Although this happened more than 10 years ago, it provides a clear account of the deceitful modus operandi under which Jayesh and the Inner-Circle still operate.
When in 1998 Jayesh sent a letter to Turiya asking her not to offer her work as an Osho therapist in Osho centres, with the Inner-Circle sending a copy of both this letter and her reply, it created enormous controversy, and so it should have. Turiya and people throughout the entire sannyas community were deceived by an outrageous strategy in manipulation. Everyone apparently appreciated her honesty. However I do not appreciate Jayesh or the Inner-Circle’s dishonesty.
The only section of Jayesh’s letter that is of any value is the introduction. It states the platform upon which he and the Inner-Circle operate. Jayesh talks about a “shared understanding of Osho’s guidance and insights for His work”, and then goes on to say that “this process, like others, is a reminder to the Inner Circle of a shared insight from Osho: to help us all in understanding ourselves and in understanding His work”.
Jayesh has the first part of this right: the insight that Osho helps us all in understanding ourselves. However the concepts of ‘shared understanding’, ‘insights for his work’, and ‘understanding His work’ are deceptive and false. Jayesh here takes the weight of Osho on his shoulders, delves deep into his being, and comes up with His own idea of Osho’s work. Unless Jayesh is offering himself as a spiritual guide, he is in no position to offer his interpretation of Osho’s way. He may use the word ‘insight’, but it is simply his view, filled with the usual Osho quotes, about how the world is now to work, with Osho no longer in the body. However as chairmen of the Inner-Circle, this conduct is outside his mandate in a managerial or administering capacity.
Here it might be argued that the line will always be blurred in a spiritual enterprise. However I disagree. Jayesh would have it that the line is blurred. Actually he would have it that there is no line and his position includes both the mundane and the spiritual. He uses terminology that blurs the line, and then he seeks to manipulate not only Turiya, but by using her as an example, seeks to wield more control over the entire sannyasin community.
Managing the day to day mundane affairs of Osho’s legacy appears to be a complex balancing act of managerial responsibility and spiritual insight. I do not believe that it is like this at all. If we take a look at Turiya’s issue, it appears on the surface to be a big problem that only the likes of Jayesh and his insight can solve. However the truth is far from it. The situation is very simple. What Turiya does in her private life is of no business to anyone else, and that includes Jayesh and the Inner-Circle. If however she is conducting an Osho therapy, and she happens to mention in the introduction that she is now sitting with a great new guru, then there is a conflict of interest. In such a case a straight-forward discussion with Turiya would no doubt be needed. However if it is that, as part of her personal growth, she sits with someone, and feels nurtured for that experience, presumably she will be more capable of fulfilling her roll as a therapist – whether that be an Osho therapist or not is not anyone else’s business. Osho therapists’ avenues for learning surely are not limited to reading Osho books. The same is the case for learning and growing in the company of other people, whomsoever they are.
It looks like a conflict of interest and Jayesh would like you to see it that way. Hence the remainder of his letter uses his interpretation of Osho to develop his erroneous point of view. Jayesh tries to get you to feel like if you sit at the feet of someone, than, like you, that someone is an idiot. Of course it is cloaked with the familiar repetitive notion that ‘He says’. This is only Jayesh’s interpretation of what ‘He says’, and since you do not sit at the feet of Jayesh, and since Osho made it clear that the Inner-Circle had absolutely no spiritual mandate, then he is trying to forcefully deceive you. Why would he do this? What he gets out of transgressing the line between mundane affairs and the spiritual is a spiritual authority. He uses his interpretation of what ‘Osho says’ to ensure that no-one wanders away from his own ideas about Osho. Hence he can maintain a tight control over Osho’s sannyasins. It is not about Osho here, it is about control. The strategy is to make matters look complicated and necessarily require resolution in the spiritual domain. This is a fallacy.
The outcome of Jayesh’s manipulation and deception is that people like Turiya are made to feel that they have acted against Osho. They look deep inside and reflect for a time and come up with Jayesh’s own idea that they feel lonely or inferior or wrong. This is what false masters do. They offer false guidance and lead seekers down the wrong road. This is ugly.
Jayesh does not want anyone to sit with someone that may act as a threat to his domination. However I would say that you would be better off sitting with your pet cat than you would be sitting with his false idea of Osho’s relationship in your life.
When in 1998 Jayesh sent a letter to Turiya asking her not to offer her work as an Osho therapist in Osho centres, with the Inner-Circle sending a copy of both this letter and her reply, it created enormous controversy, and so it should have. Turiya and people throughout the entire sannyas community were deceived by an outrageous strategy in manipulation. Everyone apparently appreciated her honesty. However I do not appreciate Jayesh or the Inner-Circle’s dishonesty.
The only section of Jayesh’s letter that is of any value is the introduction. It states the platform upon which he and the Inner-Circle operate. Jayesh talks about a “shared understanding of Osho’s guidance and insights for His work”, and then goes on to say that “this process, like others, is a reminder to the Inner Circle of a shared insight from Osho: to help us all in understanding ourselves and in understanding His work”.
Jayesh has the first part of this right: the insight that Osho helps us all in understanding ourselves. However the concepts of ‘shared understanding’, ‘insights for his work’, and ‘understanding His work’ are deceptive and false. Jayesh here takes the weight of Osho on his shoulders, delves deep into his being, and comes up with His own idea of Osho’s work. Unless Jayesh is offering himself as a spiritual guide, he is in no position to offer his interpretation of Osho’s way. He may use the word ‘insight’, but it is simply his view, filled with the usual Osho quotes, about how the world is now to work, with Osho no longer in the body. However as chairmen of the Inner-Circle, this conduct is outside his mandate in a managerial or administering capacity.
Here it might be argued that the line will always be blurred in a spiritual enterprise. However I disagree. Jayesh would have it that the line is blurred. Actually he would have it that there is no line and his position includes both the mundane and the spiritual. He uses terminology that blurs the line, and then he seeks to manipulate not only Turiya, but by using her as an example, seeks to wield more control over the entire sannyasin community.
Managing the day to day mundane affairs of Osho’s legacy appears to be a complex balancing act of managerial responsibility and spiritual insight. I do not believe that it is like this at all. If we take a look at Turiya’s issue, it appears on the surface to be a big problem that only the likes of Jayesh and his insight can solve. However the truth is far from it. The situation is very simple. What Turiya does in her private life is of no business to anyone else, and that includes Jayesh and the Inner-Circle. If however she is conducting an Osho therapy, and she happens to mention in the introduction that she is now sitting with a great new guru, then there is a conflict of interest. In such a case a straight-forward discussion with Turiya would no doubt be needed. However if it is that, as part of her personal growth, she sits with someone, and feels nurtured for that experience, presumably she will be more capable of fulfilling her roll as a therapist – whether that be an Osho therapist or not is not anyone else’s business. Osho therapists’ avenues for learning surely are not limited to reading Osho books. The same is the case for learning and growing in the company of other people, whomsoever they are.
It looks like a conflict of interest and Jayesh would like you to see it that way. Hence the remainder of his letter uses his interpretation of Osho to develop his erroneous point of view. Jayesh tries to get you to feel like if you sit at the feet of someone, than, like you, that someone is an idiot. Of course it is cloaked with the familiar repetitive notion that ‘He says’. This is only Jayesh’s interpretation of what ‘He says’, and since you do not sit at the feet of Jayesh, and since Osho made it clear that the Inner-Circle had absolutely no spiritual mandate, then he is trying to forcefully deceive you. Why would he do this? What he gets out of transgressing the line between mundane affairs and the spiritual is a spiritual authority. He uses his interpretation of what ‘Osho says’ to ensure that no-one wanders away from his own ideas about Osho. Hence he can maintain a tight control over Osho’s sannyasins. It is not about Osho here, it is about control. The strategy is to make matters look complicated and necessarily require resolution in the spiritual domain. This is a fallacy.
The outcome of Jayesh’s manipulation and deception is that people like Turiya are made to feel that they have acted against Osho. They look deep inside and reflect for a time and come up with Jayesh’s own idea that they feel lonely or inferior or wrong. This is what false masters do. They offer false guidance and lead seekers down the wrong road. This is ugly.
Jayesh does not want anyone to sit with someone that may act as a threat to his domination. However I would say that you would be better off sitting with your pet cat than you would be sitting with his false idea of Osho’s relationship in your life.
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