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Unmano
Unmano (aka Johannes Viragi) spent the last 10 months in different hospitals, in many different beds … and yet his passing came suddenly as he had recovered in such a beautiful way from heart surgery....
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From Kamya we hear that Anand Chaitanyo (meaning ‘inner consciousness’) was among the early sannyasins of the 70’s and was deeply connected with Osho. His body birthday was the same as that of Osho,...
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Sahas
Jivan Sahas was born in a small town famous for producing one of England’s finest beers. He took sannyas in the 80’s. He often visited the Commune in Pune 2 and was for many years in the Tibetan House...
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Sandesh from Japan
Sandesh (Hiko Ishida) was one of the drummers for White Robe Meeting in Pune 2. He was also part of Nivedano’s Oshoba band which played for the last meditations with Osho. Siddhena and Sandesh have...
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Manisha from Belgium
Manisha was born in Belgium and took sannyas in Pune 1. Friends remember working with her in the kitchen. After Osho left his body she spent many years in Lucknow with Papaji. He knew her love for...
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Prasuna from USA
From Prabha we hear that Deva Prasuna died five days before her 75th birthday in Florida. Prasuna took sannyas in Pune during the seventies. In Rajneeshpuram she worked in various places, including the...
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Shivam Toni
Shivam Toni was born in London on the 12th of June 1930 and became a sannyasin in Pune when she came to visit her daughter Rahimo. Samya writes: It was a privilege for me to share precious time with...
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Deva Rukma
Ma Deva Rukma Arrived: 16 February 1950, Manchester, UK Left: 11 October 2015, Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia Goodbye service, words and music: Friday 23 October, Durrumbul Hall, Mullumbimby Rukma came to...
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Sudheer from France
Sudheer Roche was trained as a clinical psychologist; he studied Rebirthing, Reichian therapy, Tantra, Past Lives, Ericksonian Hypnosis and has been facilitating workshops for 30 years, some also in...
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Heinz
Swami Heinz (Heinz Schafer), the ultimate rebel, died of a heart attack. There will be a celebration of his life in Feehily’s Funeral Home, Cartron Cross, Sligo, Ireland on Monday, 26th October at...
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Chetan from NY/Seattle
Chaitanya Chetan, originally from New York, has been a sannyasin since Pune 1. Chetan loved jazz and even had a jazz radio show in Seattle. Tributes You can leave here a message / tribute / anecdote...
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Salama
Salama (aka Inge Heinrichs) was born on 18. Juni 1922 in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. When she was 10 years old her family moved to Berlin where she studied graphic design at the Art Academy. In 1945, when...
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Gyan Vishal
Gyan Vishal was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan on 19th October 1942 and became a professor in mathematics. In the mid-90’s he took sannyas in Pune and since then spent most of his time there. He loved...
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Ma Prem Anado
Ma Prem Anado (Nicoletta Machiavelli) was born in Italy in 1944; her father was Florentine and her mother, American of Scottish-Irish descent. She was a descendant of Niccolò Machiavelli, the Italian...
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English Satprem
Satprem (aka John Kielty Bell) was born in England during WWII. Krishna Gopa writes: I first met Satprem at Marpa House, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in England in 1976, where he incongruously...
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Neeto
Neeto Peirsman owned an esoteric bookstore in the US before she went to India in 1977 to stay in the ashram in Pune. There she worked in the mala shop. She was also interested in Indian Dhrupad music....
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Anant Jesse
Anant Jesse was born Jesse Farbman in 1965 in New York City, NY, USA. He was a co-founder of Dramarama, an LA-based alternative rock/power pop band, formed in New Jersey in 1982. As drummer and...
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Gayatri Schilberg
There was no need to find ‘younger’ pictures of Gayatri so you would recognise her – outwardly she looked almost unchanged over the years! Anand Gayatri (aka Margaret Ann Schilberg) was born 18th May...
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Sarjana
Sarjana (aka Sarji or Gissel Continente Bou) died peacefully in Barcelona, Spain, around 13h, surrounded by loving friends. While living in Ibiza, in 1979, Sarjana got her hands on a book by Osho. She...
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Para from Sweden
Para grew up in Sweden where she studied to become a social counsellor and coach. She took sannyas in 1982 in the summer heat at the Festival in Oregon and came to Pune in 1987 where she did the...
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