Fear Is The Master - the Bhagwan Rajneesh Tantra Cult
[www.youtube.com] (just less than 60 mins)
Background - there was a giant Tantra complex in Oregon in the early 1980's which became engulfed in scandal - the Rajneesh Ranch
The 1970's accounts of severe beatings in the commune in Poona in India are presumably true since we see 1980's beatings in the Oregon commune in the above documentary. There are accounts of mass orgies in the Indian commune in the 1970's of about 200 people at a time; all swapping partners several times during the sessions in an era with no HIV / Aids but numerous other STDs / STIs. And with little access to birth control, since this was in India, the inevitable resulted in thousands of children having no idea who their fathers were.
This 1 hour documentary re-hashes a lot of stuff about the commune in Oregon - but it also includes accounts of rapes / coerced sex, suicides, bogus marriages, financial wrong-doing, coerced sterilisation and abortion, under age sex (paedophilia), naked beatings, and big fights!
And the teachings from this cult still permeates the neo tantra scene in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and indeed the world. It is now a huge multi-media corporation operating under the Osho banner. But the exploitative and abusive communes still exist around the world including Pune (India), Humaniversity (Nederlands), Osholeela (Devon UK), etc., etc., etc.
[www.youtube.com] (just less than 60 mins)
Background - there was a giant Tantra complex in Oregon in the early 1980's which became engulfed in scandal - the Rajneesh Ranch
The 1970's accounts of severe beatings in the commune in Poona in India are presumably true since we see 1980's beatings in the Oregon commune in the above documentary. There are accounts of mass orgies in the Indian commune in the 1970's of about 200 people at a time; all swapping partners several times during the sessions in an era with no HIV / Aids but numerous other STDs / STIs. And with little access to birth control, since this was in India, the inevitable resulted in thousands of children having no idea who their fathers were.
This 1 hour documentary re-hashes a lot of stuff about the commune in Oregon - but it also includes accounts of rapes / coerced sex, suicides, bogus marriages, financial wrong-doing, coerced sterilisation and abortion, under age sex (paedophilia), naked beatings, and big fights!
And the teachings from this cult still permeates the neo tantra scene in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and indeed the world. It is now a huge multi-media corporation operating under the Osho banner. But the exploitative and abusive communes still exist around the world including Pune (India), Humaniversity (Nederlands), Osholeela (Devon UK), etc., etc., etc.