to many Indian professionals as well as those attracted by the Ashram founded by the man first known in the West as Bhagwan Shree Sanjeevneesh and later as Osho. Osho was well known for developing spiritual practices that encouraged people to say "yes" to the shadow-and to sexuality. He encouraged couples to break out of the confines of traditional marriage and encouraged singles to passionately follow their attractions. Jivana was one of many young Americans and Europeans who spent time at the ashram in its heyday, drawn to the chance to be in the presence of Bhagwan.



Jivana says that she felt caught in the "evolutionary wobble" while living at the ashram. All the old forms for relationship were breaking down, and there were daily groups to provide ato try to prevent it. But without the ongoing support of the guru or at least the community, it's been difficult for many sanyasins to reconcile the two. Today, the Osho resort, as it's called, is perhaps the most Western place in all of India. Its rooms have purified air, its food is organic, the bathrooms are sparkling clean, the swimming pool is hygienic, and the large hall is equipped with soundlessly closing airtight doors and frigid air-conditioning. In the required orientation meeting I attended, there were visitors from all over the world, but perhaps a third were Indian. Things have changed a lot in India in the past thirty years.

Sanjeev is a thirty-five-year-old Osho sanyasin (devotee and follower of Osho's teachings) who grew up in Pune. He's