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There may be some useful contents

There may be some useful contents in Wikipedia here Andries 18:18, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The title of this article is wrong. It should be either Osho Movement or Rajneesh Movement but not Osho-Rajneesh as there is no such thing. The guru himself is listed under Osho so it makes sense to call this article Osho Movement with a subtitle mentioning Rajneesh. jalal 21:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Osho movement" outmatches "Rajneesh movement" + "Osho Rajneesh movement" in Google. Osho Rajneesh movement seems to be used by academics who want to ensure that they do not lose any readership only familiar with one of the two names. At present there is no page "Osho movement". So if you use the Move tab, this page will automatically turn into a redirect to the new page, and the article history will be transferred with it, so nobody should be inconvenienced. I see no reason to object. Jayen466 11:49, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The movement was very controversial when the guru was still alive, both in India and in Western Europe and the United States.

Why was it "very controversial"? Why the article does not have any argument about this? You can find that in Osho's page too. --190.66.162.216 22:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Controversy and criticism section in Osho, plus the section on Oregon. I'll see if I can put in a brief summary here. Jayen466 23:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Controversies

Some of the controversies mentioned in the Osho page should be expanded upon here. Some might also be moved PROVIDED the articles are suitably cross linked and no serious allegations are missing in the Osho page (62.47.2.150 (talk) 16:58, 16 February 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Wan't about mentioning how the Rashnishees (pardon my spelling) forcefully took over Anteloupe Oregon and that it was their massive food poisoning effort (that I believe killed some citizens) that finally got them kicked the hell out of here. Remember? Anyone? They were growing bacteria, and viruses for use in biochemical warefare. They got caught after they went and spritzed ecoli on the town's salad bars,etc. Shouldn't that sick shit be in here?-Lisa R.

There is a separate article for that at 1984 Rajneeshee bioterrorism attack. I've added a mention and link to it here. -- Jayen466 14:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manmohan Singh

The Indian prime minister "reveres" Osho? That is news to me, and is not borne out by the source. Singh has said that he enjoys reading Osho's books, and has done Osho book launches, but he has done the same sort of thing for Sai Baba and others. Please tone down. Jayen466 20:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jayen466, the information which you have seems to not be present in the currently cited article. I cannot profess to know all that you do on the subject, all I can do is attempt to convey a source's interpretation as much as possible. My usage of the word was merely an interpretation of the word "admire", which is used in the source. According to Merriam-Webster, revere means "to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully." This is the definition which I based the word choice on. However, as you have pointed out, "revere" can also carry connotations of religious preference, which I had not originally considered. I have changed the article to use the word "admire", to more closely match the source and avoid any confusion. Also, if you have such qualms in the future, I remind you that you may attempt to correct the word usage yourself just as easily as I can. All that is necessary is to adequately state your case in the edit summary and make the change that you believe best suits the article. ←Spidern→ 22:14, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

Spidern, if you want to do some work expanding the article, two scholarly sources summarising the movement's history, including developments since the guru's death, are [1] and [2] Jayen466 20:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the personal invitation, but I would request that any future invitations addressed specifically to me be made on my talk page, as this is a page for all concerned editors to comment on the article itself. I cannot guarantee that I'll have time to work on the article, but the sources you have provided should be useful in the case that anyone else would like to do so. ←Spidern→ 22:04, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roger. Jayen466 22:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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