Realizing that Ramakrishna had passed away over 12 hours ago, he asked some of the people present to get a photograph taken. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Lord Rama enquired the Sadhu about the purpose of his visit. Swm Rma was born Brij Kiore Dhasmana or Brij Kiore Kumar,to a northern Indian Brahmin family in a small village called Toli in the Garhwal Himalayas. Kala Deva Reveals His True Form To Rama. 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. "Even if I found out-how can I find out? She was my initiate. Its mission, according to the Articles of Incorporation, was "to make known to the members and people in general the real, synthetic, and harmonious view of world religions and philosophy in terms of modern scientific achievements and undertake researches for all around ethical, social, economical, and spiritual development of humanity to attain world peace, international integration, understanding, and spiritual awakening of the human race." He sent copies of his letter to many of his former colleagues and other professionals on the Institute's stafT. 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. 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. We examined his pulse, heartbeat, and breath, but there was no sign of life. He published books and audiotapes for the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy, first located in a Chicago suburb, which he founded in 1971. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. Carolyn stayed at the Institute for three more years, working at a variety of jobs. He had also commanded me to move my family from the USA to India and locate myself in his Ashram in Rishikesh. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. 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. Two months after Swami Rama left for India, Carolyn went to Chicago to visit her family for Christmas. 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. Giving the empire to Luv-Kush Rama, apparently repenting for his sins, decided to give all his empire to Luv and Kush to rule. 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. I might doubt my own perception, I might doubt my own eyes, but I cannot doubt that strength which has given me everything.". While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. We kept it under observation for three days. After he had, as she describes it, "had sex on my body," she took a blanket into the other room and slept on the floor. His devotees hovered near the ashram's entrance, hoping for final instructions or a blessing from the guru. 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. 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. From an early age he was raised in the Himalayas by his master Bengali Baba and, under the guidance of his master, traveled from temple to temple and studied with a variety of Himalayan . Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Carolyn rationalized: Swamiji was her guru, so even though the prospect of having sex with him seemed morally wrong and physically revolting, he must be doing it for her own good. The two women who wrote statements for the Cult Awareness Movement were among those involved: One stated that she was a patient at the Institute's holistic health center in New York City, and the other stated she was 17 years old when Swami Rama initiated a sexual relationship with her. He was just 50 years old. 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. he was critical of the tendency for yogis to use supernatural feats to demonstrate their enlightenment, arguing that these only demonstrated the ability to perform a feat. The guru spoiled them, they say, calling them his spiritual son and daughter, and soon invited them to come live in Pennsylvania. 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. Most rapists threaten women with physical violence. Those statements are on file with the cult Awareness network (formerly the citizen's Freedom Foundation) in New York. Sex with a guru is a form of spiritual incest. 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. Swami Rama ( Svm Rma; 1925 - 13 November 1996) was an Indian yoga guru. Then he started giving her practices without any spiritual meaning, she says, and telling her she wasn't doing them right. It was also about this time that Calcutta newspaper and journal articles first referred to him as the Hindu saint or as the Paramahamsa (a religious title of respect and honour). by Swami Veda Bharati, Glory to All Saints (interview) -- Swami Veda Bharati, Parents, Children, and Spirituality by Swami Rama, 50 Kids in a Memorable 4-day Program by David Rodrigo, Yes! Brian also received a threat, he says: a note telling him he "might get hurt," which was accidentally shoved under the door of a lawyer who rented the office next door to his in a Honesdale office building. During that time, neither of them would see any other, and she should never tell anyone. 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. At the meeting, Brian says, Dr. Ballentine presented letters from another woman, Karen,* who also claimed to have been sexually exploited by Swami Rama. Dr. Elmer Green says that he and his wife have heard from a number of women who said they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama. 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. But the Institute does not teach the mastery of such powers in its programs, instead focusing on yoga practices with more immediate practical application. "But the most important thing," she says, "is that the abuse must stop. 1 Death mystery of Swami Vivekananda There is no mystery surrounding the fact that Swami Vivekananda died in the year 1902. I met a yogi at Paidung in Sikkim in the year I947. ", Pandit Arya is not so reluctant as Dr. Ballentine to articulate is how one can recognize a worthy guru. They also record numerous instances when he took many disciples illnesses upon himself and either absorbed them into his own physical systems or dissipated them. Swami Rama Himalayan University God knows whether it was true or not, and even if it was true, this is a normal phenomenon. [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. Then he left the USA to meet his Master. "Anyone who lives a public life can go through such remarks; you have heard about all that blackmailing of famous, rich athletes," he explains to me in the spring of 1989 at the Honesdale ashram. . Mother Sita that she got absorbed in the earth after its explosion, but when asked the question of when Lord Rama died, Swami Satyendra Das ji says that Lord Rama The description of the reason and method of his going to heaven is found in Valmiki Ramayana, but no one knows the date when he went. Retrieved April 12, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rama-swami-1925-1996. Himalayan Institute, RR 1. (Sarada Devi was later deified and is still considered a saint by devotees who treat her as the Divine Mother. He replied: I am very well, sonny. Trained to meditate and educated in the scriptures from early childhood, he was able to translate and interpret any of the 20,000 verses from the Vedas by the age of 13, according to a biographical pamphlet put out by the Meditation Center. At a young age, Swami Rama is supposed to have been appointed Shankaracharya of Karvirpitham, an exalted spiritual post. Finally, she obtained his permission. Carolyn says she spent years blaming herself and trying to rationalize away what she now regards as sexual abuse. I am the one who has given the mantra!. [3] This was one of the first convictions of a yoga guru for unlawful sexual activity with a devotee. The institute later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and has a 422-acre campus in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. "We were Brahmins in the Institute's caste system," Terry recalls. He replied, At a certain time I have to leave my body. The Institute's "scientific" approach to yoga has made it a success, attracting long-term spiritual disciples as well as large numbers of people who merely want a boost for their psychological or physical well being. She renewed her acquaintance with her former meditation teachers and started taking classes in Glenview, Illinois, at the Institute's original headquarters. 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. Interview with Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD. 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. At age 23 Ramakrishna married Sarada Devi, a five-year-old girl, but, because of his advocacy of celibacy, the marriage was never consummated, even though they remained together until his death. Swami Vivekananda Death Anniversary: 4th July is the 116th death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. At a young age, Swami Rama is supposed to have been appointed Shankaracharya of Karvirpitham, an exalted spiritual post. Before he reached the state of deep meditation, there were violent jerks in his body. Later in life he became famous for his pithy parables about the ultimate unity of the different religious traditions in this formless Vedantic brahman. Swami Rama is supposed to have freed himself from the bonds of karma. [3] [note 1] He was born in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, India. . Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. In my interviews with current and former members of the Institute, I heard an almost unvarying litany of beliefs about Swami Rama's abilities. In August, Carolyn says, Swami Rama told her to meet him in New York City for the next step in her spiritual training. I brought one, personally cut it with a sharp blade into three parts, and scattered them at a distance of ten feet. He was further seen to create a temperature differential of 5 degrees Celsius between two areas on the palm of his right hand. 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." In retrospect, Megan says, she believes that Swami Rama was indifferent to the problems that his behavior might cause the Institute, but was using such scandals to purge it of anyone who questioned his authority. Similarly, gurus in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions are supposed to be examples of self-mastery and right living. 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. Now she says that those who have allowed the abuses to continue unchecked are responsible for destroying the Institute's integrity. Two other women left the Institute shortly afterwards. I said, But, then, Swamiji, you have healed so many in life. Brian says he did not realize at the time that a conviction for fraud could have lost the Institute its federal tax-exempt status as an educational institution. Put that letter in the 'goofy file.'" The institute has branches in the United States, Europe, and India. People say that Mahatma Gandhi slept with women. 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. She believes Swami Rama was trying to buy her collusion, as he had bought the collusion of the Institute's staff and many residents. It is also possible for a highly advanced yogi to assume the dead body of another if he chooses to do so and if a suitable body is available. Visions of Kali or other deities brought ecstasy and peace; he once described Kali as a limitless, infinite, effulgent ocean of spirit.. Kamapukur, India Ramakrishna, originally called Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya, (born February 18, 1836, Hooghly [now Hugli], Bengal state, Indiadied August 16, 1886, Calcutta [now Kolkata]), Hindu religious leader, founder of the school of religious thought that became the Ramakrishna Order. Pandit Rajmani Tigunait is the resident spiritual director of the Honesdale ashram, as well as a member of the Institute's teaching staff. Carolyn went away to college at the end of that year, as her parents expected. The scattered parts of the ant moved together and united in a second's time. by Joannne Sullivan, Shiva Country Himalayan Pilgrimage by Silvia, Listen to Your Inner Wisdom by Sabina Cesaroni, The One and Only Church of Universal Ice Cream by Steven J. Ex-members say he has counseled patients in the Combined Therapy Program, although he lost is license to practice psychology in Minnesota in 1979. Pandit Rajmani says he also has concrete reasons to know that Swami Rama could not be sleeping with his disciples. Megan recalls that in one of her first encounters with Swami Rama, she watched as he humiliated a quiet, withdrawn woman resident. There are in a tank or pool, he said. Swami Rama taught yoga, meditation, spirituality, and holistic health as vehicles to eliminate the gap between human hearts and different religious and ethnic groups. Megan says her feelings told her that something was amiss, but because of the social environment, she began to entertain the notion that the Swami's motives might not be what they appeared to be, and that his attempts at a con job might be a spiritual test. 12 Apr. 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. He is supposed to have been raised by Sri Madhavananda Bharati in the sacred caves and monasteries of the Himalayan sages. It was located on the way to Dhulikhel on the mountain of Janagal. No, he says: "Even if it happened, what's the big deal? But within the Institute, she says, everyone else seemed to accept the guru's sexually suggestive behavior and humiliation of women. Most of the Institute's programs are open to the general public. 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. If somehow Pandit Rajmani were forced to acknowledge that the women were telling the truth, would this shatter his faith in the guru? There he founded the Meditation Center. Some were afraid of Institute retaliation; most were afraid of hurting their families, who in some cases do not know about the abuses the women suffered; still others were worried that their professional reputations would be harmed. We examined his pulse, heartbeat, and breath, but there was no sign of life. He says he was only directly confronted once-the rest has been hearsay. When she did not, the young priest sank into despair. According to traditional accounts, Ramakrishna was on the verge of suicide when he was overwhelmed by an ocean of blissful light that he attributed to Kali. His disciples generally agree that the only reason his soul still inhabits a physical body is because he wants to help others achieve liberation from maya, the realm of illusion. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"rwoMEcu4d12i7H7r9Hc2xEPruriDZ_W2Qh9qgscL6JQ-86400-0"}; She sounded unhappy, so I made plans to visit her at the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, where she had been a resident for more than four years. Someone informed me of this and I could not believe it. But he did not cure himself of the diabetes he took on from someone. A rash of articles featuring Swami Rama appeared in national magazines, including Time, People, and Playboy. Hughes, who ran East West Books Chicago and then worked as publicity and sales director of Himalayan Publishers and Distributors, now has a masters degree in counseling and hosts a successful TV series in Memphis, Tennessee: Total Health and Relaxation: An Ounce of Prevention." The 3rd volume is now in preparation, soon to be published. Analysis. Carolyn had sought a consultation with Pandit Rajmani, who told her that Megan was either lying because she was "on an ego trip," or fantasizing a sexual encounter that had never taken place. Over the past 15 or 20 years, numerous spiritual teachers have admitted to, or been charged with, having sexually exploitative relationships with their female students. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Ultimately, the woman had revealed the liaison to her husband. To the last day of his life he was doing the rounds of his hospital. At some point, we ran into Swami Rama in a hallway. Meanwhile, the couple says, they discovered more evidence of illicit activity. The daughter of an alcoholic, she longed for guidance from a spiritual authority figure. My work is now complete. The Great Raman Maharshi died of cancer. Swami Rama frequently invited them to parties in his private quarters, where they say he entertained them with funny stories and racy gossip. The yogi suddenly went into deep meditation. VIVEKANANDA was the religious name of Narendranath Datta, or Dutt (18631902), a leading spokesman for modern Hinduism and neo-Vednta in, Sri Ramakrishna Why did Carolyn say these things? During a series of biofeedback experiments in 1970 and 1971, Drs. The scattered parts of the ant moved together and united in a seconds time. 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. Yoga and Psychotherapy. And I feared that Carolyn-young beautiful, idealistic, and worshipful of Swami Rama, the Institute's founder and spiritual leader - could be vulnerable to such exploitation. [5], In 1966, he founded the original Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Kanpur, India; this was followed by an institute in Glenview, Illinois in 1971; it is now headquartered in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, purchased in 1977. The surgeons at our hospital were happily surprised that when they asked for his blessing for a difficult surgery the surgery would go smoothly easy flowing. 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? They introduced her to the guru, and she remembers he made a fuss over her, slapping her cheek lightly and calling her a good girl. * Several months earlier, he received a letter from Bob Hughes, a member of the Institute's board of directors from 1978 to 1980. Carolyn has received no reply from the Institute. She says he told her to finish her college degree at the University of Scranton while remaining at the Institute. She never received a response. 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. Megan remembers asking him why he was trying all this on her. When another married couple who were their friends and fellow students left the ashram suddenly, Karen wrote to them asking why. Fortified by their mutual discovery, Karen says, the two couples undertook to inform their fellow students back home in Minneapolis. Up to that point I had felt like he was a guru, that he cared about me at least, but no, he was just using me.". To view the video Swami Rama: Hansda Ashram, Nepal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHwDV9UeyfE, Why Did He Not Heal Himself? Updates? His best known work is Living With Himalayan Masters; the cultural historian Alistair Shearer calls it "an influential autobiography". The narrator says again that every person who Ravana sent into battle didn't return. The Swami also continued to teach and write from his centers in India. But it is also common in the thought-control techniques of totalitarian states. He rapidly attracted a following that included many graduate and professional students. The Ramakrishna Order also played an important role in the spread of Hindu ideas and practices in the West, particularly in the United States. I spoke to him excitedly; Maharaj-ji, where are you calling from? He was calling from Hong Kong. It is sad to lose what we care about in life. At 7:00 p.m. Vivekananda went to his room, asking not to be disturbed; he died at 9:20 p.m. while meditating. He also sent out a letter resigning from the board. She heard "numerous former students say they left the [Himalayan] Institute because they were sexually exploited by Swami Rama or knew someone who was". Dale Colton, director of public relations at the Himalayan Institute, never returned my repeated phone calls requesting an interview with Swami Rama. [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. Unfortunately, his health kept deteriorating and he died in 1920 at the age of 32. He looked hale and hearty, standing as usual tall and erect. 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. He says he once had a patient falsely accuse him of getting her pregnant, and that any psychologist knows that this happens frequently with emotionally disturbed women patients. Shri Swami Rama clearly understood that Health, Education and Livelihood skills form a triangular primacy and that holistic development . Not permitted by the Tradition.. Maybe it's an honor that this great yogi asked me of all his students to serve him in this way. 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. The ant came back to life and started crawling. During this spiel, she says, he put his hand on her buttocks, but she told him she wasn't buying it. 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. . And Yes! Or maybe he needs to have sex just to release energy so he can meditate better. [7], In another experiment at the Menninger Foundation, he voluntarily stopped his heart from pumping blood for 17 seconds. [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. "This sudden animosity indicates that there is something fishy in the statement of this person. Yes, at the insistence of concerned disciples, specialists were consulted from different parts of the world to look at Swami Ramas ailing body. What a foolish woman! Corrections? 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. She listened calmly as I admitted that I'd worried she might be a victim. When the mantra is remembered consciously, it automatically is stored in the unconscious mind. Yet she is vulnerable to feeling re-victimized every time her experience is denied or distorted. ." Otherwise I would not deem such a letter worthy of a response." Since the early 1970s, women have been claiming sexual abuse at the hands of this prominent spiritual teacher. Everyone said you had to surrender to the guru, so she would simply have to follow through with whatever he ordered her to do. Only recently has she acknowledged her anger at Swami Rama. According to the stipulation he signed with the Board's Ethics Review Panel, Nuernberger admitted that he terminated a counseling relationship with "Victoria S." during the third session in order to enter into a "personal relationship - such relationship to include sexual contact.". 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. Carolyn has been in therapy for the past five years, trying to rebuild her self-confidence and heal the damage done by what she now calls her "sexual abuse" by Swami Rama. Born: February 18, 1833 In response to this, the sadhu just flashed a mysterious smile the reason behind it, which Lord Rama immediately grasped. (April 12, 2023). Well-known Indian teacher of yoga, meditation, and holistic health. [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. 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. Relationships are the first test of spirituality. Swami Rama made Carolyn his appointments secretary in August also. Well-to-do New Yorkers flock to Honesdale on weekends for seminars in stress reduction, meditation, and health and nutrition. Then, later on, when the right man came along, she would marry and be very happy. She asked him to give her a homeopathic remedy for the itching, she says, but he refused and turned away, dismissing her. 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