
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh rose from a precocious boy in India to a spiritual guru to tens of thousands of people worldwide. He became famous for his controversial teachings and lavish lifestyle, leading some to call him a cult leader. Building Utopia paints an immersive, unflinching portrait of Rajneesh and the people who chose to devote their lives to him -- including his top lieutenants, who fled h... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 22 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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The full weight of United States law enforcement finally lands on Bhagwan, Sheela, and their community.
With Sheela gone, Bhagwan takes to his stage to make a series of shocking criminal allegations about his former secretary. Law enforcement pounces on the opportunity to investigate, while disciples are left to piece together what happened in the hear... more
Murder is in the air at Rajneeshpuram during the summer of 1985. We track the commune leaders’ audacious plots to assassinate public officials and commune members they felt were enemies, including U.S. Attorney for Oregon, Charles Turner, and Bhagwan... more
In the summer of 1985, commune leaders begin plotting the assassination of people who oppose them. In this episode, we examine the events that led them to believe that murder was the only way to preserve their community and their master. Explosive pu... more
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Having just read In the Shadow of Enlightenment by Sarito Carroll I wanted to revisit Rancho Rajneesh a bit more detail. I was hoping to find something that really looked at the entire saga in detail, and this podcast really delivers. It is incredibly well researched, beautifully produced, and overall totally impressive.
King did a great job doing research, as neutral as possible and as understanding as one can be. A former follower myself, i an yearning for truths to be revealed. As dannyasins get older and losing their memory, all knowledge should be shared. Hopefully it will help anyone who feta involved in a spiritual movement.
Couldn’t stop binging once I started this podcast. It’s really well produced and the music is so apt. It’s important to remember though that this series talks about everything else “apart from the bhagwan and his followers”. Ironic, given that the series is about them! But this podcast talks about everything apart from Osho’s philosophy and what he actually intended, which is just fine but needs to be kept in mind.
In order to form a good opinion on Osho and and his work, I recommend listening ... more
Well researched, produced, and recorded. As a researcher myself, I highly recommend.
Having partly spent my childhood in the Poona ashram and Rajneeshpuram, I am extremely grateful to Rusty King for giving me such a well-researched retrospect of what actually went on behind the scenes. Unflinching, balanced, thoughtful and incredibly well told. Every episode leaves you with your jaw on the floor - and hungering more.
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