Editing Rajneesh (section)

=== ''Sannyas'' ===
Another key ingredient was his own presence as a [[Guru|master]]: "A Master shares his being with you, not his philosophy{{nbsp}}[...] He never does anything to the disciple."<ref name="JMF6">{{harvnb|Fox|2002|p=6}}</ref> The initiation he offered was another such device: "if your being can communicate with me, it becomes a communion{{nbsp}}[...] It is the highest form of communication possible: a transmission without words. Our beings merge. This is possible only if you become a disciple."<ref name="JMF6" /> Ultimately though, as an explicitly "self-parodying" guru, Rajneesh even deconstructed his own authority, declaring his teaching to be nothing more than a "game" or a joke.<ref name="HBU-ZTB169" /><ref name="HBU-ZTB170">{{harvnb|Urban|1996|p=170}}</ref> He emphasised that anything and everything could become an opportunity for meditation.<ref name="JMF6" />