Osho/Valium use

[Guest guest]

As always, enjoying reading your messages Frankji. For those who may not

know, Sri Frankji is the one of the leading exponents of radical nondualism

in the world today. I found Frankji's comments about Osho to be of some

interest. I remember reading some of Osho's discourses (Book of Secrets 1,

2, ....)and other stuff back in the 1970s and really enjoyed them for their

freshness and energy. Then known as Rajneesh, he gave the clear impression

of someone who was an intellectual powerhouse with great insight into the

nature of the spirit.

 

Harsha

 

 

f. maiello [egodust]

Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:18 AM

advaitin

Re: What is Advaita?

 

 

most prominent among these are the advaitic classics

such as ashtavakra gita, ribhu gita, tripura rahasya,

advaita bodha deepika, vasistha yoga, ulladu narpadu,

and others. and in sages sri ramana, osho and lao tzu.

(osho, *before 1979*, not after...since his reasoning

was unfortunately mutated by chronic fatigue syndrome

coupled wih an inadvertant abuse of valium.)

[Bhagwan]

But Osho actually never had chronic fatigue syndrome,this idea someone has got from reading Chris Calder,who was a disgruntled ex-diciple of Osho,who had the idea that the illness which killed Osho(after 1986 to 1990)could have been C.F.S.Having had C.F.S myself,know that this is not the case,the symptoms that he had suffered with were much more severe.He did have chronic fatigue after 1986,but also had other symptoms like hair loss,churning in the stomach,syncopal attacks,and an ear infection which nearly killed him,and severe bone pain,all were diagnosed by medical experts as some kind of poisoning by radiation or heavy metal poisoning,which eventually killed him(C.F.S is not fatal).

Also,this idea of him taking valium everyday is very unlikely and is another story which probably originated from Chris Calder?Valium is typically pescribed for anxiety,and Osho certainly never had any.Sometimes it is pescribed for alchohol withdrawal,(temporarily)which he certainly never had.He did suffer from diabetes,which Valium is never pescribed for,and allergies.He did have a chronic back condition,which valium could have helped to relax,but it is unlikely that any english doctor(which is what he had) would pescribe it for any lengthy amount of time.Again,I think this is just a case of stories circulating being taken for fact.

Love,

Bhagwan