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Followers, Rituals, And Dynamic Meditation
- Rajneesh's followers, the sannyasins, dressed in red, took new names, and practiced dynamic meditation that combined screaming, dancing, and silence.
- Many western seekers joined after paying for instruction at his Indian center in the 1970s.
City-Building Through Incorporation
- Rajneeshpuram was built fast on 64,000 acres by turning a ranch into an incorporated city to avoid land-use limits.
- Incorporation let them self-issue permits and rapidly construct infrastructure and housing for thousands.
Local Political Takeover As A Strategy
- Strategic local political control amplified the commune's influence beyond the ranch itself.
- Buying houses and stacking Antelope's council let them rename it and force county-level tensions.