Oregon Experience
Rajneeshpuram
Season 7 Episode 701 | 59m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of Bhagwan in Eastern Oregon.
In 1981, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a spiritual leader from India, and thousands of his disciples, set out to build a new city, a utopian community in the desert -- Rajneeshpuram -- on what had been the Big Muddy Ranch in Eastern Oregon. Thousands of people from around the world gathered here to celebrate life and transform the landscape. But by 1986, they were gone.
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Oregon Experience
Rajneeshpuram
Season 7 Episode 701 | 59m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1981, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a spiritual leader from India, and thousands of his disciples, set out to build a new city, a utopian community in the desert -- Rajneeshpuram -- on what had been the Big Muddy Ranch in Eastern Oregon. Thousands of people from around the world gathered here to celebrate life and transform the landscape. But by 1986, they were gone.
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Clip: S7 Ep701 | 2m 48s | Sannyasin Devananda Day describes a confrontation with commune leader Ma Anand Sheela. (2m 48s)
Discoveries at Sheela's Compound
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 2m 12s | University of Oregon professor Marion Goldman on unsettling discoveries made at the ranch. (2m 12s)
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 1m 5s | University of Oregon professor Marion Goldman on what we've learned from Rajneeshpuram. (1m 5s)
On Preserving the Rajneesh Tapes
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 2m 9s | Former news photographer Milt Ritter on how the Rajneesh tapes were saved. (2m 9s)
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 3m 23s | Roshani Shay remembers becoming a sannyasin while living and teaching in Salem. (3m 23s)
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 3m 49s | In a December 1984 discourse, Bhagwan talks about life, religion and politics. (3m 49s)
Roshani Shay's Son Takes Sannyas
Clip: S7 Ep701 | 3m 22s | Roshani Shay on how her deaf son became part of the commune and his desire to take sannyas (3m 22s)
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