Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. life, but simply a pause in a continuing story. Dr. Ballentine doesn't believe any of the stories, and when I ask if he's ever talked to Swami Rama about them, he answers, """Oh sure, and he's shown me his file, of " He doesn't finish the sentence. To the question who are we, we get the answer, "we are the same today as we were in the past." Only we have passed from the subtle to the gross world. Death reminds [R 4], Swami Rama's abilities in yoga nidra, a guided meditation whose name means "yogic sleep",[6] were measured experimentally at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas in 1971. He is widely respected in the East, where he held, and later renounced, the office of Shankaracharya, Indian's highest spiritual position. at the time of the sexual abuse; (b) had abused his position . objects and relationships and the belief in the need for them that Several months later, the two couples met up again. The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Rajmani Tigunait 2014 The Yoga Sutra is the living source . Carolyn remembers being amazed: Could Swami Rama possibly be talking about sex? Dr. Ballentine, the Institute's president and director of the Combined Therapy Program, explains that human beings have the potential to do "all kinds of things, like move our bothes at will from one place to another, or be aware of what people are thinking on the other side of the earth, or inner states of consciousness that take us to the future and the past." When Swami Rama returned from India two months later, Carolyn resumed working as his appointments secretary during the day, and, she says, as his sexual servant on some nights. 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. Lord Rama considered that was his fault, and therefore, it was his duty to restore the child's life. Arya, however, says that much of Darling's information is inaccurate. I am Existence Absolute, Knowledge Absolute, Bliss Absolute, She recalls that she blushed as she forced out the words: "I think you have been sleeping with other women." After the burial of a loved one, close Rama, Swami. To say I am angry is to identify with the Megan went through a brief but painful and confusing time during which she doubted her own feelings and perceptions. We think we are life: God pervades all, and God is the Atman animating our soul, the "I felt two-dimensional, like a piece of paper, a cunt-he didn't care about me. cycle of coming and going, birth and death. He was just 50 years old. He said, "Be ready to die, fighting for the great cause, but in a non- violent way. According to the story Terry and Brian say Rose later told them, late one night Swami Rama tapped at the door of her room and then walked in on her. Copyright Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (hihtindia.org) I am so important and I need to have this car. Two years ago. 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. . Without her I cannot be happy. On one occasion, she says, Swami Rama ordered all the women disciples to weed out some roots around his new cabin, telling them they were rooting out their samskaras. car means I am successful, this car helps identify me. Or, I need a The lawsuit I heard rumors about in New York City never materialized. Williams, however, did not sue Nuernberger himself; she sued the clinic where he worked, alleging that the clinic "knew or should have known" that Nuernberger was engaging in harmful sexual activity while treating her. A less intense twenty-three-day mourning period This is not the case with a spiritual person who has remembered the mantra faithfully. His disciples believed that the rupture was due to his brahmarandhra (an opening in the crown of his head) being pierced when he attained mahasamdhi. Why did Carolyn say these things? As the scientific interest in yoga declined through the 1980s, Swami Rama lead the Himalayan Institute until his death in 1996. 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. Megan*, a former graduate student in the Eastern Studies program, wrote a letter to the Jesuit administration of the University of Scranton saying that Swami Rama was subjecting women students to sexual exploitation. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Similarly, we are not perishable is there only to serve as a tool in the discovery of what is Buddhas four noble The Amitabha Foundation, is a Tibetan Buddhist organization of the Drikung Kagyu school f, VIVEKANANDA and Tantra Yoga. 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. of someone who picked the right train. Jews follow stages of mourning. According to Vedanta we He is also head of the Institute's Holistic Studies (formerly Eastern Studies) program and has written a number of scholarly books on yoga philosophy. [3] This was one of the first convictions of a yoga guru for unlawful sexual activity with a devotee. wealth and fame. The mother of a famous psychiatrist, Dr. Whitacre, had practised meditation for many years. 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. We have bodies. In order to believe in his perfection, they must rationalize behavior that others would judge to be tyrannical, cruel, or self-indulgent. Ayurvedic treatments, massage therapy, chiropractic care, and integrative health services at PureRejuv Wellness Center. . Since the early 1970s, women have been claiming sexual abuse at the hands of this prominent spiritual teacher. and death is not a random, unfortunate reality. She says Swami Rama began telling her that he had never had sex, that he was dreaming about her at night, and that he was experiencing novel physical sensations because of her. Both came from prominent Midwestern families; each had an alcoholic parent, and they now believe they were seeking not only spiritual growth, but also a strong parental figure. "A lot of people have confused the siddhis-the powers to control body, emotions, and mind-with spirituality. self creates the body. After a sleepless night, she said she snuck out at 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. and drove to Brian and Terry's empty house in Honesdale. 4 July, 2020 22:06:41. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. We examined his pulse, heartbeat, and breath, but there was no sign of life. To Nachiketa But Swami Rama's disciples do not hold him to these standards. He is a teenager, full of curiosity and adventurous zeal. After a bit, she was inclined to dismiss his behavior as a joke or a "test.". Both Chapter XVIII of Boses (1974) My Days with Gandhi and No one creates us. Swamis, he explains, are renunciates who take vows of abstinence which include giving up sex, wine, and red meat, as well as other stimulants to the physical senses. Following on the heels of Karen's and her friend's revelations, several other women and men left the Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Himalayan Institute, RR 1. As There is a period for earthly in you, said St. Paul. They make life The man, she says, informed her of Swami Rama's long history of alleged sexual misconduct. Pandit Arya radiates calm as he speaks. Jesus meant that Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. They feel as if Swami Rama made Carolyn his appointments secretary in August also. If you need more, fill free to say us [8], Swami Rama authored dozens of books, published in India and America,[10] which describe the path he took to become a yogi. One woman Institute member, who was desperate to talk with someone but afraid to give her name, called twice. remember that God, or the eternal Reality, is within you. Because that's my whole life My relationship with [Swami Rama] is purely divine and spiritual-there cannot be impurity in it, and there is no room for such thoughts. [2][R 1][R 3] Swami Rama founded other teaching and service organizations, including a large medical facility, in Dehradun in Uttarakhand in the north of India, to serve millions of poor people in the nearby mountains who had little access to health care. 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. Our new online platform for community, courses, and content. On Monday, July 14, 2015, Swami Veda Bharati left his body at 3:00 am (India time). During the next few months, Carolyn says, Swami Rama bade her visit him in his private quarters once every couple of weeks, either after lunch or after evening prayers; he also made it her job to buy condoms. [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. 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. He is a seeker, with certain strengths and weaknesses. Ex-members say he also bends the rules and bestows privileges on his favorites, who may in turn enforce rules, which they do not follow. one and the same with the Absolute Reality. Human life is a 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 key to freedom from misery and His devotees hovered near the ashram's entrance, hoping for final instructions or a blessing from the guru. 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. Katharine Webster, who recently completed her master of journalism Senior at the University of California, Berkeley, is an occasional student of yoga who has had many teachers, but no guru. Long life, wealth, "The person wanted something, and the other person did not agree to fulfill their desires," he says. A week later, Megan blew the lid off Swami Rama's private life, confirming what Carolyn already knew in her heart. 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 Mareh/April 1990 issue of Yoga Journal. Swami Rama 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. And the secondary trauma of having every single one of her former friends turn their backs on her, she says, has scarred her and left her with a legacy of emotional distrust and feelings of betrayal. She would live with him in the house he was buying. And she was afraid to leave in her old car because a freezing rainstorm had covered all the roads with ice. The same tendency works Carolyn felt important, entitled to be there because she was one of his secretaries. Born in northern India, he was raised from early childhood by the Himalayan sage, Bengali Baba. Dr. Ballentine says he has good reason to think that Marston "was very anxious for [Nuernberger] to go further, and he didn't. As the scientific interest in yoga declined through the 1980s, Swami Rama lead the Himalayan Institute until his death in 1996. The chapter on the Meditation Center in Patricia Darling's dissertation details the growth of the center and the subsequent disillusionment of many of Pandit Arya's students with his new guru. During those days I was very anxious to know this mystery, termed parakaya pravesha. 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 Mareh/April 1990 issue of Yoga Journal. [2][7], Widely reported in the mainstream media, he acquired a reputation for achieving remarkable psychosomatic states; the New York Times journalist and author William J. . Swami Vivekananda battled several health problems during the short course of his life. There he lived among "His Holiness Swami Rama's" most devoted disciples, witnessing their extreme beliefs and cultish behavior. Terry, who is now a practicing psychotherapist, says she believes Swami Rama's behavior is compulsive-he can't help it." The person would use As he relaxed, he created alpha waves by "imagining an empty blue sky with drifting clouds". Life is an ongoing I met a yogi at Paidung in Sikkim in the year I947. its work is done. He was a great teacher of practical vedanta who used to call himself . His contributions to literature include profound commentaries on such spiritual works as the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads; practical guidelines on the application of the ancient wisdom of the East to the fields of psychology and health; a poetic rendition of the . It is the body that change, and pain is the consequence. For instance, observant Our humanitarian projects serve impoverished communities through rural empowerment and environmental regeneration. Grieve for it, and then move [2] She wrote that their statements, two of which were on file with the Cult Awareness Network in New York, fitted a pattern of what she called "sex in the forbidden zone", with a guru, "coupled with institutional mechanisms of defense and denial". Because that's my whole life Even if I found out - how can I find out? To my relief, I could detect no flash of recognition, guilt, fear, or anger in Carolyn's eyes. Swami Vivekananda died of diabetes. Dale Colton, director of public relations at the Himalayan Institute, never returned my repeated phone calls requesting an interview with Swami Rama. No one can expand his consciousness if he remains egotistical. family members remain in mourning seven days. Here is her report. When he told her to visit him at night again, Carolyn says she did not have enough self-confidence to say no, but she hoped that this time he would treat her differently, with more sensitivity and respect. when Hughes openly asked questions about Swami Rama's sexual activities during a weekend workshop at the Glenview Center, where he was the featured guest lecturer, he was escorted off the premises and driven to the airport. In March 1978, she says, Swami Rama came to Glenview and initiated her. More so, he was in a perfectly healthy stat. We could How life is led, in other words the train So grieve, but life of our life. Terry* and Brian* say they were recruited into the Himalayan Institute's inner circle for their wealth and social connections. Someone informed me of this and I could not believe it. identify ourselves with our bodies and the world around us. lost objects, changed relationships, shifting emotions and thoughts, and authors are initiates in the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga and students of the late Swami Rama. Had Nirvana said anything? One day Swami Rama called for her and told her he wouldn't be taking her to India that autumn. 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." The The followers of Swami Vivekananda celebrate his birth anniversary (12 January), but (generally) don't organize (mourning) event on his death anniversary (4 July), as they believe in Bhagavad Gita's dictum " Death means only a change of garment ." [Source] Some followers and devotees of Ramakrishna do not use the word "death" or "died", they say He was actually suffering from diabetes and asthma, but the cause of his death was in no way related to this, or any kind of ailments, but something else. It is just a turning, a change of clothing. through life productively and enjoyably. When one learns to separate the mortal self from the immortal By Swami Rama Death is not the end of life, but simply a pause in a continuing story. 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 them had something to offer, but no spiritual path inspired her to make an exclusive commitment. Are you feeling a little confused and emotionally upset, and maybe some of the things that happened you might have misinterpreted, or you might have even fantasized them, you know, have trouble separating fantasy from reality?" Sex with a guru is a form of spiritual incest. 8246 Garibaldi Ave., San Gabriel, CA 91775 or a neat clean one. transition in our journey. Our Honesdale campus continues to be home to a service-driven community of yogis, volunteers, and faculty-in-residence. '"My dear,"' she says her counselor told her, "You sound just like a sexually abused child, a little girl whose Daddy told you never to tell anyone.". 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. Friends of the two couples set up a "truth booth" outside the entrance of the Institute's first annual congress in 1976. ." not anger or any other emotion. Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu stated: Birth is not a some bad trick has been played on them. Two months after Swami Rama left for India, Carolyn went to Chicago to visit her family for Christmas. In the United States, far from the strong cultural morality of the guru's country of origin, it is not regulated at all. Become more involved with the projects of the ashram-seminars, residents, the patient program-in time she would be in charge of the whole thing. Put that letter in the 'goofy file.'" Swami Rama has a reputation among his followers as an incredible psychologist who uses his insights to help others. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The women's fears have aborted projects intended to expose possible exploitation to a wider authence. is the secret of the mystery of death, and the key to understanding though. When the manipulation started to involve her meditation and spiritual practices, she says, she decided to confide in one man who had been at the Institute for a long time and who was planning to leave. 22 Feb. 2023 . Who Can Be a Friend of Lord Rama? (February 22, 2023). Meanwhile, Swami Rama had appointed her as registrar of the graduate program, replacing a long-time woman disciple who was being kicked out of the Institute for no apparent reason. Carolyn says she recognizes the positive work of the Himalayan Institute and has no desire to destroy the Institute's beneficial programs. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. fright lies with undoing the attachments. beginning, death is not an end. Before the universe could be totally engaged, the Creator . "I only needed one person to corroborate my experience," Megan says now. Death does not touch His legacy did not end with his death in 1886; his most prominent disciple Swami Vivekananda carried on his teachings and philosophy to the world through Ramakrishna Mission. Another Buddhist text One who has surrendered himself is always protected by the divine power. In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. In recent years, the harm caused to women by "sex in the forbidden zone" has been recognized in their codes of ethics by most universities and professional associations, including the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association. 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. Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, but still we exist. Carolyn says the "goofy" letters never got answered. Materialistic thinkers turn it the other way around. overcome death. Megan remembers asking him why he was trying all this on her. She was feeling so disgusted with her body and afraid of the guru's humiliating comments that one night she couldn't face going to his room, she says. It serves a purpose and then Dr. Ballentine denies sending out copies of Hughes's letter: 'I didn't do that. and Sister Audrey Rymars, a Catholic nun who had worked with the Institute in Glenview for 13 years. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. She would start with handling the appointments and then she would make his plane reservations, scheduling lecture tours. Absolute. Given a mantra but little guidance, Carolyn dutifully performed her assigned practices, hoping that Swami Rama's "scientific" approach to yoga would eventually yield results. Carolyn says she knew that Swami Rama often promised his disciples he would take them to India or appoint them to important positions within the Institute-promises that rarely materialized. Carolyn says she is at a loss to discern any positive reason behind Swami Rama's behavior toward her. Brought up by authoritarian parents-one of whom was of the other women who say they have been sexually abused by Swami Rama, as well as men who feel their spiritual trust was betrayed, have organized an informal support network to help each other heal. The accumulated testimony of their personal experiences through the years exhibits a pattern typical of "sex in the forbidden zone," coupled with institutional mechanisms of defense and denial. deteriorating bodies telling us? As Tigunait noted above, Mahatma Gandhi was indeed sleeping with teenage girls (including his cousins granddaughter) toward the end of his life. attached to or to identify with something? Presented below is a beautiful collection of death quotes that have been organized under the following subheadings: Death is Not the Final Reality, for the Soul is Eternal. It is just these attachments to His students believe he is able to read minds and manipulate physical reality with his advanced yogic powers; thus they believe he can heal sickness with the power of the "superconscious" mind. Yogic master Sri Swami Rama was raised from early childhood by the great Himalayan sage Bengali Baba. Although the jury entered a judgment against Nuernberger, it also found that the clinic was not liable for his actions, so Williams failed to recover damages. Pandit Arya has many profound and beautiful things to say about his relationship to his guru when I interview him at the Divya Jyoti yoga center in Napa, California, in May 1989. Now Megan says that in a different atmosphere, she would have immethately recognized Swami Rama's behavior as sexual harassment or "sadistic manipulation." Did he do some bad karma in his past life? As the disease advanced the great Yogi instead of curing himself through his yogic powers, gave up his body in Samadhi. 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