LoveOsho podcast E095 Arpana

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This is one of the LoveOsho podcasts. It was recorded on 18 August 2020.


Episode E095: Osho is a living presence
with Sw Prem Arpana
listen to the interview: or click to play in your browser.


This is a very personal and intimate sharing from a sincere and authentic man. In this heart-to-heart conversation, Arpana talks about how taking sannyas and coming into contact with sannysins opened a new dimension in his life. Arpana’s first Dynamic Meditation gave him an experience of bliss and meeting Osho in person was pure silence. Through Osho, sannyas and meditation Arpana learnt some valuable lessons in real life: how to connect with elevating people, how to see beauty and light in every situation, and how to set clear boundaries. Osho is a living presence in Arpana’s life and he continues to get inspiration and guidance from Osho by meditating and reading his books. Arpana enjoys painting and writing. He has kept a daily journal for 35 years through which he learnt how to put things into perspective.
Today our guest is Swami Prem Arpana. Arpana took sannyas in 1979 and is an artist and writer. Before taking sannyas Arpana was involved in local politics and was invited to be a candidate for the British Labour Party as a councillor, the first step in becoming an MP.
After meeting Osho Arpana moved from a wildly extroverted life towards a hermit-like existence.
This is a very personal and intimate sharing from a sincere and authentic man. In this heart-to-heart conversation, Arpana talks about how taking sannyas and coming into contact with sannysins opened a new dimension in his life. Arpana’s first Dynamic Meditation gave him an experience of bliss and meeting Osho in person was pure silence. Through Osho, sannyas and meditation Arpana learnt some valuable lessons in real life: how to connect with elevating people, how to see beauty and light in every situation, and how to set clear boundaries.
Osho is a living presence in Arpana’s life and he continues to get inspiration and guidance from Osho by meditating and reading his books.
Arpana enjoys painting and writing. He has kept a daily journal for 35 years through which he learnt how to put things into perspective.
Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
  • 01.15 - How Arpana came across Osho
  • 03.00 - From meeting sannyasins in a nearby centre to meeting Osho in Poona
  • 04.40 - Osho is a living presence in Arpana’s life
  • 08.30 - Arpana sees Osho for the first time
  • 10.15 - Osho’s guidance for Arpana
  • 15.10 - Reflections on 35 years of journaling
  • 19.45 - Living life with lightness, humour and non-seriousness
  • 24.00 - Arpana message to new generations about his experience with Osho
  • 26.15 - Being with Osho is not a matter of physical presence
  • 29.15 - Final thoughts about being a sannyasin
  • 31.30 - Arpana’s morning routine
  • 32.45 - Arpana’s favourite meditation
  • 34.15 - Arpana and Osho today
Music and Voice by Chinmaya Dunster


see also
The LoveOsho podcasts