Osho on Mahatma Gandhi

413 discourses in which Osho speaks about Mahatma Gandhi, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

From Death to Deathlessness #15: We are the only alternative · 74 mentions · 16 August 1985
“I did compare Adolf Hitler with Mahatma Gandhi.”
Beware of Socialism #4: Democratic socialism is a lie · 63 mentions · 16 April 1970
“Yesterday I called Gandhi a bania, a businessman, and some friends felt hurt about it.”
Tao Upanishad #125 · 55 mentions · 4 April 1975
“Mahatma Gandhi strove all his life for Brahmacharya; to the end he did not attain it.”
Ek Ek Kadam #3 · 50 mentions
“In village after village, people said, “You are an enemy of Gandhi.””
Sabai Sayane Ek Mat #10 · 43 mentions · 20 September 1975
“Gandhi’s nonviolence is moral.”
From Misery to Enlightenment #22: Exactly how do you do it! · 39 mentions · 19 February 1985
“-- and this was one of the books that changed Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi into Mahatma Gandhi.”
Glimpses of a Golden Childhood #44 · 38 mentions
“The story of Mahatma Gandhi's death, and Jawaharlal's bursting into tears on the radio, stunned the whole world.”
Communism and Zen Fire, Zen Wind #6: Wolves in a sheep's skin · 36 mentions · 4 February 1989
“So I met the man, and he immediately made an offer to me: "I will give you a blank check, as I have given to Mahatma Gandhi."”
Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #15 · 34 mentions
“Because I don’t speak only against Gandhi or Congress; I also speak against Marx and against Lenin.”
Udio Pankh Pasar #9 · 32 mentions
“Like Mahatma Gandhi singing every day, “Allah and Ishwar are your names; O God, grant everyone good sense”—that was only a political hymn, not religion.”
Ek Ek Kadam #4 · 31 mentions
“Second, I do not believe in Gandhi’s nonviolence either; because Gandhi’s nonviolence does not seem very nonviolent to me.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #118 · 30 mentions · 8 December 1977
“That’s why no one produced as many hypocrites in this country as Gandhi did.”
Beware of Socialism #3: No going back to the past · 28 mentions · 15 April 1970
“Gandhi always wanted this country to be prosperous and happy and its people to be good.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #23: The Only Way to Fail Me is Not to Be Yourself · 28 mentions · 21 November 1984
“For example, I would like to say something about Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Messiah, Vol 1 #11: Life gives unto life · 28 mentions · 13 January 1987
“Rajiv Gandhi, today posed the question whether man, who has developed enough knowledge to wipe out humanity, will be able to acquire enough wisdom to save it."”
Trisha Gai Ek Bund Se #4 · 27 mentions · 2 February 1969
“And Gandhi certainly must have been a communist.”
Upasana Ke Kshan #3 · 27 mentions · 1 April 1967
“As when we tell a child, “Become like Gandhi.””
From Darkness to Light #1: Who says humanity needs saving? · 26 mentions · 28 February 1985
“Even when Gandhi went to England to study, his mother had taken three oaths from him.”
From Ignorance to Innocence #3: The nuclear family -- the imminent meltdown · 26 mentions · 1 December 1984
“Even a powerful politician like Indira Gandhi sent me a message: "I am persuading Rajiv to come to you because he is not willing to leave, to resign from his service as a pilot in the Indian airlines."”
Hari Om Tat Sat #21: Logic is not the way to life · 25 mentions · 5 February 1988
“Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammadali Jinnah, both were fighting for the freedom of India.”
Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #10: Spiritualism, Religion and Politics · 25 mentions · 30 September 1970
“Gandhi would be no match for them; they could crush him in moments.”
Mahaveer Vani #34 · 25 mentions · 19 September 1972
“Gandhi was deeply influenced by Christianity; he said, “Service is religion.””
From Misery to Enlightenment #30: Rebellion: hallmark of the new man · 23 mentions · 27 February 1985
“Gandhi was aware of the fact that if the revolution became violent then its fate would be the same as that of other revolutions.”
Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries #15: The logic of the ostrich · 23 mentions · 26 February 1986
“I have said that Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi are not very different.”
The Last Testament, Vol 5 #6 · 23 mentions · 23 December 1985
“He would have been more fitting with Rabindranath Tagore than with Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Path of the Mystic #28: Nowhere to go · 23 mentions · 18 May 1986
“In Mahatma Gandhi's ashram tea was prohibited.”
I Celebrate Myself: God Is No Where, Life Is Now Here #4: Showering invisible flowers · 22 mentions · 16 February 1989
“I hope that the Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, will cancel the ban on Salman Rushdie's book THE SATANIC VERSES.”
From Personality to Individuality #12: Death: The ultimate orgasm · 21 mentions · 10 January 1985
“This man, Chiranjilal Badjate, was the cause of bringing Mahatma Gandhi from Gujarat to Wardha in Madhya Pradesh.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #9: Just to be Born is Not Enough to be Alive · 21 mentions · 7 November 1984
“Perhaps they have just seen the film "Gandhi" -- they have heard about the ascetics of the East.”
The Great Pilgrimage: From Here to Here #1 · 21 mentions · 6 September 1987
“Mahatma Gandhi used the strategy his whole life: It was nothing but catching the attention of the whole nation.”
From Darkness to Light #14: The best government is no government · 20 mentions · 14 March 1985
“Mahatma Gandhi continued in every direct and indirect way to spread the idea that India should remain united.”
From Misery to Enlightenment #21: My message -- a matter of life and death · 20 mentions · 18 February 1985
“And the same is true about Mahatma Gandhi, Mao Tse-tung -- any so-called great political leader.”
The Osho Upanishad #13: The Master's art: expressing the inexpressible · 20 mentions · 31 August 1986
“Jamnalal Bajaj had invited Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati, Gujarat to his own place in Wardha, and had made a beautiful ashram for him there.”
Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #2 · 20 mentions · 2 August 1980
“Mahatma Gandhi wanted to bring Ram-rajya back.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #113 · 20 mentions · 3 December 1977
“But a few days ago in Bhopal someone asked Morarji, “We have heard that Jayaprakash Narayan has now reached the stature of Mahatma Gandhi!”
The Last Testament, Vol 4 #4 · 19 mentions · 24 October 1985
“I had said that Mahatma Gandhi was a hypocrite.”
Samadhi Ke Dwar Par #4 · 19 mentions · 23 February 1970
“What Gandhi calls ahimsa is, in my view, not ahimsa at all—at most a paper ahimsa.”
Tao Upanishad #100 · 19 mentions · 1 February 1975
“Let me give you Gandhi as an example so you can understand—because in this century you will not find a man more gentlemanly than Gandhi.”
Tao Upanishad #114 · 19 mentions · 24 March 1975
“Mahatma Gandhi was exactly like Confucius—tidy, his arithmetic precise, not a grain of error you could find.”
From Death to Deathlessness #16: This moment: The golden key · 17 mentions · 21 August 1985
“All these politicians in India are Gandhians, they follow Mahatma Gandhi.”
One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #2: The secret of coca-cola · 17 mentions · 14 January 1989
“And then I come to the father of this nation, Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Osho Upanishad #12: To be an individual is the greatest courage · 17 mentions · 30 August 1986
“He was for three terms a member of the parliament, a close friend of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.”
Tao Upanishad #64 · 17 mentions · 30 November 1972
“Mahatma Gandhi’s son took his revenge on Gandhi’s reforming.”
Death is Divine #3: Live spontaneously · 16 mentions · 3 October 1978
“Anand Swami an old disciple of Mahatma Gandhi was also a guest at the house.”
The Hidden Splendor #6: Only fools choose to be somebody · 16 mentions · 15 March 1987
“Rajiv Gandhi wants religion not to interfere with politics; I want politics not to interfere with religion.”
Kahe Vajid Pukar #4 · 16 mentions · 15 September 1979
“Mahatma Gandhi—Morarji Desai’s guru—preached nonviolence all his life.”
Sahaj Yog #15 · 16 mentions · 5 December 1978
“Such a rule existed in Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram—“aswad-vrata,” a vow of non-taste: do not take taste in food.”
Tao Upanishad #120 · 16 mentions · 30 March 1975
“That is why I see a great difference between Gandhi’s and Mahavira’s situations.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #6: The so-called holy books are just religious pornography · 15 mentions · 4 November 1984
“Mahatma Gandhi was very much impressed by Jaina monks.”
From Unconciousness to Consciousness #28: Commandments, No -- Just a Few Requests · 15 mentions · 26 November 1984
“Mahatma Gandhi led the country for forty years and made the people believe, "When independence comes all your problems are solved.”
Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #1: The Future Belongs to Krishna · 15 mentions · 20 July 1970
“Gandhi calls the GEETA his mother, and yet he cannot absorb it, because his creed of non-violence conflicts with the grim inevitability of war as seen in the GEETA.”
The Last Testament, Vol 2 #28 · 15 mentions · 19 September 1985
“Yes, one of Rajiv Gandhi's friend had come here to see me, and wanted if I have any message for Rajiv Gandhi, because I have been in intimate connection with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi's mother, Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi -- their whole family.”
The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #12: You are responsible · 15 mentions · 26 February 1972
“And, thirdly, action: Hitler and Gandhi both belong to the third type.”
Dhyan Sutra #4 · 15 mentions · 13 February 1965
“Gandhi-ji was once imprisoned.”
Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #5 · 15 mentions · 15 September 1980
“He poses as Gandhi’s follower, but he is more a follower of Godse than of Gandhi.”
Krishna Smriti #2 · 15 mentions · 26 September 1970
“So when Gandhi began to speak on Krishna, he ran into great difficulty.”
Sakshi Ki Sadhana #5 · 15 mentions · 26 December 1966
“Gandhi was in Champaran.”
Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #19: Relish the mystery in the depths of your heart · 14 mentions · 14 July 1987
“But finding no way, because Mahatma Gandhi was insistent that sudras should not leave the Hindu fold ....”
From Darkness to Light #16: Till you live life totally · 14 mentions · 16 March 1985
“In Mahatma Gandhi's ashram every day at lunch and supper, a certain sauce was served.”
Hari Om Tat Sat #18: A gathering of friends · 14 mentions · 3 February 1988
“Mahatma Gandhi had adopted a Jaina doctrine of nonviolence, so all the Jainas became Gandhians, and all the Gandhians came close to the Jainas.”
Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #2: Krishna is Complete and whole · 14 mentions · 26 September 1970
“Gandhi found himself in such a dilemma when he wanted to discuss Krishna.”
Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #8: We can share · 14 mentions · 28 June 1980
“Sanjay Gandhi was a beautiful person, a man of immense integrity, individuality, adventure.”
Unio Mystica, Vol 1 #6: The Bridge of Love and Laughter · 14 mentions · 6 November 1978
“I have blessed Indira Gandhi because to me she seems to be the least political amongst the Indian politicians.”
Krishna Smriti #10 · 14 mentions · 30 September 1970
“And to fight that opposing side, Gandhiji would not have sufficed; that side would have ground Gandhi to dust.”
Mare He Jogi Maro #3 · 14 mentions · 13 November 1979
“Another guest there was Anand Swami, an old disciple of Mahatma Gandhi.”
Phir Amrit Ki Boond Padi #4 · 14 mentions · 10 August 1986
“Leaders of this country—even those like Mahatma Gandhi—think that whatever scientific research and invention took place after the spinning wheel should be destroyed.”
From Personality to Individuality #5: Sannyas: the odyssey of aloneness -- a journey to the center of your being · 13 mentions · 3 January 1985
“Mahatma Gandhi was the uncrowned king of India for the simple reason that he was able to torture himself more than anybody else could.”
The Path of the Mystic #21: Only if love allows · 13 mentions · 14 May 1986
“Attempts were made on my life because I was criticizing the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, and his followers were in power after the British empire left India.”
Diya Tale Andhera #16 · 13 mentions · 6 October 1974
“Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast to bend Dr.”
Nahin Sanjh Nahin Bhor #10 · 13 mentions · 20 September 1977
“And Jayaprakash did what Gandhi had done before.”
Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #3 · 13 mentions · 8 March 1970
“Even a great father like Gandhi could become the cause of ruining his sons.”
Prem Nadi Ke Teera #15 · 13 mentions
“At Gandhi-ji’s side there was a secretary, Mahadev Desai.”
From Bondage to Freedom #11: The dewdrop has disappeared into the ocean · 12 mentions · 25 September 1985
“I know about Indira Gandhi in India.”
Guida Spirituale #12: The Total Man · 12 mentions · 6 September 1980
“And just to prove that he is right he says that even Mahatma Gandhi had not known the truth in its totality.”
Om Mani Padme Hum #6: Don't just accept: rejoice! · 12 mentions · 24 December 1987
“And this is not only true about ordinary people; even people like Mahatma Gandhi, who became the apostle of nonviolence, carried a deep-rooted violence all his life.”
The Last Testament, Vol 1 #10: My Work Has Just Begun · 12 mentions · 27 July 1985
“Speaking in Ahmedabad, amongst fifty thousand people, I had said that Mahatma Gandhi used to listen to the story of Rama every day.”
The Messiah, Vol 1 #12: The wine and the winepress · 12 mentions · 14 January 1987
“Yesterday I talked about a few statements made by the prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.”
The Sword and the Lotus #9: One boat is enough · 12 mentions · 28 January 1986
“In Mahatma Gandhi's ashram you could not use a mosquito net.”
Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #4 · 12 mentions · 4 August 1980
“At the time of Mahatma Gandhi’s death, his foremost disciple, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had all the security arrangements in his hands.”
Krishna Smriti #1 · 12 mentions · 20 July 1970
“Gandhi called the Gita his mother, but he could not assimilate it.”
Tao Upanishad #96 · 12 mentions · 28 January 1975
“In India’s corruption no one’s hand is so great as Gandhi’s.”
From Ignorance to Innocence #2: The other cheek: the masochist's slap-up feast · 11 mentions · 30 November 1984
“Nonviolence is a philosophy to Mahatma Gandhi; it is not a philosophy to me, it is a philosia.”
Nowhere To Go But In #8 · 11 mentions · 1 June 1974
“Mahatma Gandhi has written the memoirs of his younger days, and in one of them is to be found the traumatic experience that affected his whole life.”
Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #2: Empty heart, empty mind · 11 mentions · 25 October 1988
“It happened when Mahatma Gandhi was shot in 1948.”
Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #6: I really mean business · 11 mentions · 26 June 1980
“Just few years before Mahatma Gandhi tried a great experiment of synthesizing all the religions.”
The Invitation #22: A sannyasin is never retired · 11 mentions · 1 September 1987
“Road is named after Mahatma Gandhi; M.G.”
The Path of the Mystic #42: Politics is a disease · 11 mentions · 25 May 1986
“-- if he has passed with third class he says "Mahatma Gandhi class" because Mahatma Gandhi never came in any other class.”
The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #4: Words cannot contain it · 11 mentions · 30 August 1978
“For twenty years I have criticized Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy.”
Yakusan: Straight to the Point of Enlightenment #5: The truth is what works · 11 mentions · 21 January 1989
“Rajiv Gandhi, has made a few very significant statements.”
Dhyan Sutra #3 · 11 mentions · 13 February 1965
“Once, Gandhi was in Ceylon.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #7 · 11 mentions
“Neither Shankara accepts Krishna in his entirety, nor Ramanuja, nor Nimbarka, nor Vallabhacharya, nor Tilak, nor Gandhi, nor Aurobindo—no one accepts the whole of Krishna.”
Jo Bole To Hari Katha #10 · 11 mentions · 30 July 1980
“It is the same kind of contradiction that was present in Mahatma Gandhi’s life.”
Maha Geeta #58 · 11 mentions · 8 December 1976
“While chatting he told me, “I am Gandhi’s oldest reporter.”
Mahaveer Vani #50 · 11 mentions · 7 September 1973
“Under the influence of Christianity—Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Keshav Chandra, Vivekananda, Gandhi—these were all strongly influenced— in a deep sense, Christians.”
Mare He Jogi Maro #4 · 11 mentions · 14 November 1979
“They have no one to instruct them—no Mahatma Gandhi or other “mahatmas” to say, “Don’t eat too much grass,” or “Fast today, it’s Ekadashi.””
Phir Amrit Ki Boond Padi #3 · 11 mentions · 4 August 1986
“For example, Mahatma Gandhi wanted there to be no railways, no telephones, no telegraphs, no electricity, no machines—no dimension of technology.”
Prabhu Mandir Ke Dwar Par #6 · 11 mentions · 10 June 1969
“In Gandhi’s vision there were “Harijans,” therefore he could seek out a “Harijan’s” house.”
Sabai Sayane Ek Mat #2 · 11 mentions · 12 September 1975
“Mahatma Gandhi has written in his autobiography—and that event influenced his whole life; Dadu would not have approved.”
Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #2 · 11 mentions · 12 July 1980
“There was a famine in Bihar, and Mahatma Gandhi said it was the fruit of the atrocities committed against Shudras.”
Ah, This! #7: Take No Notice · 10 mentions · 9 January 1980
“He practices non-violence, like Mahatma Gandhi; he practices truth, truthfulness; he practices sincerity, honesty.”
Death is Divine #4: See the unseeable · 10 mentions · 4 October 1978
“They haven't got any Mahatma Gandhi or other mahatmas etc saying, "Listen, don't eat too much grass.”
From Death to Deathlessness #35: Too much doing · 10 mentions · 9 September 1985
“The only hope is that the present prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, is not a politician.”
Guida Spirituale #9: Be Yourself · 10 mentions · 3 September 1980
“He says, "I have not acquired the truth in totality yet, nor did Mahatma Gandhi."”
I Celebrate Myself: God Is No Where, Life Is Now Here #1: The grand rebellion · 10 mentions · 13 February 1989
“Even Mahatma Gandhi was so ashamed that he wanted thirty temples of Khajuraho ...”
Sat Chit Anand #4: You can be showered by flowers of bliss · 10 mentions · 23 November 1987
“He became a great revolutionary and I have tremendous respect for him, because he was the only man in India who opposed Mahatma Gandhi; he could see that all this Mahatmahood is simply politics and nothing else.”
The Last Testament, Vol 3 #18 · 10 mentions · 8 October 1985
“Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most violent men of this century.”
The Last Testament, Vol 4 #23 · 10 mentions · 2 December 1985
“In fact it shows that Mahatma Gandhi was almost retarded.”
The Transmission of the Lamp #37: There is no power which is higher than love · 10 mentions · 13 June 1986
“I was traveling in a car from Nagpur to Gandhi's ashram in Wardha, with a very rich woman follower of Gandhi.”
Zarathustra: A God That Can Dance #12: Of the thousand and one goals · 10 mentions · 1 April 1987
“-- not even a man of the caliber of Mahatma Gandhi.”
Bin Bati Bin Tel #8 · 10 mentions · 28 June 1974
“Thinkers like Gandhi advise this way.”
Cheti Sake To Cheti #1 · 10 mentions · 7 June 1969
“What Gandhi did was his encounter, his response.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #11 · 10 mentions
“Purushottam Das Tandon, a devotee of Gandhi, once suggested to Gandhi that these temples should be covered over with clay and buried.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 18 #19 · 10 mentions
“It is hard to find a father as good as Gandhi, and yet Gandhi’s sons all went astray.”
Jyon Ki Tyon #5 · 10 mentions · 5 September 1970
“He told me a recollection from the earliest days of Gandhi in India.”
Mahaveer Vani #16 · 10 mentions · 2 September 1971
“And in India, from Vivekananda to Gandhi, whatever meaning of service has been adopted is the Christian one.”
Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #8 · 10 mentions · 8 August 1979
“In Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram there were countless pointless practices; one of them was neem chutney.”
Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #13 · 10 mentions
“Recently there was Gandhi: a nation of forty crores—if one man becomes spiritual there is no need for forty crores to create the illusion that they have become spiritual too.”
Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #3 · 10 mentions · 13 January 1981
“Then Gandhi had a disciple, Bhansali—he was a true Krishna-bhakta—he ate actual cow dung.”
Phir Amrit Ki Boond Padi #2 · 10 mentions · 2 August 1986
“Truly, Rajiv has completely exploited the assassination of Indira Gandhi.”
Shiksha Main Kranti #7 · 10 mentions
“A man began to come to Gandhi’s ashram.”
Vysat Jeevan Main Ishwar Ki Khoj #1 · 10 mentions
“A man like Gandhi, who lives mindfully, does far more work than all of us and never raises the hue and cry that he has no time.”
Books I Have Loved #15 · 9 mentions
“It is Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH.”
From Darkness to Light #5: Successful criminals and cowardly politicians · 9 mentions · 4 March 1985
“In Mahatma Gandhi's ashram they used to read the story of Rama, the Hindu incarnation of God, every day.”
From Death to Deathlessness #34: The power of nothingness · 9 mentions · 8 September 1985
“The prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, has just to understand it.”
Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #20: Base your Rule on the Rule · 9 mentions · 5 October 1970
“This particular aspect of Gandhi, walking with feminine support, deserves special consideration.”
Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #8: Forward to supernature · 9 mentions · 4 March 1988
“He was so much against the very idea that anything should be produced which is not natural, that to Mahatma Gandhi he became a guru.”
The Beginning of the Beginning #3: From Belief Towards Truth · 9 mentions · 26 February 1969
“If Mahavir and Krishna, Buddha and Rama are getting out of hand we create a Gandhi and begin to cling to him: we must have someone or the other to cling on to.”
The Hidden Splendor #2: Just be indifferent to the mind · 9 mentions · 13 March 1987
“I am reminded: In the freedom struggle of India, Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah were arch enemies.”
The Long, the Short and the All #5: Life and death · 9 mentions
“Until then war will continue, unhampered, whether it is Mahatma Gandhi or Buddha or Mahavira who preaches non-violence.”
The Transmission of the Lamp #40: In this mood of festivity all rules are put aside · 9 mentions · 15 June 1986
“And finally he persuaded Mahatma Gandhi also -- who was the leader -- to come to Wardha, and he made an ashram for him nearby, outside the city.”
Zarathustra: A God That Can Dance #4: Prologue part 4 · 9 mentions · 28 March 1987
“Jayesh was telling me the other day that one of his friends was writing a book on Indira Gandhi, and remained for many months to watch her life, to ask her questions.”
Krishna Smriti #20 · 9 mentions · 5 October 1970
“Gandhi walked with his hands on the shoulders of two women.”
Naye Manushya Ka Dharam #5 · 9 mentions · 11 November 1969
“In Gandhi’s ashram there was a gentleman, Bhansali.”
Neti Neti Satya Ki Khoj #3 · 9 mentions
“If Mahavira and Buddha slip a little, if Krishna and Ram drift a little distant, we will bring forth Gandhi and clutch him!”
Ramnam Janyo Nahin #4 · 9 mentions · 14 March 1981
“Gandhi’s greatest disciple was Jamnalal Bajaj.”
Sambhog Se Samadhi Ki Oar #3 · 9 mentions · 29 September 1968
“Around 1930, Gandhi went to Sri Lanka with Kasturba.”
The Last Testament, Vol 6 #1 · 8 mentions · 30 January 1986
“Dhebar, was attending my camps and there should have been no difficulty, but one day he told me, "Osho, you are the real inheritor of Mahatma Gandhi's ideology, although you have never been with Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Messiah, Vol 2 #11: Only a question of awareness · 8 mentions · 3 February 1987
“I will give you the example of Mahatma Gandhi.”
The Wild Geese and the Water #11: No Higher, No Lower · 8 mentions · 21 February 1981
“Mahatma Gandhi in his ashram used a very strange chutney which has never been used before -- chutney made out of neem leaves.”
Turn On, Tune In and Drop the Lot #22 · 8 mentions · 23 December 1978
“Mahatma Gandhi is a saint; Adolf Hitler is a sinner.”
YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #24: Saying small things with big words · 8 mentions · 13 April 1988
“Now, this I am saying against people like Mahavira, people like Gautam Buddha, people like Mahatma Gandhi.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #4 · 8 mentions
“Lord Wavell notes in the Viceroy’s memoirs that Churchill once cabled him after Wavell reported on Gandhi and the movement: “Why is this Gandhi still alive?”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #21 · 8 mentions
“Gandhi too had the habit of eating neem chutney with his meals.”
Maha Geeta #47 · 8 mentions · 27 November 1976
“Then he went to Wardha; there Gandhi fit him.”
Nahin Ram Bin Thaon #8 · 8 mentions · 1 June 1974
“Mahatma Gandhi has written a childhood memory—it became a wound for his whole life.”
Naye Samaj Ki Khoj #16 · 8 mentions
“In the daily paper your statements about Gandhi—like “burn the spinning wheel”—work as shock treatment, certainly.”
Neti Neti Sambhavnaon Ki Aahat #4 · 8 mentions
“In Gandhi’s ashram, one morning the Ramayana was being read.”
Saheb Mil Saheb Bhave #7 · 8 mentions · 17 July 1980
“In Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram, tea was sin—except for one person: Rajaji alone had the right to tea, being the in-law.”
Samund Samana Bund Main #1 · 8 mentions
“There can be a Godse, there can be a Gandhi.”
Samund Samana Bund Main #3 · 8 mentions
“Gandhi once went to Ceylon.”

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