Psychonautic Center

Psychonautic spirituality is an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality. The essence of spirituality is the search to know our true selves, to discover the real nature of consciousness ie altered states of consciousness. In other words, it is a constant discovery of the incredible, our real self, and a quest of our true being, why we are, who we are and where we belong. This has been a part of the eternal quest of man from times immemorial. These questions have been answered differently by many but are subject to one's own belief interpretation and perception.

Osho Dham is a kind of psychonautic center cum spiritual resort acting as a self sufficient commune, comprising various spiritual spaces to assemble people of different backgrounds to tread on an inner journey to discover their inner potentials, strengths and weaknesses. The center primarily focuses different methods of meditation, yoga, dance, rejuvenation and recreation to maintain a balance between body and soul.

The center will have the responsibility to spread awareness and to invite people for their basic treatment. To provide calmness and stability in human mind, architecture will play a major in demonstrating the elements that evoke the sense of spirituality and peacefulness on human body. The psychonautic center will work on the philosophies of Osho. It will focus on development of human potential, bringing harmony into human relationships and changing the attitudes and outlook of people to promote the spirit of brotherhood, love and co-operation. The institution is open to all irrespective of caste, creed, age and social, economic or political status. It will have various weekend courses of meditation, dance and yoga. People from all around the world will come just to practice great meditation techniques explained by Osho. It is opened 24X7, 365 days.

People look for help from a divine power in order to find themselves, in order to make sense of the world, or in order to make sense of their own lives when chaos surrounds them. People search for peace in their world, but that has to start with peace from within. To find peace within, those in search of answers ask for help from a spiritual source. In most cases, that means gathering to a church or a wellness center to find people that can assist with gaining answers. The buildings themselves typically have little impact on people looking for spiritual guidance.
Those in need of spiritual help, can gather in this built environment, the architecture of this center will invoke all senses, help one concentrate one's positive energies to calm a disturbed mind and take a peaceful stable mind beyond the physical. Since sacred spaces are separate from everyday places in a designated precinct, value is placed on the journey and arriving at the sacred place. The path and the ritual journey are part of the sacred experience. It is a universal goal of mankind to seek or to create spiritual spaces. And for people searching for solutions that can help with their personal demons, this architectural language could speak the answers they are wishing and/or needing to hear.