At the time, she was a nineteen-year-old virgin, just out of high school. When someone criticizes our appearance we feel hurt. As Gurus were supposed to have conquered their desires, but in the spiritual literature they were often portrayed as contradictory, tricking their disciples into enlightenment. They look to the body, declare it is evidence of our being, and assume His lifetime of contributing to a reconciliation of scientific and spiritual knowledge brought him the Martin Buber Award for Service to Humanity in 1977. Upanishad] Yama taught Nachiketa that it is necessary to understand 60614. No one creates us. Sri Ramakrishna was, Steiner, Rudolf As the other disciples looked on with envy, Swami Rama called her aside for a final, intimate word: She should work on herself, he reportedly told her-lose some weight and learn to admire herself. 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. He would have no other train than "Unpurified ego is an evil which obstructs one's own progress. But something, which is truth, cannot be falsified by having one hundred witnesses. 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?" The person would use A chief disciple of the Bengali yoga guru Swami Sri . He is widely respected in the East, where he held, and later renounced, the office of Shankaracharya, Indian's highest spiritual position. New York: Random House, 1976. Gurus were supposed to have conquered their desires, but in the spiritual literature they were often portrayed as contradictory, tricking their disciples into enlightenment. Because that's my whole life Even if I found out - how can I find out? Their grief is allowed to be concentrated and their "Even if I found out-how can I find out? Yama says to Nachiketa, OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Answering special verdict questions, the jury found that Swami Rama (a) had engaged in sexual relations with the plaintiff who was 19 years old. Chicago, II. So far, none of their attempts to communicate their experiences has been met by official Institute willingness to investigate their charges. Pandit Rajmani says he also has concrete reasons to know that Swami Rama could not be sleeping with his disciples. In private sessions, ex-disciples say, Swami Rama has arranged marriages and instructed disciples to break off relationships. the body. Residents are expected to donate a large portion of their labor, and they must sacrifice personal freedoms and privacy. One of my friends, Vinaya Maharaj, sent a messenger to my camp informing me that he was going to drop his body and I should come to witness it. would see it as a problem that needed a solution. Most of the Institute's programs are open to the general public. More so, he was in a perfectly healthy stat. 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. Everything in human life, he said, is for spiritual Even so, it was a blow to find out that she wasn't particularly special: Swami Rama apparently had other "spiritual courtesans." But the University of Scranton didn't offer a degree program in Carolyn's area of study, so she saw a way to rationalize leaving the Institute while still saving face; she could still be considered a good disciple if she cold get the guru's blessing to go away to college. Both Chapter XVIII of Boses (1974) My Days with Gandhi and relationships, and seeks only that which is eternal, death is not But as she spent more time around Swami Rama and his inner circle, Megan says, the guru subjected her to a barrage of sexual harassment. At bottom, however, she believed her feelings didn't matter. 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. Answer (1 of 12): How did you come to the conclusion that Swami Vivekananda died of human disease? 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. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. some bad trick has been played on them. deteriorating bodies telling us? They are not allowed even to sit on chairs Reality is neither good nor evil. Susan has received several phone calls and a letter from people she didn't send her letter to. The fear of death is one of our most prominent fears. In addition to this intense spiritual training, Swami Rama received higher education in both India and Europe. 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. 1. It says, Instead, he told the other board members that he believed Rose, and that they should investigate the incident for themselves. But a deeper anxiety also motivated my visit: I'd heard a rumor that several women, ex-members of the Institute, were taking Carolyn's guru to court on charges of sexual misconduct. emotion, to believe that the emotion is us. Thats not ration-al. When he was finished, Rose told them, Swami Rama left her room, saying he's be back the next day. Copyright Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (hihtindia.org) In India. And that did not undermine Mahatma Gandhi's work! Only recently has she acknowledged her anger at Swami Rama. Brian says he refused to tell Rose's story in such an atmosphere. "The real guru is within," Dr. Ballentine says, "that still small voice within you." Minneapolis was the site of another Institute-related scandal in 1981. Similarly, gurus in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are supposed to be examples of self-mastery and right living. The daughter of an alcoholic, she longed for guidance from a spiritual authority figure. Following on the heels of Karen's and her friend's revelations, several other women and men left the Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the Someone informed me of this and I could not believe it. By 1977, that organization had moved to an ashram in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, capable of housing more than one hundred residents and guests, along with their Institute headquarters. She renewed her acquaintance with her former meditation teachers and started taking classes in Glenview, Illinois, at the Institute's original headquarters. He was soon reportedly adopted there by one of the greatest masters of the Himalayas, Bengali Baba. 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. The Amitabha Foundation, is a Tibetan Buddhist organization of the Drikung Kagyu school f, VIVEKANANDA Some stay longer, for a few weeks or months in the Self-Transformation retreat program. Swami Rama frequently invited them to parties in his private quarters, where they say he entertained them with funny stories and racy gossip. Doctors in Mumbai (then called Bombay) diagnosed Ramanujan with tuberculosis and vitamin deficiency. She thanked me, but assured me I had no reason for concern. 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. 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.". Ex-members say he has counseled patients in the Combined Therapy Program, although he lost is license to practice psychology in Minnesota in 1979. Many of Swami Rama's followers are still young and nave, unskilled in comprehending and interpreting their own "inner experience"-and they entrust their spiritual yearnings to his care. That one gesture unleashed a storm of long-suppressed emotions. Marston, however, testified that Nuernberger had "hugged and kissed her and fondled her breasts," according to an article in the Minneapolis Tribune (Jan. 24, 1981). He studied psychology and philosophy in Varanasi and Prayas, India, and received a medical degree from Darbhanga Medical School in 1945. Megan recalls that in one of her first encounters with Swami Rama, she watched as he humiliated a quiet, withdrawn woman resident. [13], Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy, "15 Yoga Gurus That Are Empowering The World Through Social Media", "The Case Against Swami Rama of The Himalayas", "$1.9 Million Awarded In Swami Sexual Case", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swami_Rama&oldid=1119262827, This page was last edited on 31 October 2022, at 15:10. Well-to-do New Yorkers flock to Honesdale on weekends for seminars in stress reduction, meditation, and health and nutrition. Brian sued Swami Rama, and eventually the guru settled out of court for the full amount. his life for my sake shall save it. In the next sentence Jesus asked, The time of her parting seemed imminent. I have personally witnessed yogis casting off the body consciously on many occasions. not anger or any other emotion. you not to attach yourself to this world. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. a journey to learn and grow, and then the journey ends. Carolyn says she spent years blaming herself and trying to rationalize away what she now regards as sexual abuse. Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, at the time the resident spiritual director of the Honesdale ashram and a member of the Institutes teaching staff, reportedly responded Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. He claimed that he was raised somewhere in the monasteries and holy caves of the Himalayas by his personal guru or master Sri Madhavananda Bharati. Of all the Institute's swamis and teachers, Pandit Arya is by far the most scholarly. 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. She says he instructed her in how to give him pleasure and admonished her to always tell him that she had received pleasure, even thought she never did. He also sent out a letter resigning from the board. life of our life. It was years more before she felt she had the right to be angry at her spiritual family, the staff and residents of the Institute who, she says, denied the signs of abuse all around them. 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. He was further seen to create a temperature differential of 5 degrees Celsius between two areas on the palm of his right hand. On the contrary, they sought opportunities to serve the guru's every whim, or even to be abused by him: Megan remembers one woman saying she wished the guru would kick her. He learned that his father had had sexual relations with many women and after his father's death in 1996, he learned that Swami Rama had a wife in India and two children. His early American followers had been spiritual seekers of the counterculture who found their guru at his ashram on the banks of the sacred Ganges in Rishikesh, India. They rarely had to do the menial chores performed by other residents; Brian was encouraged to study the sacred texts and write a book, while Terry got training as a Montessori teacher and started a school for the Institute's children. Carolyn says she experienced their sexual encounters as brief and rough, and that she performed her sexual duties mechanically: "I numbed myself in order to survive.". Arya, however, says that much of Darling's information is inaccurate. I am That, I am That, I cause no misery, nor am I miserable; I have no enemy, nor am I enemy. 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. life, but simply a pause in a continuing story. . There, he showed the ability to consciously control various aspects of his autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. He backed off, Megan says, while telling her that sex wasn't necessary-she could be his special student. Shambuka knowingly or unknowingly committed a crime that caused the death of a child. those things, people, feelings, and bodies. We identify with them and Carolyn remembers being amazed: Could Swami Rama possibly be talking about sex? She recalls that he said they would become very close, their bodies would come together, and then they would part. [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. Swami Rama had been a frequent figure on national television shows in theUnited States, having appeared on such widely viewed programs as "Good Morning America" and the "Phil Donahue Show." He was the first yogi to subject himself to modern scientific methods of testing his states of consciousness while at the highest level of meditation. I have no desire on Life, please tell me when will I die?" swami rama (1925-1996) was born in himalayas. She heard "numerous former students say they left the [Himalayan] Institute because they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama or knew someone who was". She walked around New York City for hours, until it was time for her bus to return to Honesdale. The mantra serves as a guide through this period of transition. Karen, the woman whose claims were ridiculed at the meeting where Swami Rama and the other directors responded to Brian's charges, was one of the first ex-members to confront top Institute administrators. * Several months earlier, he received a letter from Bob Hughes, a member of the Institute's board of directors from 1978 to 1980. self creates the body. At some point, we ran into Swami Rama in a hallway. Swami Rama allegedly told her, the couple remembers, that if she screamed no one would hear her, and even if they heard, no one would believe her. No one can expand his consciousness if he remains egotistical. But Trescelli says she had to discourage her. In my interviews with current and former members of the Institute, I heard an almost unvarying litany of beliefs about Swami Rama's abilities. ", Pandit Arya is not so reluctant as Dr. Ballentine to articulate is how one can recognize a worthy guru. the Atman who dwells within is the central theme of the Upanishads. The Upanishad examined in this book is the Kathopanishad, a scripture that unveils the mystery of death and the meaning of life. Most rapists threaten women with physical violence. death to understand life, and likewise life must be understood in order "But the most important thing," she says, "is that the abuse must stop. We have bodies. Numerous former students say they left the Institute because they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama or knew someone who was. mourning, and a time to let go. Sri Ramakrishna was an Indian mystic (one whose religious beliefs are based on spirituality and practices outside of traditional religion), reformer, and saint who, in his own lifetime, came to be hailed by people of all classes as a spiritual embodiment (taking on the physical form) of God. distractions, dancing girls and video games, and opportunities for Dr. Ballentine, who says he stuthed psychology at the Sorbonne and completed his training in psychiatry at Louisiana State University, defends Nuernberger. Turning East in the Twin Cities: Converts and Movements in the 1970s. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and 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. Irwin Schneider, the lawyer for the Himalayan Institute, conceded that it was morally wrong for the Swami Rama to have sex with the woman from North Carolina, a 19-year-old student at the time she . remember that God, or the eternal Reality, is within you. We are all afraid of the word "death" and do not want to face the truth that we all have to die. 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?" Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. It serves a purpose and then Only that which is perishable is subject to death, the I informed him that I had interviewed women who sought him out because they respected him and trusted him to be interested in the truth. There are three critical aspects to Osho's death which demand close scrutiny. the limits of its own time is unwise. Because I do not want to find out. Our Honesdale campus continues to be home to a service-driven community of yogis, volunteers, and faculty-in-residence. State licensing boards may take away a professional's license to practice if he (or she) is found guilty of "inappropriate sexual contact," which may include everything from verbal sexual innuendos to a long-term sexual liaison with a client or patient. Carolyn was raised Catholic, and during high school she explored Transcendental Meditation, Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, and the "Jesus freak" movement. That is difficult to believe only because we so strongly 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. 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. Carolyn and others say Megan caused a scandal in the Honesdale ashram by breaking the silence surrounding Swami Rama's sexual behavior. 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 two couples referred to this statement in a petition to the FBI: they asked the FBI to investigate the threat letter and argued that Swami Rama could be deported by the Immigration and Naturalization Service as an undesirable alien on four grounds: possession of nareotics, sexual immorality, fraudulent financial dealings, and "affliction with [a] psychopathic personality." Therefore, he had to be punished. Prime Minister Modi must pay his homage to this great yoga guru on June 21. He says he was only directly confronted once-the rest has been hearsay. get off a particular train and prepare for another. and reinforce the fears of recurrent loss and death. This period of separation is painful to the ignorant. His response: "Listen, there are certain things which are based on witnesses - those are facts. Shortly after they started studying with Pandit Usharbudh Arya at the Meditation Center in Minneapolis, he introduced them to his guru, Swami Rama. He must also vow that he will not harm any living being. Carolyn says he called her out to Glenview for a special appointment, at which he invited her to come live and work at his new ashram in Honesdale-and told her he would waive the usual residential program fees. suffer pain in the process. the end of the soul. Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the How life is led, in other words the train We examined his pulse, heartbeat, and breath, but there was no sign of life. The sound tic came from the cracking of the skull as he left his body through the brahmarandhra. There he founded the Meditation Center. Why then are the stories of the Mahatmas experiments with teenage girls not more widely known? According to Vedanta we Dr. Ballentine says he has good reason to think that Marston "was very anxious for [Nuernberger] to go further, and he didn't. Long-term residents must get administration approval for any overnight absences; permission may be denied if their destination is judged inappropriate. Learn to flow with The last few months of his life were filled with accusations of sexual assault and harassment from several women against himself and the Himalayan Institute. am 61 and blond with blue eyes. We are not that. I ask Dr. Ballentine in a January 1990 interview why Nuernberger is still on the Institute's staff. I am Existence Absolute, Knowledge Absolute, Bliss Absolute, I am That, I am That, I cause no misery, nor am I miserable; I have no enemy, nor am I enemy. Years later, Rose contacted Patricia Trescelli, hoping to support a lawsuit by other women working with Trescelli and hoping to press charges against Swami Rama in her own sexual assault. During those days I was very anxious to know this mystery, termed parakaya pravesha. After dismissing the other workers, she says he repeated the familiar litany, but this time he slipped in a new message. I have no scruple of change, nor fear of death, Jews follow stages of mourning. Megan says she squelched an urge to speak out, instead deciding, like most of the Institute's residents, to suspend judgment so she could "understand and learn" from this "great master." The lawsuit I heard rumors about in New York City never materialized. lose his own soul?. It was quite sudden. The woman in question claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Rama a full thirty times over a Yogic Summer of Love in the early 90s. Residents staff the Institute's administration, bookstores, and other small businesses, including Himalayan Publishers and Distributors and an elementary school. the real Self. Boyd, Doug. They see themselves getting bigger During her first eight months at the Institute, Megan was able to pursue her Studies, but her situation altered dramatically when Swami Rama returned to take up summer residence. Encyclopedia.com. 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. 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. Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. When they go or change, we feel pain. She would live with him in the house he was buying. I brought one, personally cut it with a sharp blade into three parts, and scattered them at a distance of ten feet. 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. Towards the end of his life Sri Ramakrishna contracted throat cancer. life is. Carolyn has received no reply from the Institute. [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". At the time of death she went into deep samadhi and consciously dropped her body. He is a young boy, full of mischief. Is it not better to follow someone who has charted the path?". wealth and fame. Now she says that those who have allowed the abuses to continue unchecked are responsible for destroying the Institute's integrity. But for a man of Pandit Arya's background and beliefs, the relationship with one's guru is more momentous than any merely temporal bond. A world leader in the field of yoga, meditation, spirituality, and holistic health, the Himalayan Institute is a non-profit international organization dedicated to serving humanity through educational, spiritual, and humanitarian programs. Pandit Tigunait, who accepted Rama as his guru when just a child in India, is now the spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, and the acknowledged spiritual successor to Swami Rama there. For a truly "liberated" one, there is no body consciousness. Both these branches of yogic science are exclusively known to a fortunate few in the Himalayas and Tibet. Life, but this time he slipped in a January 1990 interview why Nuernberger is still on palm... 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