Osho's children Archiv

Soli, by Roberta LippiAt the center of this episode is Massimo, who never became a proper sannyasin, but knows very well what it means to be one, since he spent his whole childhood and with an Osho-devotee mother.She decided not to move to a commune abroad, but nevertheless she strictly followed the guru's teachings from her hometown, travelling to the communes all around Italy. How was Massimo's childhood? Cover image by Martino PietropoliMusic by Smokelab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soli, by Roberta LippiThe story of Venu and Anugatha continues: for a while, mother and son are separated. After the opening of Rajneeshpuram, in Oregon, all the children of the communes scattered around the world are sent to the kid’s Medina commune, in England, alone.What was Venu’s life back then, at the age of ten, without his mother beside, having to take care of himself?Cover image by Martino PietropoliMusic by Smokelab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soli, by Roberta LippiAt the center of this episode is Khrisna Venu, whose sannyasin name means “The flute of Khrisna”. He got it at the age of 4, in India. His mother was renamed Ma Prem Anugatha, which means “A little love story”. She received her sannyasin name in Puna too. Osho himself initiated both of them, giving them a new identity, along with a new destiny. Anugatha and Venu, mother and son, are deeply connected: they went through a bonding experience, that they lived together and separeted at the same time. Cover image by Martino PietropoliMusic by Smokelab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, known as Osho, became an Indian spiritual guru in the 1960s. In the mid 70s, the members of his cult founded the Puna Ashram, a commune in India that soon attracted members from all over the world. Mostly, young adults pervaded by the hippie culture, taking their children along. But Osho had very clear ideas about them: "The idea that children belong to you is wrong. Children belong to themselves". What happened to the hearts and souls of those children, that following the guru’s precepts were left alone to take care of themselves? What have they become today? This is the starting point of a journey through their memories and stories.Cover image by Martino PietropoliMusic by Smokelab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices