Project 3- Reasoning
What is Rajneeshpuram?
Rajneeshpuram was an intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon, briefly incorporated as a city in the 1980s, which was populated with Rajneeshees, followers of the spiritual teacher Rajneesh, later known as Osho. They originated in India but later moved to Oregon for legal reasons.
Rajneeshpuram was an intentional community in Wasco County, Oregon, briefly incorporated as a city in the 1980s, which was populated with Rajneeshees, followers of the spiritual teacher Rajneesh, later known as Osho. They originated in India but later moved to Oregon for legal reasons.
Global studies
For global studies, Paige and I created a detail mind map displaying the factors that contributed to Rajneeshpurams failure. We touched about specific dates that had great relevance throughout the birth and death of this commune. We looked at Gandhi and Oshos relationship and how they thought of each other. We looked at the difference between the to communes and their core beliefs.
drive.mindmup.com/map/16ohq-xB_-MsmoFyO4thF_EqSkVvRb2Pg
English
For English I decided to create a series of monologues using different perspectives to help capture the emotions of the people involved in Rajneeshpuram.
A Hollywood Person
I often miss the glamor
The attention
The love
Bhagwan loved me
He loved when I would buy him fancy cars
And beautiful jewelry
Every once in a while I hear it
“Beverly Hills Clique”
Or “The Hollywood people”
He loved me for me
Not just my money
And not just for my name
People called him money hungry
People thought he was starved for power
I think he was a loving man
And we just enjoyed lining his wallet with cash
“Money is easier to get from those who have it,” instructs the confidential minutes of a coordinators’ meeting at Rajneeshpuram on November 14, 1982. “If anyone knows any people with some connection with Bhagwan who have money, give the name to Mrudula to call them.”His 5,000 followers filled his pockets with roughly 100 million dollars. Despite spending thousands on a massive movie collection and enough nitrous oxide to put down a horse (he even bought a $12,000 dentist chair) Rajneesh still had enough money to buy 2 Rolls Royces a month.
Rajneeshee
Before I found Bhagwan, I was lost
I felt constrained by myself
My own expectations
It was almost as if I was grasping for something that wasn’t there
Holding on to nothing
Slowly falling deeper and deeper into a depression
My career was stagnant and I felt alone
I needed clarification on my path
Was I heading in the right direction?
Is it okay that I am 30 and unmarried without any children to care for
I wasn’t sure
So I sought the knowledge of someone who was brighter than me
“Enlightened”
And I found something that was much darker than where I started
Why do people join cults? Often, people are seeking enlightenment. They feel as if there is a hole in there life that needs to be filled so they follow a “leader”. Humans desire comfort, and in a fearful and uncertain world many turn to cults because they tend to promote the idea of comfort. Cult leaders often make promises that are totally unattainable, but also offered by no other group in society. Such things might include financial security, total health, constant peace of mind, and eternal life — the things every human desires at the deepest level. Cult are very secretive which can lead to people joining one without really knowing what the cult entails.
A Hollywood Person
I often miss the glamor
The attention
The love
Bhagwan loved me
He loved when I would buy him fancy cars
And beautiful jewelry
Every once in a while I hear it
“Beverly Hills Clique”
Or “The Hollywood people”
He loved me for me
Not just my money
And not just for my name
People called him money hungry
People thought he was starved for power
I think he was a loving man
And we just enjoyed lining his wallet with cash
“Money is easier to get from those who have it,” instructs the confidential minutes of a coordinators’ meeting at Rajneeshpuram on November 14, 1982. “If anyone knows any people with some connection with Bhagwan who have money, give the name to Mrudula to call them.”His 5,000 followers filled his pockets with roughly 100 million dollars. Despite spending thousands on a massive movie collection and enough nitrous oxide to put down a horse (he even bought a $12,000 dentist chair) Rajneesh still had enough money to buy 2 Rolls Royces a month.
Rajneeshee
Before I found Bhagwan, I was lost
I felt constrained by myself
My own expectations
It was almost as if I was grasping for something that wasn’t there
Holding on to nothing
Slowly falling deeper and deeper into a depression
My career was stagnant and I felt alone
I needed clarification on my path
Was I heading in the right direction?
Is it okay that I am 30 and unmarried without any children to care for
I wasn’t sure
So I sought the knowledge of someone who was brighter than me
“Enlightened”
And I found something that was much darker than where I started
Why do people join cults? Often, people are seeking enlightenment. They feel as if there is a hole in there life that needs to be filled so they follow a “leader”. Humans desire comfort, and in a fearful and uncertain world many turn to cults because they tend to promote the idea of comfort. Cult leaders often make promises that are totally unattainable, but also offered by no other group in society. Such things might include financial security, total health, constant peace of mind, and eternal life — the things every human desires at the deepest level. Cult are very secretive which can lead to people joining one without really knowing what the cult entails.
Art
For art Paige and I wanted to create two paintings. We decided to do two pieces of the same size on canvas. Paige did Rajneesh and I painting Sheela (what was second head leader). We both used acrylic.
My painting was of Ma Amand Sheela. I painted her using dull earthy tones and maroons (the only color Rajneeshee people wore. I painted her with flowers coming out of her mouth. The flowers represent unreciprocated love. The concept of the dead flowers comes from a Japanese myth. the flowers were painting dead because her love is Rajneesh, and he has since passed. I also painted her old to represent grief and loneliness.
For art Paige and I wanted to create two paintings. We decided to do two pieces of the same size on canvas. Paige did Rajneesh and I painting Sheela (what was second head leader). We both used acrylic.
My painting was of Ma Amand Sheela. I painted her using dull earthy tones and maroons (the only color Rajneeshee people wore. I painted her with flowers coming out of her mouth. The flowers represent unreciprocated love. The concept of the dead flowers comes from a Japanese myth. the flowers were painting dead because her love is Rajneesh, and he has since passed. I also painted her old to represent grief and loneliness.