OSHO Purnima Meditation Retreat 2018 - Program
During the retreat, we will have a rigorous schedule of meditations and therapies with a few breaks to help facilitate a deep exploration into our being and the breaking of old patterns. We ask that you try to keep the silence and speak only if necessary.
FRIDAY: Please arrive promptly as we will be beginning our practice at 4 p.m. in preparation to the evening purnima celebration.
3 pm - Arrive promptly
3:30 pm- Welcome and Orientation - snack and tea
4 pm - Kundalini Meditation
5:30 pm - Short Gibberish
6:15 pm - Mystic Rose Meditation
8 pm - Dinner
8:30 pm- Discourse
9:30 pm- Kirtan/Zazen
10:15 pm - Lunatic Meditation
SATURDAY: We will have a full day silent program.
7 am - Wake, tea.
8 am - Dynamic Meditation
9 am - Breakfast
9:30 am - Osho Discourse
11 am - Nadabrahama Meditation
12 pm - Lunch
12:30 - Break
2 pm - Mystic Rose Meditation
4:30 - Kirtan/Zazen
5 pm - Dinner
5:30 - Osho Discourse
7 pm - Evening Meditation and Zazen
SUNDAY:
7 am - Wake, tea.
8 am - Dynamic Meditation
9 am - Breakfast
10 am - Pack up
Please become familiar with the meditations before the retreat. If necessary, we can arrange an informal lunch/dinner with Swami Prem Dhan to discuss the retreat with participants on Wednesday the 4th of July for those interested as to avoid talking during the retreat. You are also more than welcome to call and talk with Swami about any questions, 510-910-8501. Please read the meditation and therapy overview for the retreat here.
FRIDAY: Please arrive promptly as we will be beginning our practice at 4 p.m. in preparation to the evening purnima celebration.
3 pm - Arrive promptly
3:30 pm- Welcome and Orientation - snack and tea
4 pm - Kundalini Meditation
5:30 pm - Short Gibberish
6:15 pm - Mystic Rose Meditation
8 pm - Dinner
8:30 pm- Discourse
9:30 pm- Kirtan/Zazen
10:15 pm - Lunatic Meditation
SATURDAY: We will have a full day silent program.
7 am - Wake, tea.
8 am - Dynamic Meditation
9 am - Breakfast
9:30 am - Osho Discourse
11 am - Nadabrahama Meditation
12 pm - Lunch
12:30 - Break
2 pm - Mystic Rose Meditation
4:30 - Kirtan/Zazen
5 pm - Dinner
5:30 - Osho Discourse
7 pm - Evening Meditation and Zazen
SUNDAY:
7 am - Wake, tea.
8 am - Dynamic Meditation
9 am - Breakfast
10 am - Pack up
Please become familiar with the meditations before the retreat. If necessary, we can arrange an informal lunch/dinner with Swami Prem Dhan to discuss the retreat with participants on Wednesday the 4th of July for those interested as to avoid talking during the retreat. You are also more than welcome to call and talk with Swami about any questions, 510-910-8501. Please read the meditation and therapy overview for the retreat here.
Where:
568 Palms Drive, Martinez, CA 94553
We will be at staying at a home in Martinez for the retreat. Though the accommodations will be comfortable, there is an outdoor space that we will be using. We ask that you bring anything you will need to keep you comfortable in a fluctuating climate. The days are usually quite warm, but the night gets very chilly. Vegetarian food and tea (chai and herbal) will be provided. Please email with any food allergies or dietary preferences. Bring anything that you would like to share.
What to Bring:
JAI OSHO
568 Palms Drive, Martinez, CA 94553
We will be at staying at a home in Martinez for the retreat. Though the accommodations will be comfortable, there is an outdoor space that we will be using. We ask that you bring anything you will need to keep you comfortable in a fluctuating climate. The days are usually quite warm, but the night gets very chilly. Vegetarian food and tea (chai and herbal) will be provided. Please email with any food allergies or dietary preferences. Bring anything that you would like to share.
What to Bring:
- Personal items including a towel
- Meditation supplies such as pillow and blanket
- Any snacks or drinks that you would like to share
- Anything that you would like to bring to charge with meditation such as a picture of Osho, mala, Osho books, or other spiritual objects.
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Osho Hridayam
Osho Hridayam Spiritual Yearly Calendar by Month
Osho Enlightenment Day
March 21
On March 21, 1953 at the age of twenty-one, Osho became enlightened.
Guru Purnima Day
Guru's Kindness to Disciple Day
July 27 - Ashada Purnima
Purnima Full Moon in the lunar month of Ashada, the month beginning the relief provided by monsoon rain to a parched hot land through ferocious dark clouds and winds laden with potential of rain. The actual dates vary year to year.
Mahaparinirvana Day
Disciples Enlightenment Day
September 08
After Osho’s father, Swami Devateerth Bharti, left his body, enlightened on September 08, 1979, Osho created an annual festival, the Mahaparanirvana Day, to celebrate all sannyasins, past and future, who have died and will die enlightened. This day is celebrated by all Sannyasins and lovers of Osho all over the world.
A selected excerpt from Osho shared by Osho World here , about his father
"He was meditating for years. He was a rare man -- it is very rare to find a father like him. A father becoming a disciple of his own son: it is rare. Jesus' father did not dare to become a disciple, Buddha's father hesitated for years to become a disciple. But he was meditating for years. Three hours each day, in the morning from three to six, he was sitting in meditation. Yesterday also, in the hospital also, he continued.
Yesterday it happened. One never knows when it will happen. One has to go on digging...one day one comes across the source of water, the source of consciousness. Yesterday it happened; it happened in right time. If he had left his body just one day before he would have been back in the body again soon -- a little clinging was there. But yesterday the slate was completely clean. He attained to no-mind, he died like a Buddha. What more can one have than Buddhahood?"
Osho Body Entering day
Decemeber 11
Osho has blessed this planet by being born here on December 11, 1931.
Osho Body Leaving day
January 19
Osho left his body on January 19, 1990 in the most gracious way, distributing his belongings to different friends minutes after he stopped using them, and minutes before his death which he was aware was arriving nine months earlier. He reminded them he was only slipping out of his body, his presence is available and asked them to meditate and celebrate :)
Preparing for Retreat Months
June, July, August, September are the ideal months for Meditative Outdoor Retreats in the Bay Area, and we request participants to keep your weekends relatively open during these months, in anticipation of Meditation Retreats. We will try to have 2 or 4 day camps once a month during this period. June - 2 day meditation retreat, July - Guru Purnima 4 day retreat, August - 2 day meditation retreat, September - Mahaparinirvana Day 4 day retreat, October - 2 day meditation retreat. It's especially helpful to recognize that you will be taking 4 days off work in these 5 months, and may need to give advance notice to your organization for your spiritual festivals.
