bhagwan mysteriously begins to change his name
december 26 1988 not to be called bhagwan again
december 27 1988 buddha
december 30 1988 shree rajneesh zorba the buddha
january 7 1989 shree rajneesh
feburary 29 1989 osho rajneesh
september 12 1989 osho

september 12 he sends another announcement
you will be facing a totally new man
who will no longer be known as rajneesh
but simply osho

it is a surprise koan for me
i knew i would soon be announced
perhaps this was his device to drop the name rajneesh

anyway…whatever it was
my name rajneesh was no longer an issue to those concerned with my ego

i was walking from bodhidharma…passing by lao tzu gate
in my usual way slowing down diving deep into my inner bow to bhagwan
mukta is watering the garden near the gate
and seeing me walking slowly starts teasing me
and begins to spray water towards me

anando and neelam and few of the lao tzu group of women
sitting outside gossiping join in and start laughing at me
the water showers wetting me and i have to move away
i am just a stupid joke to them…i am pretending to be enlightened

i am in my deep inner bow and this makes me furious
just pure ugliness and bitchiness in their behaviour
that too disrespectfully in front of the gate of the greatest master on earth
i cannot get their joke and look hard and angrily at them…moving on

bhagwan deserves such great disciples
these are the ones to become his living flames of love and compassion
what a farce this place is

i hear the next day
bhagwan has asked
all the women to pack and to leave lao tzu house

to me this was the point of departure
the strongest signal and clear message sent out by bhagwan

i wonder who will look after him now
he is soft and compassionate
allows them to return to lao tzu a few days later