About the guns:
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I visited Rajneeshpuram in Oregon before it folded. Rajneesh on stage had two public guards with him, displaying weapons. I really should have walked out of the building as soon as I saw the weapons.
I am very fortunate. My sannyasin time was limited.
Because the experience was so stressful (little did I know the full extent of what was happening there), my memory of it still has a nightmare dream type quality. I do recall feeling sickened by Rajneesh's words. Sitting with so many people, all of us trancing out, while Rajneesh did a monotone rant, and while heavily armed guards patrolled .... I'm glad we survived. Things could have gone bad really fast.
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Weapons dealers across the country said the commune had bought at least 28 military-style semiautomatic weapons, including 13 Uzi carbines and 15 Galil assault rifles, since the fall of 1984. It also acquired at least one Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle with a telescope sight.
Individual Rajneeshees bought at least 16 other weapons, though it wasn’t clear where they went or who eventually controlled them. The list included two more Uzi carbines, four Springfield M1A1 assault rifles, which are copies of the Colt AR-15, and six .357 Magnums.
[www.oregonlive.com]
I visited Rajneeshpuram in Oregon before it folded. Rajneesh on stage had two public guards with him, displaying weapons. I really should have walked out of the building as soon as I saw the weapons.
I am very fortunate. My sannyasin time was limited.
Because the experience was so stressful (little did I know the full extent of what was happening there), my memory of it still has a nightmare dream type quality. I do recall feeling sickened by Rajneesh's words. Sitting with so many people, all of us trancing out, while Rajneesh did a monotone rant, and while heavily armed guards patrolled .... I'm glad we survived. Things could have gone bad really fast.