Krsna, Yoga Chinmaya, and Osho are the only 3 men I have trusted more than I trusted myself to guide me where I need to go, but did not know how to approach it. He was a trickster and a joker, not a politician or ego tripping pundit or therapist. This may also have been a device of Osho to mature this very advanced soul. He always caused trouble for the Osho organizations by being irreverent and calling people on their bullshit and power trips, hence he rarely visited or lived in them. He worked for several years in nursing homes in Westchester, and during the ranch at a stationary/cigarette store near Times Square in NYC. His own meditation was incredibly disciplined until he died, always sitting for at least a few hours each day, no matter where he was. He was always laughing, somewhat irreverent and quick to point out spiritual trips and pretensions. We went to workshops with the Sufi Pir Vilayat, interviewed Ram Dass at my house, and met Choggyam Trungpa at the Tail of the Tiger in Vermont. We hung out together every Wed for 2 years, until I took sannyas. Krsna was sick in bed when I came to meet him. They called me and told me there was someone I should meet. The 3 women promptly got Krsna his own apartment across the hall. (5’6″unattached to anybody), saying it “would be good for both of your meditations”.

They had just returned from India where Osho had married Pratima (6 feet tall American billionaire who preferred the company of women to men) to Sw. In spring 1974 Ma Dhyan Siddhi lived in Larchmont NY with Ma Ananda Pratima and Ma Ananda Prem.

Thankful to my beloved friend Krishna Saraswati for sharing his life and some significant meditative techniques with us. You can leave a message / tribute / anecdote by writing to Osho News, see our contact page (pls add ‘Krishna Saraswati’ in the subject field). Thanks for alert to Anuragi, to Sannyas.Wiki,, to Keerti and Moksha for photos and info Tributes They became Osho’s first book in English, I Am the Gate, whilst Osho’s letters to her were published in, The Eternal Message. * Ananda Pratima had interviewed Osho and these eight discourses (1 April 1971 – 30 June 1971) were then published in 1972. We hear that before leaving the body he said that he was now meditating and “So, please don’t disturb me.” After that he went in peace forever. Saraswati left his body at 4:30 pm on 7 February 2020 in Ahmedabad, after being hospitalized for some time.

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