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I did research at Rajneeshpuram, and here is what I learned

  • Written by Marion Goldman, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon
Followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh embrace during a meditation session at Rajneeshpuram.AP Photo/Bill Miller

Netflix recently launched a six-part docuseries, “Wild Wild Country,” about the controversial Rajneesh Movement that created a spiritual community on 64,000 acres of the former Big Muddy Ranch in Oregon. Back in the 1980s,...

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