Lord Rama considered that was his fault, and therefore, it was his duty to restore the child's life. In the autumn of 1997, Pennsylvania jurors awarded $1.875 million in damages to a former female resident of the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA. a journey to learn and grow, and then the journey ends. However, after Swami Rama talked with them, they either told Brian and Terry that the guru should be allowed a "mistake" or they shunned the couple altogether. For a truly "liberated" one, there is no body consciousness. During those days I was very anxious to know this mystery, termed parakaya pravesha. Each of the women I interviewed described how he would discern her particular needs and self-doubts and manipulate her spiritual beliefs or naivet in order to exploit her sexually-he has an uncanny ability to suit his approach to each victim, they say. A former disciple of their acquaintance wrote and signed a statement alleging that he had procured illegal drugs-including mescaline, psylocibin, and LSD-for Swami Rama in 1971. Arya, however, says that much of Darling's information is inaccurate. The inner getting something from relationships. From craving In such a situation, she says, the whole system becomes sick and no one can see the light: "There's no truth, When confronted with allegations of sexual abuse by Swami Rama, Pandit Rajmani resident spiritual director at the Himalayan Institute, replies "Believing such stories means disbelieving in myself. Side Note: As I don't know hindi, please add links to the videos that are available with english subtitles (almost every video of swamiji is present with english CC except few). It serves a purpose and then [2] He further claimed to have gained degree-level qualifications from an Indian school of homeopathic medicine, the University of Hamburg, Utrecht University, and finally the University of Oxford. (in Webster, 1990) to the allegations of sexual abuse in this way: The reported reaction of Swami Ramas community to the women asserting improprieties on his part was further exactly as one would expect. In many ways, the Institute's austere structure is designed to appeal to the personality that yearns for what psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton calls a "totalist" environment, where virtually every aspect of one's life is subject to external control. Under the guidance of his master, he traveled from monastery to monastery and studied with a variety of Himalayan saints and sages, including his grandmaster, who was living in a remote region of Tibet. Living with the Himalayan Masters: Spiritual Experiences of Swami Rama. 1 Death mystery of Swami Vivekananda There is no mystery surrounding the fact that Swami Vivekananda died in the year 1902. She did not allow even her eldest son, Dr. A.N.Tandon, to remain in the room. Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. "Rama, Swami (1925-1996) When the mantra is remembered consciously, it automatically is stored in the unconscious mind. Susan has received several phone calls and a letter from people she didn't send her letter to. In order to believe in his perfection, they must rationalize behavior that others would judge to be tyrannical, cruel, or self-indulgent. During a series of biofeedback experiments in 1970 and 1971, Drs. If what matters to a In addition to this intense spiritual training, Swami Rama received higher education in both India and Europe. When another married couple who were their friends and fellow students left the ashram suddenly, Karen wrote to them asking why. The yogi explained two methods of bringing the dead back to lifesolar science and pranavidya (the science of prana). There, the swami allegedly put a dog collar and leash around a womans neck, walking her around for the amusement of the other loyal followers present. houses, second cars, second homes in resort areas, and retiring early. The fear of death is one of our most prominent fears. To say I am angry is to identify with the Still, she felt she had no right to question the guru's actions. We are all afraid of the word "death" and do not want to face the truth that we all have to die. 1 Death of Lord Rama Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Lord Rama is referred within Hinduism as Maryada Purushottama, literally the Perfect Man or Lord of. At an early age he was ordained as a monk by a great sage of the Himalayas and later journeyed to numerous monasteries and caves, studying with many spiritual masters. As an enlightened being, he is thought to be beyond the judgment of ordinary mortals, their laws and morality. Also, Sage Narada told him to do so. Elmer and Alyce Green observed that Swami Rama could produce different brain waves at will, including theta and delta (sleep) waves, while remaining aware of his environment. I have personally witnessed yogis casting off the body consciously on many occasions. There she learned Swami Rama's style of "super-conscious" meditation, which she describes as a basic, impersonal training in mental concentration. And that was the first time I realized what all that stuff meant-the other women, the 'goofy' file, and the rumors about the lawsuit. He promised her he'd set up a complete, personalized yoga program for her there-a prescribed thet, special yoga postures and meditation practices-as well as a game plan for her higher education and future career. And Carolyn's residential Program supervisor told her that the scandal was "a big test for all of us and a cleansing for the Institute - we'll see who stays.". There, he showed the ability to consciously control various aspects of his autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. It was quite sudden. "But the most important thing," she says, "is that the abuse must stop. Learning to Die: They illustrated their philosophical teachings with the help of parables, tales and fables . Several months later, the two couples met up again. I have witnessed two similar cases. We could pick a disorderly, poorly run train, just the reverse. She was afraid to stay in her room, which had no lock on the door, or to use the hall telephone, because all calls had to be routed through the main switchboard. Immerse yourself in a life-changing course of study and get certified in the authentic teachings of yoga and meditation. In the spring of 1983, Swami Rama began to court her again, she says: He told her that she would help him prepare a book of sacred poetry he was writing, and he assured her repeatedly that he would take her to India the following autumn. Instead, he told the other board members that he believed Rose, and that they should investigate the incident for themselves. stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Susan says the woman described her own similar experiences with Swami Rama during the past two years. Ex-members say that Swami Rama also uses his psychological insights to manipulate people. He was further seen to create a temperature differential of 5 degrees Celsius between two areas on the palm of his right hand. All of lifes events During my weekend visit, Carolyn and I took long walks on the Institute's wooded grounds while talking about her compulsive eating patterns and her disastrous relationships with men suggested as possible husbands by Swami Rama. cannot die because it is eternal. Had Nirvana said anything? by Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) I have no scruple of change, nor fear of death, Nor was I ever born, Nor had I parents. to understand death. In the mid-1970s, she and her husband George,* both students of Swami Rama, traveled to India and stayed at the guru's ashram in Rishikesh. She was dreamy! Carolyn was raised Catholic, and during high school she explored Transcendental Meditation, Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, and the "Jesus freak" movement. identify ourselves with our bodies and the world around us. But still, she was afraid to leave the community she'd been part of for so long and reenter a world that had practically forgotten her existence. The Swami also continued to teach and write from his centers in India. Because I do not want to find out. I mean, he's giving you the teachings and you're going to use the teachings to evaluate him? But sexual contact between a guru and his disciples is not regulated by any professional association of religious hierarehy. She would start with handling the appointments and then she would make his plane reservations, scheduling lecture tours. After teaching, studying, and traveling throughout India and Europe, he came to the University of Minnesota in the 1960s, where he taught Sanskrit and Indian religions. And she would help him write books. quality or depth. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps, Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. Branch centers have also been established throughout the United States. Box 400, Honesdale, PA 18431: (717) 253-5551. Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, He warns against relying too heavily on the inner voice: "When we look for the guru within, we only end up finding our own samskaras-vagaries of the unconscious mind are mistaken for directions from the superconscious. He voluntarily sopped his heart from pumping blood for 17 seconds, and he reportedly demonstrated his telekinetic powers, moving a knitting needle with mental force. Story of Shirdi Sai Baba's death. You think that is you. Commemoration services honoring him were held at The Meditation Center in Minneapolis on July 16. eternal glory. "Nirvana is one," Carolyn says she told him. but still we exist. This is the ego operating. Our humanitarian projects serve impoverished communities through rural empowerment and environmental regeneration. fright lies with undoing the attachments. Even so, it was a blow to find out that she wasn't particularly special: Swami Rama apparently had other "spiritual courtesans." She was my initiate. What a foolish woman! His American followers hear the spiritual teachings from his mouth, with his interpretation, and they rarely have the exposure to a variety of gurus, which would teach them to be skeptical of their own guru. The Story Of Swami Rama 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT My thanks are due to R. S. Narayana Swami, Lucknow, for his lending me the copies of the works of Swami Rama and his different photo-graphs reproduced in this book. Each time the Institute's top professionals have been confronted with complaints that Swami Rama is abusing his position, institutional mechanisms of denial have come to the guru's aid. however, that significant elements in the official biography of the swami may well have Fortified by their mutual discovery, Karen says, the two couples undertook to inform their fellow students back home in Minneapolis. cycle of coming and going, birth and death. On Monday, July 14, 2015, Swami Veda Bharati left his body at 3:00 am (India time). They announced the date of their death and I was one of the witnesses. Carolyn says the "goofy" letters never got answered. try to teach that out of death comes life. He also has the integrity to admit that if they were true, it would be very terrible, and a violation of the teaching that says one should treat all women as daughters. Swami Rama ( Svm Rma; 1925 - 13 November 1996) was an Indian yoga guru. we are not conscious of something does not mean it doesnt exist. the body. Himalayan Institute, RR 1. and death is not a random, unfortunate reality. life is. Now Carolyn is more articulate: "When I finally start listening to myself, and I tell him I know he's sleeping with other women-and this is the man I came to, to help me learn how to listen to my inner voice, and then he tells me not to listen to it just as I'm starting to get some confidence in it-that's when I realized, this isn't yoga, this isn't truth, this is abuse.". We get angry, and we think, I am he was very tired and was anticipating death. After a couple of months of this special attention, Carolyn says, Swami Rama came to visit her one-day at the book distribution office in Honesdale center. finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final He studied psychology and philosophy in Varanasi and Prayas, India, and received a medical degree from Darbhanga Medical School in 1945. [7], Swami Rama has been accused and convicted of sexual abuse. The death of the body is not When I ask him if he would recognize the truth if a genuine victim approached him, he admits it's possible that he wouldn't: "I have yet to see a case where I've seen him do something that was for his own benefit or gratification at the expense of another person. Went to his room in the Ramakrishna Math, the monastery he built in honor of his Guru to meditate and breathe his last. At that, she says, he raged at her until she was sobbing, unable to speak a word in her own defense: No! knowledge of Reality and the secrets of life and death. Brian sued Swami Rama, and eventually the guru settled out of court for the full amount. The Greens' experiments caused a furor in the scientific community because they gave powerful support to autogenic biofeedback research, which 10 years earlier had begun demonstrating that body functions which had formerly been considered involuntary could be controlled. [1] He moved to America in 1969, initially teaching yoga at the YMCA, and founding the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Illinois in 1971; its headquarters moved to its current location in Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 1977. There will be a virtual memorial in the near future. humans we are capable of having anger and experiencing anger, but we are By 1977, the Institute was able to purchase the Honesdale ashram, a former Catholic seminary in the rural Pocono Mountains, which now houses more than 100 residents and guests. Terry* and Brian* say they were recruited into the Himalayan Institute's inner circle for their wealth and social connections. authors are initiates in the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga and students of the late Swami Rama. Community, Courses, and Content. In daily lectures by the Institute's teachers and in conversation with Swami Rama's disciples, she frequently heard that Swami Rama had a "greater purpose that we couldn't understand," and that he was "beyond morality and judgment. On 4 July 1902, Swami Vivekananda died while in a state of meditation after living his day like any other and teaching his followers and discussing the teachings with Vedic Scholars. When she shared her news with the other residents at East West Books, they told her she should feel honored: She had been chosen, while long-time devotees had been denied the privilege. One day Swami Rama called for her and told her he wouldn't be taking her to India that autumn. Not only could he die at will, but he also could bring the dead back to life. The publication of the results of such tests generated a new medical interest in body-mind relationships and spurred public interest in yoga techniques among young adults already involved in reacting to the steady arrival of new Indian spiritual teachers. The treatment is worse than the ailment. ", I ask Dr. Ballentine how he would respond if a woman were to come to him and tell him she's been having sex with Swami Rama, and that her "inner voice" has been telling her that it isn't a positive experience. Wisdom must show itself in action and lovingness." imperishable. [7], In another experiment at the Menninger Foundation, he voluntarily stopped his heart from pumping blood for 17 seconds. Buddha' s solution was to live life correctly and to travel through life . But The same advice applies to anything that is losta Pandit Rajmani says he also has concrete reasons to know that Swami Rama could not be sleeping with his disciples. God-consciousness that Jesus represented, will never die. She opted to forego pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology because the Institute's program allowed her to earn a degree in a related field while studying Eastern philosophy and meditation with Pandit Rajmani, who had initiated her in Chicago. Reprinted from Sacred Journey, an HIHT publication. Encyclopedia.com. The original creator of the neti pot, the Himalayan Institute has been offering traditional and modern products for health and spirituality since 1971. Some of the HTML files have both Devanagari (Windows, Mac and Unix X11R6) and Romanized Sanskrit fonts (Windows only). He demonstrated this feat in my presence five times. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. Dr. Ballentine says it is "presumptuous" to judge whether or not someone is perfected. A week later, Megan blew the lid off Swami Rama's private life, confirming what Carolyn already knew in her heart. Nachiketa is an example I might doubt my own perception, I might doubt my own eyes, but I cannot doubt that strength which has given me everything.". Upanishad] Yama taught Nachiketa that it is necessary to understand Now she says that those who have allowed the abuses to continue unchecked are responsible for destroying the Institute's integrity. The other was at Kanpur. She couldn't make sense out of his behavior, because she found it impossible to believe that it was really about sex-and she repeatedly told him so. "I thought: 'Maybe it's the only way he can break through some stubborn barrier in my ego. Is it not better to follow someone who has charted the path?". the limits of its own time is unwise. Calcutta, India and reinforce the fears of recurrent loss and death. Since our interview, Dr. Ballentine has been sent at least two letters by women who say they were sexually abused by Swami Rama: one from Carolyn and one from Susan. Search by tag or locations,view users photos and videos. [3], Swami Rama was born Brij Kiore Dhasmana or Brij Kiore Kumar,[2] to a northern Indian Brahmin family in the village of Toli in the Garhwal Himalayas. Only recently has she acknowledged her anger at Swami Rama. He was the inspiration for Kripalu yoga and the Kripalu Yoga Center, both of which were founded by the swami's disciple, Amrit Desai. We are not something new. SWAMI RAMA TIRTHA I AM THAT Let there be peace and love among all beings of the universe. There he lived among "His Holiness Swami Rama's" most devoted disciples, witnessing their extreme beliefs and cultish behavior. In the serene atmosphere of the Himalayan valleys, where the celestial Ganges continued to sing the glory of Lord Shiva day and night, the spiritual preceptors told wonderous stories of Rama and Krishna, and of various manifestations of Lord Vishnu. And in that idyllic environment, the immortal guru-disciple relationship was given to unfold, with Ramas students believing that he could read their minds and heal sickness with the power of his superconsciousness, etc. Nor does Dr. Ballentine mention that in 1977 Nuernberger was formally reprimanded by the Minnesota Board of Psychology for unethical practices stemming from his relationship with a third woman patient. Carolyn felt important, entitled to be there because she was one of his secretaries. Swami Rama, whose legal name is Brij Keshore Kumar, was born in 1925 in Uttar Pradesh, according to his official biography, parts of which appeared in the March/April 1990 issue of Yoga Journal. During sleep we are not conscious of our bodies, Consciousness makes our body appear to exist. [8], Swami Rama authored dozens of books, published in India and America,[10] which describe the path he took to become a yogi. His disciples believe he knows them better than they know themselves, and that if they want to achieve their spiritual goals they should do exactly as he says. [4] Concerned that the YMCA had presented yoga as one of its physical fitness programs, he included some philosophy and meditation in his classes. The lawsuit I heard rumors about in New York City never materialized. get off a particular train and prepare for another. Many people, including the victims themselves, have trouble understanding how damaging such sexual contact can be, because the women are adults and no one is holding a gun to their heads. Dr. Ballentine denies sending out copies of Hughes's letter: 'I didn't do that. His response: "Listen, there are certain things which are based on witnesses - those are facts. springs grief, from craving springs fear; for him who is wholly free Death is not something and Sister Audrey Rymars, a Catholic nun who had worked with the Institute in Glenview for 13 years. follows. Grand Central, we could do so effortlessly and joyfully. Many disciples come from alcoholic and dysfunctional families where they have learned how to deny emotional abuse directed against them or their siblings, in order to believe that their parents really love them and are acting in their best interests. Dr. Ballentine sent copies of his letter to the same Institute members who had received Hughes's letter. work. In somewhat darker imagery, but with a similar message, Chuang Shortly after Marston filed her suit in 1978, Nuernberger moved to Honesdale, where he is currently a member of the Institute's teaching staff. The possible psychological effects of that on the girls themselves, even without any breach of his brahmacharya celibacy vow, does not seem to have concerned the Mahatma. The turning point in Venkataraman's life came spontaneously in mid-July 1896. The orthodontist, who competed with his wife, Misti, on Season 25 of the CBS reality show in 2014, died in South . the real Self. life as a slight, momentary affliction that prepares a person for The only way he could do that was by killing Shambuka. We could In 1969, Pandit Arya met Swami Rama, who gave him "one of the highest meditation initiations," in which he experienced himself "as a being of light." According to ex-members, Swami Rama often acts in ways his disciples find humiliating, but they tell each other he is humbling their stubborn egos to help them reach enlightenment faster. This is not the case with a spiritual person who has remembered the mantra faithfully. She renewed her acquaintance with her former meditation teachers and started taking classes in Glenview, Illinois, at the Institute's original headquarters. relationship make their loss certain. A guru has the wisdom of experience and the ancient teachings, so he can provide guidance, Dr. Ballentine says, but students should "judge every [practice] on the basis of your own experience." Under scientific controls, he demonstrated such feats as manipulating his heartbeat at will to 300 beats per minute (effectively stopping the flow of blood) for seventeen seconds. Such trickery is common in the legends about crazy saints, who aimed to teach their disciples that ultimately they had to surrender the illusion of external control. Carolyn is not alone. to be. But all of them, whether they appear here under a pseudonym or as a background source, understand that if this article provokes a libel suit they can be called to testify in court. "This sudden animosity indicates that there is something fishy in the statement of this person. The next day, she says, Swami Rama called her to his office and asked her if anyone had said anything to her. Like incest victims, women who say they have been sexually abused by their gurus are sworn to silence by their abusers. lose his own soul?. On our Instagram viewer you can easy watch Instagram stories, profiles, followers anonymously. Numerous former students say they left the Institute because they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama or knew someone who was. Before the wedding, Carolyn and her fiance went to see a couples counselor both separately and together. When the couple confided their resulting marital troubles to Karen and George, Karen confirmed her friend's experience by revealing that she, too, had had a supposedly exclusive and spiritual sexual relationship with Swami Rama before her marriage. The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Rajmani Tigunait 2014 The Yoga Sutra is the living source . The dies, the garment that provides the covering for the soul on its visit Women need to be informed that this could happen to them-be it with Swami Rama or any man in a position of power-so they will be able to see it coming and avoid it. She heard "numerous former students say they left the [Himalayan] Institute because they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama or knew someone who was". A mere two years later, however, he apparently simply abandoned that position, leaving without notice to meditate in the mountains instead. This seemingly whimsical application of standards demoralized many of the ex-members I spoke with and led many to resent the members of Swami Rama's inner circle. (Webster, 1990). Rose spent the next six months moving from place to place, terrified that the Institute network would track her down. Her family and friends are grappling with this sudden and profound loss both personally, and to the Yoga world-at-large. distractions, dancing girls and video games, and opportunities for What good will Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-05-16 16:48:43 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA129801 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Honesdale, Pa. Donor . family members remain in mourning seven days. Since the early 1970s, women have been claiming sexual abuse at the hands of this prominent spiritual teacher. Such a relationship, instead of giving the woman the healing or validation she seeks, reinforces her feeling that the only thing of value she has to offer a man with worldly power is her body. They will all disappear in the flash we call a human lifetime. Within a sect the guru's authority is often absolute: he rules from the pinnacle of the institutional hierarehy. Materialistic thinkers turn it the other way around. Or, in the words of Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., president of the Himalayan Institute and Swami Rama's designated successor, "to take the wisdom of the ancients and couch it in terms that are intelligible to modern man.". That day Rose returned to New York City, and within 48 hours she had quit her job and gone to stay with a friend in Texas. After the burial of a loved one, close Rama also claimed to have later studied in Hamburg, Utrecht and at Oxford University. Several former students of Swami Rama granted interviews to Patricia Ann Darling, Ph. The couple had been meditating together for several years. When someone we love dies, it is sad. not for too long. Reality is neither good nor evil. From the 1970s onwards, there were persistent allegations of sexual abuse of his followers;[2] in 1997 a woman won a lawsuit against him for multiple sexual assaults. The program seemed to provide the ideal family she'd never had, where everyone shared her values and spiritual goals. 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