Osho said he took spirituality to the market place. The market is such a great place, so Osho's sannyasins armed themselves with AK47's. Not for every sannyasins was spirituality the answer nor the goal. Sex, power and money have always been an allure for sannyasins and these adventures could be heavily subsidized by criminal activities such as drug smuggling and prostitution. Old "Gasbag" Bhagwan's (as Sheela called him) promises of nirvana in the faraway future could be indefinitely postponed.
The rank and file neo-sannyasins provided a readily available cash cow to provide funds and free labor for different ventures including wire-tapping their own population. The international sannyas network could be organized to arrange "parties" through which the drug Ecstasy could be channeled into Europe and USA. After Osho died the sannyas drug dealers had the power and motive to keep the Osho party going.
Swami Anand Veeresh (Danny Yuson-Sanchez), who allegedly kicked a heavy drug habit, created his own sannyas fiefdom under the Osho trademark in the Netherlands, Humaniversity, (Egmond aan Zee) with a franchise in the UK, Osho Leela. Veeresh claiming to offer addiction and sex therapy training actually runs exhausting encouter groups in which "clients" are subjected to sleep deprivation, encouraged to get drunk (Beck beer breaks), fast on soup and strongly pressured to change sex partners several times a day. "Clients" are also expected to act as "prostitutes and punters" but the role-play is for real involving actual sex and cash payment. Clients meet Yuson-Sanchez Veeresh daily for Veersh's drunken discourse known as "Veeresh's Sherry Hour". Claims that Veeresh overcame his addiction issues are doubtful since Veeresh is an alcoholic. Even when Osho was alive Veeresh would urinate in in the corridor of Osho's house. Veersh advocates that his "clients" forget about nrivana and enlightenment, Osho' main product, and get therapy Danny Yuson-Sanchez style!
Sarlo's Guru Ratings site has nothing much to say about guru usurper, Swami Anand Veeresh, hiding him away in his Miscellaneous (not fitting elsewhere)" section and disingenuously describing him as a "therapist" (perhaps "the rapist"?). In an additional Osho section Sarlo praises Veeresh as one of several sannyasins who are "in their presentation, style and form most faithful to Osho". None of which is true, but then truth is not Sarlo's strong point, which is why we publish "The Truth About Sarlo's Guru Ratings Service" and Sarlo why wants it removed.
Osho did not support "therapists" getting their own fames and spoke angrily against them. Sarlo also criticizes ex-sannyas therapists such as Swami Ananda Teertha (Paul Lowe), Swami Anand Somendra Michael Barnett, Swami Anand Santoshaka (Jeru Kabbal) and Swami Anand Rajen (Allen Lowen). In time Veeresh too would have raised Osho's anger except Osho died (or was murdered).
Osho, whilst rich in name, had little interest in money and possessions but others wanted his name, fame and power and conspired to get it. Exploring the treacherous group from which Sarlo thrived and prospered will help make transparent Sarlo's internet ambitions.
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Many sannyas leaders are alcoholics or drug addicts. Veeresh is not the only one. It is a strange fact that they never find peace but only anger and violence.
This article is kind of puzzling. You say that Sarlo has nothing much to say about Veeresh, which is somehow meant to discredit Veeresh and/or Sarlo, I'm not sure how or why.
If you want to discredit Veeresh, produce some negative information about him ('former drug addict' obviously doesn't qualify). If you want to discredit Sarlo, produce some negative information about him.
The article leaves any open-minded reader no better informed than he was at the beginning.
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