The Last Testament (Vol 5) ~ 09

event type	interview
date & time	25 Dec 1985 am
location	Span Resort, Manali (HP)
language	English
audio	Available, duration 1h 34min. Quality: good, but a slight constant noise.
online audio	free download from OshoWorld
video	Not available
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see also	timeline : Osho Timeline 1985 first edition : The Last Testament (Vol 5) (1994 on CD-ROM) other editions, translations and links
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shorttitle	LAST509

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synopsis: Interview. No announcement heard : unidentified Western interviewer, man.; CD-ROM on this chapter: Interview with Dilip Ganguly, AFP News Agency, France.

Question 1

Bhagwan, yesterday evening you spoke about setting up a commune either in a country or in an island. What you would prefer, to have a country or an island, and what it will the set up be like?

Question 2

Does such an island exist where there will be no control of a country?

Question 3

This point has been possibly in the mind of many people, that why not go to an island. Even when you went to Oregon, many people thought that...

Question 4

Could it be one island near Fiji?

Question 5

If I write all this information and can't name the island, they will sack me. (Inaudible) so much information about it. So, how is the climate there?

Question 6

What will be the future set up of a commune, like the future commune that you may set up you know. What will be the structure like? Will be the same in Oregon?

Question 7

And you will be including the local population also?

Question 8

About the financial status of the movement, everyone knows that its very rich. But also there were doubts were expressed after what happened in Oregon. Is it possible for you to tell us about the financial structure?

Question 9

But sir, your morale bank is very high.

Question 10

Bhagwan, that beautiful island, moneywise will it be higher than Oregon? Six million dollars?

Question 11

We thought he was in a good book of the prime minister.

Question 12

Bhagwan, are you going to keep your Indian passport?

Question 13

As an Indian, I personally feel that there's a tremendous amount of respect, love for you but at the same time there has been some element of misunderstanding. If in India if you can ask your organization to do a sort of publicity (inaudible) to exactly know what's happening.

Question 14

I wish I would have written for Indian papers, you know....

Question 15

That's correct, sir. But India today article you know... it was balanced, but some way certainly it was against (inaudible)

Question 16

But then the other side of the picture also. But there are people who are certainly very sincere, very willing to work, what do you think? Because my friend, Singh Veda he started this magazine... and put on whole life and there today bankrupt....

Question 17

It is the proprietors who tell lies, it is not the journalists, though it is his duty to check but he is afraid to check lest he loses his job. Then the government has a hand in over all the newspapers. News print quota.

Question 18

My request to you is to change the Times of India. They are becoming the biggest liars.

Question 19

I'll be grateful. I was single man in the whole times of India who disagreed with them and resigned (inaudible). And I don't regret.

Question 20

She is the one who really needs to be amended.

(source:CD-ROM)