Английская Википедия:Bhagavan Das (yogi)

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Bhagavan Das (Devanagari: भगवान दास) (born Kermit Michael RiggsШаблон:Sfnp) is an American yogi who lived for six years in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. He is a bhakti yogi, kirtan singer, spiritual teacher and writer.

History

In 1963, Kermit Riggs was a 18 years old living in Laguna Beach as photographer, musician and surfer. He planned a solo through Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East and Asia. At the time he became disillusioned with American imperialism and disliked the American lifestyle; this sentiment increased after the John F. Kennedy was assassinated and he felt embarrassed of being an American.

He traveled in December 1963 and visited Greece, after this time he spent as a wandering ascetic in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. He writes that he received numerous initiations and teachings from various saints and sages.Шаблон:Sfnp In India he lived and learned many Indian lifestyles, dialects, their music, songs and traditions and meet many swamis and saints. He became Bhagavan Das and a devotee of goddess Kali.

In 1965 he was living with a Swami and was practice Sādhanā for 6 months and he went to a Pilgrimage with him to meet the Hindu holy man Neem Karoli Baba, and from that moment he became a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba. He stayed with him a few months, then he went back to live his ascetic lifestyle and then returned to live with his guru for a few months, this became his life style.

In 1967 was living with two women in his off-ashram time and heard that two Americans were giving LSD to people in the restaurant Blue Tibetan, he sent down beside Richard Alpert and got a dose, after that he stayed with them for five days at the Sewati hotel were they had a seminar. Richard Alpert decided to follow Bhagavan Das instead of traveling to Japan with David Padwa.[1] After three months guiding Alpert he decided that Richard Alpert should meet his guru Neem Karoli Baba,Шаблон:Sfnp whom became his guru and gave him the name Ram Dass.[2][3]

In 1971 Bhagavan Das returned to America. In 1997 he wrote his autobiography, It's Here Now (Are You?).Шаблон:Sfnp In 2002, he released his seventh full album, called Now, that was produced and arranged by Mike D of the Beastie Boys, an East-meets-West musical pairing.[4] Bhagavan Das appeared in Ram Dass' 1971 book Be Here Now, which described Bhagavan Das' role in Ram Dass' spiritual journeys in India.Шаблон:Sfnp

Personal life

In 1972 in California Bhagavan Das married his girlfriend, Bhavani, who was expecting their child; subsequently their daughter, Soma, was born in New York.Шаблон:Sfnp In 1974 in Berkeley, California, while still married to Bhavani,Шаблон:Efn he met Usha. Bhagavan Das and Usha had a son, Mikyo, and a daughter, Lalita.Шаблон:Sfnp Bhagavan Das' marriage to Bhavani ended with her death in 1983.Шаблон:Sfnp He and Usha separated Шаблон:Circa.Шаблон:Sfnp

Bhagavan Das was married to Sharada Devi for 12 years.Шаблон:Sfnp

In early 2019, Bhagavan Das and his current wife Amulya Maa began singing and teaching together. On October 1, 2020, they were married.[5]

Works

Autobiography

Radio plays

Selected discography

  • AH, 1972
  • Now (produced by Mike D of the Beastie Boys),[4] 2002
  • Holy Ghost Sessions (with Richard Sales), 2004
  • Golden Voice, 2007
  • Love Songs to the Dark Lord, 2009
  • The Howler at Dawn, 2009
  • Mother Light, 2014

Selected video appearances (self)

References

Notes

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Citations

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Works cited

Further reading

External links

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