Sorry for the delay, got caught up with the kid and cooking.
Of course! What's interesting to you about it, out of curiosity?
I do still consider myself a follower of Osho. I technically haven't taken sannyas (this is the name of the process of formally joining Osho as a disciple and receiving a new name -- eg 'Sheela' or 'Devaraj' -- and mala), but these days, in my opinion at least, that isn't a critical aspect of being part of the community. (FYI, sannyas is also a term in hinduism for renouncing your life and becoming a monk, basically, but 'neo-sannyas,' created by Osho, is renunciation-free; you're basically just saying, I'm serious about this meditation thing).
I thought Wild Wild Country was an excellent documentary about a really, really juicy and evocative topic. I'm bummed that they didn't spend at least a LITTLE more time on the question of "why do these people like Osho so much" (and what does Osho have to say), but I understand that that wasn't really the point of the documentary, which was to focus on a wild, explosive story. To me, an equally interesting story is why the heck were a bunch of highly-educated, independent doctors and lawyers moving out into the middle of nowhere to be self-sustaining and celebratory? Why did they seem so much happier than everyone else in our society, at least at certain points? But the story that sells better is 'why did this lady try to kill this other guy.' I'm hoping there will be a sequel that goes in greater depth.
I'm glad you have positive feelings towards Wild Wild Country. I though it showed a lot of restraint in presenting the bulk of Osha's followers as decent people. The "villains" are the attempted murderers and the local townspeople who lost their minds when some non-Christians showed up.
That is so interesting to me and I wonder if you could answer just a couple of questions, with as much or little detail as you feel comfortable with.
Do you still consider yourself a follower of Osho?
What did you think of Wild Wild Country?