Bhavna, p 237-238
Letter written on 28 Aug 1963 -- Kranti #47 and Bhavna, p 239-240
Letter written on 2 or 3 Sep 1963 -- Kranti #52 and Bhavna, p 242
Letter written on 15 Sep 1963 -- Bhavna, p 243
Letter written on 27 Sep 1963 om -- Kranti #3 and Bhavna, p 249
Letter written on 9 Nov 1963 -- Bhavna, p 245
Letter written on 19 Nov 1963 am -- Bhavna, p 244
Letter written on 22 Nov 1963 -- Bhavna, p 246
Letter written on 1 Dec 1963 -- Bhavna, p 247
Letter written on 16 Dec 1963 am -- Bhavna, p 248

Undated

As there is a rough correlation between file number order and chronological order among the dated letters, there is a reasonable chance that these undated letters can be approximately dated simply by putting them time-wise between letters they are between file-wise. This is far from guaranteed of course, but as a potential aid to rough placement, the date ranges as suggested by this method are included below. ** = special, see notes below the list. And some will / have become located in time by getting paired with a dated "other half" and text matched to a published letter.

"Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 001" (found his place as Letter written on Nov 1960 (23-24 Nov 1960) -- Bhavna, p 63)
"Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 002" (found his place as Letter written on Dec 1960 (est. 16-26 Dec 1960) -- Bhavna, p 65)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 003 (the undated "first half" of Letter written on 10 Jan 1961)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 004 (the undated "first half" of Letter written on 12 Feb 1961)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 005 (PS of Letter written on 26 Mar 1961 pm)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 006 (the undated "second half" of Letter written on 16 Mar 1961 pm)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 007 (15 Apr - 25 Apr 1961 ** -- Bhavna, p 83)
Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 008 (PS of Letter written on 28 Nov 1961 pm *)
"Undated Letter written to Anandmayee 009" (found his place as Letter written on 2 or 3 Sep 1963 -- Kranti #52 and Bhavna, p 242)


Notes re date range

There are indications that Undated #007 is not in the stated time range, see its talk page for details.
There are indications that Undated #008 is a PS that belongs with the Letter written on 28 Nov 1961 pm, awaiting confirmation.