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. The Swami, she says, bragged to a crowd of disciples that the woman would do whatever he told her, then put his dog's collar and leash around her neck and walked her back and forth, while the others laughed. We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti 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. infection, would the person simply say, Well, thats the way it Megan recalls that in one of her first encounters with Swami Rama, she watched as he humiliated a quiet, withdrawn woman resident. and Tantra Yoga. The teachings contained in the sacred texts cannot play any meaningful part in judging who is a good guru and who is not: "How could they? frightening. When all desires and passions are removed, when perfect stillness He reportedly sat down on a chair next to her bed and proceeded to make sexual advances. 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. Edited by Swami Ajaya [Allan Weinstein]. houses, second cars, second homes in resort areas, and retiring early. Carolyn is not alone. not for too long. 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. I like to believe that somewhere inside of him, he is the good person I believed him to be. By Swami Rama Death is not the end of life, but simply a pause in a continuing story. The only way he could do that was by killing Shambuka. At the same time, she says, he offered her money and told her he wanted to put her in his will. She remembers that Swami Rama received love letters from several women; one of two of them even mentioned "your child." "The real guru is within," Dr. Ballentine says, "that still small voice within you." owning anything in their lives and who know that their bodies are just But their encounters were exactly the same as before, she says-emotionally impersonal and sexually mechanical. But the victims of what Jungian analyst Peter Rutter, M.D., has termed "sex in the forbidden zone" (in his book of the same name) submit to sexual advances because of a powerful psychological threat. with what is permanent, not with that which is impermanent, and thereby 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. At the same time Understand Death He is a seeker, with certain strengths and weaknesses. The fear of death and The eldest was later disowned by the Great Soul for having gotten married against his fathers prohibitions; and died an alcoholic wreck, after having been publicly attacked by Gandhi for his involvement in a business scandal. life and all of its ups and downs. The Catholic Church may discipline a priest who has sex with a parishioner, not only because it violates his vow of celibacy, but because his parishioners must be able to confide in him without worrying that he will exploit their trust for his own gratification. sights along the way, so that when it comes time to leave the train at Kripalu was known for the intensity of his spiritual practice ( sadhana ), meditating for 10 hours each day. Thats not ration-al. I just don't know that it makes sense to go run around trying to evaluate other people, when you haven't evaluated yourself.". When Carolyn had to work, I attended classes in Hatha yoga or read. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. Branch centers have also been established throughout the United States. Carolyn stayed at the Institute for three more years, working at a variety of jobs. She would start with handling the appointments and then she would make his plane reservations, scheduling lecture tours. life, but simply a pause in a continuing story. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. Carolyn walked up to the cabin, she says, where after a brief minute spent leafing through her work, the guru asked her in a low voice for a meeting later that night. ", Shortly after Pandit Rajmani introduced her to Swami Rama, Megan says, the guru called her into his private quarters and told her that they'd been together in a past life, that he'd waited to meet her again in this lifetime, and that now they were reunited. Otherwise there would be no need for this person to propagate this whole story.". Therefore, he had to be punished. Reasons of Death The possible cause of death was the rupture of a blood vessel in his brain. [2][11] The journalist Katharine Webster stated in Yoga Journal in 1990 that women had since the early 1970s made claims of sexual abuse against him, and that since the matter had never been investigated, she had spent two years researching it. He would take her to the Orient-Japan and India. Swami Rama of the Himalayas: His Life and Mission. Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, 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. Similarly, gurus in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are supposed to be examples of self-mastery and right living. The guru spoiled them, they say, calling them his spiritual son and daughter, and soon invited them to come live in Pennsylvania. 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.". imperishable. This For a truly "liberated" one, there is no body consciousness. 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. What does it mean to be He must also vow that he will not harm any living being. According to Vedanta we In the year 1938 when I was sent to Benares to stay with a Bengali couple, I was informed that the couple would drop their bodies at the same time. The yogis, he says, have demonstrated these abilities in the past and continue to do so. Pandit Rajmani Tigunait is the resident spiritual director of the Honesdale ashram, as well as a member of the Institute's teaching staff. Calcutta, India His lifetime of contributing to a reconciliation of scientific and spiritual knowledge brought him the Martin Buber Award for Service to Humanity in 1977. Obedience to the guru's commands is implicitly expected of all long-term residents; former students describe him walking through the main dining room and ordering one person to move to the New York branch, another to change jobs. [2], In 1997, a woman won a lawsuit, first filed in 1994,[12] regarding multiple sexual assault by Swami Rama while she was attending the Himalayan Institute in 1993; she was awarded $1.9 million in damages. [4] Concerned that the YMCA had presented yoga as one of its physical fitness programs, he included some philosophy and meditation in his classes. [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. Karen and George say their friends told them that the woman had been pressured to have sex with Swami Rama even after their marriage, which the guru had arranged. Two of the guru's most devoted disciples left the Institute three years ago because they had learned while in India as part of an Institute tour group that parts of Swami Rama's official biography were fabricated. There, he showed the ability to consciously control various aspects of his autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. will be in when we arrive and how prepared we will be for the next When individual soul and unconscious mind separate from the conscious mind, breath, and body, that separation is called death. Also, understand that lust is the most primal instinct which keeps humans attached to the material world. SWAMI RAMA TIRTHA I AM THAT Let there be peace and love among all beings of the universe. He is held accountable only to the higher spiritual laws, which he is uniquely able to comprehend. Swami Rama's claims to this spiritual background have been questioned by some of his former students. Unfortunately, his health kept deteriorating and he died in 1920 at the age of 32. life is. Had Nirvana said anything? One night he saw his guru in a dream standing near his bed, he begged him "Dear Guru! Rather than being a saint, according to Green, Swami Rama is an advanced yogi and "a mortal with some ego problems.". But in 1980, they say, they returned to Honesdale after a brief vacation to learn that their friend Rose* had allegedly been sexually assaulted by Swami Rama during their absence and had fled the Institute for New York City. 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. Born: February 18, 1833 [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. Box 148252. We alone are the cause of our life and death. Ultimately, the woman had revealed the liaison to her husband. A week later, Megan blew the lid off Swami Rama's private life, confirming what Carolyn already knew in her heart. 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." They see themselves getting bigger [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. We say, I I am the bliss of the universe, At the age of twenty-four, the story goes that he was given the position of Shankaracharya of Karvirpithamone of four popes in the Hindu religious hierarchy. When I asked Pandit Arya about the allegations of sexual abuse, he admits that he was very disturbed when he first heard them. 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?" A pearl necklace that Brian had bought from Swami Rama as an "investment" was appraised at roughly one-third of the $100,000 he had paid for it. There are three critical aspects to Osho's death which demand close scrutiny. On Vasanta Panchami (the celebration of the first day of spring) morning at 4:30 suddenly he said, Now the time has come. Then he sat in the meditative posture, siddhasana, closed his eyes, and became silent. Following on the heels of Karen's and her friend's revelations, several other women and men left the Meditation Center in Minneapolis. He says he spends most evenings with the guru until midnight or 2 a.m., and that he knows better than anyone who is with Swami Rama late at night and who isn't. To Nachiketa 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. Most of the former members of the Institute who agreed to be interviewed for this article were also afraid to have their identities revealed; they appear under pseudonyms, marked with an asterisk. A mere two years later, however, he apparently simply abandoned that position, leaving without notice to meditate in the mountains instead. On January 24 of that year, a jury awarded $15,000 in actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages to Barbara Marston, who had sued psychologist Philip Nuernberger for engaging in "sexually intimate behavior" with her during therapy sessions. 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. (February 22, 2023). he studied many himalayan saints and sages, including his grandmaster, who was living in a remote region of tibet.. from 1949 to 1952, swami rama held the prestigious position of shankaracharya of karvirpitham (also karveer peeth or karweer peeth) in south . Jai Shri Hari! She recalls that he would repeat a series of affirmations and commands in a hypnotic monotone: She had done very well organizing the book distribution operation, Carolyn says he would tell her. "By their fruits you shall know them," he says, paraphrasing the Bible. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. They illustrated their philosophical teachings with the help of parables, tales and fables . death to understand life, and likewise life must be understood in order ", Pandit Arya is not so reluctant as Dr. Ballentine to articulate is how one can recognize a worthy guru. 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. For a time, she says, she considered getting a pistol to carry to work. She could not control her emotions, he could not talk to her! Rama, Swami. instrumentsthey are free from fear. Buddha's four noble truths state that life is suffering, the suffering has a cause, there is a cessation of suffering, and there is a means to that cessation: a solution. Once there, Carolyn devoted herself to her yoga practices and threw herself into her assigned jobs. Let's. person is that which is passing, death looms large and horrible. Himalayan Institute, RR 1. * Several months earlier, he received a letter from Bob Hughes, a member of the Institute's board of directors from 1978 to 1980. of someone who picked the right train. Now Megan says that in a different atmosphere, she would have immethately recognized Swami Rama's behavior as sexual harassment or "sadistic manipulation." She says she confessed her secret relationship with Swami Rama for the first time, telling her counselor that she was still confused about it. is the secret of the mystery of death, and the key to understanding "We were Brahmins in the Institute's caste system," Terry recalls. In his enlightened state, they believe, he could never commit any selfish acts, which would create new karmic burdens. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. I brought one, personally cut it with a sharp blade into three parts, and scattered them at a distance of ten feet. Two women wrote statements, which said they had discovered that Swami Rama was attempting to "seduce" both of them contemporaneously. the desires and attachments that are the cause of suffering. At some point, we ran into Swami Rama in a hallway. 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. 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. just the reverse. Brian sued Swami Rama, and eventually the guru settled out of court for the full amount. Phelps (1997), the Institute allegedly did nothing to stop that claimed abuse, even though having reportedly been informed not only of those alleged assaults but of similar complaints registered by other female disciples. But to accept a tuition-free second year, or even to leave the Institute quietly, Megan says, would have meant giving tacit approval to the continuing exploitation. Before leaving, Megan says, she tried to confront Swami Rama publicly-but he went into seclusion, claiming illness. No one had thoroughly investigated, until journalist Katharine Webster decided to spend two years researching their allegations. Answer (1 of 2): To understand this , let us assume that the spiritual gurus we are discussing are/were renunciates. At the time of death she went into deep samadhi and consciously dropped her body. Put to death what is wealth and fame. Marston's lawsuit, he says, was an act of revenge. Truth alone is the real teacher and master" - and asking for an explanation of the women's stories and challenging a possible Institute "cover-up" on professional ethical grounds. . In private sessions, ex-disciples say, Swami Rama has arranged marriages and instructed disciples to break off relationships. transition in our journey. At the same time as he dismissed her, Swami Rama also gave her a Sanskrit name. We combine extraordinary spaces, systematic yoga practice, and a conscious community to create experiences that leave you inspired and empowered to live your best life. Swami Rama made Carolyn his appointments secretary in August also. Join us for studies in the true meaning of yogaincluding asana, meditation, mantra, tantra, sacred scripture, and the art of joyful living. [2][3] Abuses alleged to have taken place against former students of Swami Rama in Chicago, in Minneapolis, in New York, and in India in the 1970s were documented by Patricia Ann Darling in a chapter of her 1987 University of Minnesota PhD thesis. life of our life. "If the guru's instruction leads to a deeper peace, freedom from conflict, a deepening of meditation, harmony in relationships - all of these. urge to know and feel something that cannot die. Carolyn went away to college at the end of that year, as her parents expected. Dont be attached to these images. Because I do not want to find out. Carolyn says she spent years blaming herself and trying to rationalize away what she now regards as sexual abuse. 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. Koestler also covers Gandhis disappointing treatment of his children, in the same book. Swami Rama has a reputation among his followers as an incredible psychologist who uses his insights to help others. At a later date, he pursued a formal education at Oxford University, continuing his studies of Western psychology and philosophy in Germany and Holland for three years before coming to the United States in 1969. Two other women left the Institute shortly afterwards. Brian didn't believe his teacher, and he spoke with several other Institute administrators and board members about Rose's claim of abuse. Meanwhile Janet,* a Honesdale woman who worked as the couple's babysitter and housekeeper at the time, says she received threatening phone calls at Brian and Terry's house, asking if she was alone with the children. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest But within the Institute, she says, everyone else seemed to accept the guru's sexually suggestive behavior and humiliation of women. They are instructed to have "no emotional relationship inside or outside the Institute," and residential program directors are charged with monitoring disciple's behavior and attitudes to make sure they conform to Institute expectations. There's no need for finding out, if I know it is completely wrong.". Sadhana Mandir Trust Commonly we get the In the mythology of the ashram, the guru is the all-powerful, all-knowing father and the disciples are his spiritual children. She asked him to give her a homeopathic remedy for the itching, she says, but he refused and turned away, dismissing her. Thereafter, he returned to his master to receive further training at his cave monastery, and finally, in 1969, came to the United States, where he founded the Himalayan Institute. It turns out (Webster, 1990), our bodies, and when our bodies are sick or they age, or we watch the She would live with him in the house he was buying. leader," Brijkishor Kumar, popularly known as the "Swami Rama.". Yama says to Nachiketa, The Healing Network (former Himalayan Institute members), BO. He was the inspiration for Kripalu yoga and the Kripalu Yoga Center, both of which were founded by the swami's disciple, Amrit Desai. One evening in early June, Carolyn remembers, Swami Rama's housekeeper phoned the women's dorm and asked her to bring the manuscript she was preparing over to Swami Rama's new cabin. This car is mine, this us that we are perceiving our relationship to things, people, feelings, The yogi asked me to bring a living ant. 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. The scattered parts of the ant moved together and united in a seconds time. 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. "Before [these women] started saying these things, I also had a very good feeling that these people were wonderful people and they would never lie and they were trustworthy people. Halfway through their meal, Carolyn remembers, Martha hesitantly said, "I know this will sound like a weird question, but has Swamiji ever asked you to have sex with him?" religious systems a time limit is put on grief. its work is done. When she asked him what she should do with the love letters, she says, Swami Rama would laugh and say, "Oh, these goofy women! get off a particular train and prepare for another. not anger or any other emotion. to the passing world of names and forms. Whenever she has communicated her experiences to former friends at the Institute, she says, they have responded with a series of rationalizations: "That's your experience, but we all have to make our own decisions based on our own experience with Swamiji, and he has positively redirected my life. "I thought: 'Maybe it's the only way he can break through some stubborn barrier in my ego. Swami Rama passed away in 1996, being survived by, it has been suggested, at least one child ( Webster, 1990 ). What a foolish woman! 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. The annual congress, held each June, offers a smorgasbord of lectures and "new age" workshops. his life for my sake shall save it. In the next sentence Jesus asked, In essence, his teachings were as traditional as ancient sages and seer, yet he remains contemporary throughout the ages. 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