Editing Rajneesh movement (section)

=== Society ===

==== Intentional community ====
Rajneesh held that families, large cities and nations would ultimately be replaced by small communities with a communal way of life. By 1972, small communes of disciples existed in India and Kenya, and a larger one, to be known as Anand Shila, was planned as a "permanent world headquarters" in India. However, this plan was repeatedly thwarted. Large communes were planned in the west. The Rajneesh organisation bought the {{convert|64229|acre|km2|adj=on}} Big Muddy Ranch near Antelope, Oregon, in July 1981, renaming it Rancho Rajneesh and later Rajneeshpuram.<ref name="hunt127" /><ref name="latkin">{{Harvnb|Latkin|Sundberg|Littman|Katsikis|1994|pp=65–74}}</ref> Initially, approximately 2,000 people took up residence in the [[intentional community]], and Rajneesh moved there too.<ref name="goldman209">{{Harvnb|Goldman|1997|p=209}}</ref> The organisation purchased a reception hotel in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. In July 1983 it was bombed by the radical Islamic group [[Jamaat ul-Fuqra]], a group that had connections with militants in Pakistani-held [[Azad Kashmir]] and sought to attack "soft" targets with Indian connections in the United States.<ref>Mira L. Boland (18 March 2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20020601183642/http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/000/996lxfmd.asp Sheikh Gilani's American Disciples]. ''The Weekly Standard''. Retrieved 8 July 2011.</ref>

The Rajneesh movement clashed with Oregon officials and government while at Rajneeshpuram, resulting in tensions within the commune itself.<ref name="reader104">{{Harvnb|Reader|1996|p=104}}</ref> A siege mentality set in among the commune's leaders, and intimidation and authoritarianism ensued. Disillusioned followers began to leave the organisation. Commune members were instructed to cease communication with anyone who left.<ref name="reader104" />

==== Marriage and the family ====
Although the movement was without clearly defined and shared values,<ref>{{harvnb|Carter|1990|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=d1SLj0HbX-MC&pg=PA9 9]}}</ref> it was well known that Rajneesh discouraged marrying and having children,<ref name="pike222">{{Harvnb|Pike|2007|p=222}}</ref> since he saw families as inherently prone to dysfunction and destructiveness. Not many children were born at the communes in Oregon and England,<ref name="pike224">{{Harvnb|Pike|2007|p=224}}</ref> and contraception, sterilisation, and abortion were accepted.<ref name="pike223">{{Harvnb|Pike|2007|p=223}}</ref> According to Pike, some parents justified leaving their children when moving to the ashram by reasoning that spiritual development was more important.<ref name="pike223" />