249: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his weird cult

<p>Along with special guest Longinus, P&amp;C drink and review an IPA from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, then discuss spiritual guru and cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.&nbsp;</p> <p>Rajneesh started off life as a troublemaker -- as both a student and a teacher -- but eventually found his groove with his own system of meditation, blending eastern mystic ideas with western psychology. He settled into a life of teaching and became fairly popular. He set up an Ashram in India and gathered a pretty decent following, but (fleeing tax problems) decided to move to Oregon to create a new community.&nbsp;</p> <p>They bought a huge ranch and created an incredible compound, but neglected to consult the zoning laws and ran into trouble with the county and the local town.&nbsp;</p> <p>Coming shortly after the Jim Jones disaster, people were worried about these glassy-eyed intruders and their strange ways.&nbsp;</p> <p>Bhagwan and his followers essentially went to war with the local town, and the vision of the utopian community fell apart.&nbsp;</p>