I Am Rama | 2. Becoming

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Sony Music

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.0 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This episode follows Frederick Lenz III from his early days and education through his introduction to spiritualism with his mentor, Sri Chinmoy, at the dawn of the New Age. Young Freddie becomes “Atmananda,” a recruiter for his mentor, until it becomes time to strike out on his own, as Zen Master Rama. If you want to know more about Rama’s early years, you can read more from the people who we interviewed for this episode. Liz Lewinson’s book is called “American Buddhist Rebel The Story of Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz.” Mark Laxer's books is called “Take Me For a Ride, Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult.” A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Rama was different than other spiritual teachers.
0:32.0	He never fasted in the mountains for years.
0:35.0	He wasn't celibate.
0:36.0	And in the early teaching days, late 70s, early 80s,
0:39.0	he wasn't even Rama yet.
0:41.0	Back then, he went by the name Atmananda.
0:43.0	A name his teacher, Sri Chinmoy, had given him.
0:48.0	Life with Atmananda in those days was an adventure.
0:51.0	New, weird and profound.
0:53.0	Friday night was movie night.
0:55.0	And on movie night, students would play a game called Where's Atmananda?
0:59.0	For a chance to score a few extra hours with their teacher,
1:04.0	some of the students would drive around to movie theaters all over the west side of Los Angeles
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