Rajneesh is a great leader and a good man who was never really understood in our own country. In India he was a philosophy professor whose real name was Mohan Chandra. Rajneesh was a nickname he acquired in his childhood. He began lecturing in 1957 at colleges and universities. In 1971, he changed his name to Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

1982 interview with FBI Agent Mike McPheters, quoted in — McPheters, Mike (2009). Agent Bishop. Cedar Fort. p. 145. ISBN 1599553171.