Spiritual Bermuda Triangle

Astray

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True Crime, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Religion

4.4 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Beatles saw the holy city of Rishikesh as a fast track to spiritual awakening, guided by the renowned guru, Maharishi. We’ll experience their trip first hand through the stories of someone who was there…But, we’ll also explore other ways gurus use their influence, and it’s not always for good.

Spiritual Bermuda Triangle Show Notes:

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati (Sadhviji) ~ Renowned spiritual leader and motivational speaker. She lives at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India.

Check out her Ted Talk, ‘From Hollywood to Holy Woods.’

Michael Yon ~ Combat correspondent

Richard A. Cooke (aka: Bungalow Bill) ~ Professional photographer and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi devotee, along with the Beatles.

Priyanka Dubey who reported on the predatory allegations against Asaram Bapu in this article for Caravan.

Astray Production Team:

School of Humans // iHeartRadio

Caroline Slaughter ~ Host, Writer, Producer

Ankita Anand ~ Producer

Gabbie Watts ~ Supervising Producer

Tunewelders

Jason Shannon ~ Composer

Harper Harris ~ Sound Design, Audio Mixer

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0:00.0	School of Humans
0:04.0	Listener warning.
0:07.0	Please be aware.
0:08.0	This episode contains sexual assault.
0:15.0	The spiritual allure of Rieshikesh, India is a draw for seekers, which in 1968 included the Beatles.
0:25.2	But this holy city is also where Ryan Chambers and Jonathan Spallin vanished.
0:31.0	In this episode of Astray, we explore Rishikes and the spiritual awakening that has kept one Westerner here for nearly 25 years.
0:39.9	While she's been empowered as a disciple of her guru, some have been led down a path by their
0:45.9	revered guru that's not only dangerous, but deadly.
0:51.7	But before we get to that, let's answer this.
0:55.7	Is Rishikesh, the spiritual Bermuda Triangle?
0:59.9	Rishikesh is on the Ganges River.
1:01.8	It's peaceful, but spooky.
1:04.3	It's just got a feeling to it that is just unexplainable.
1:07.6	It's a spiritual Disneyland.
1:09.8	You know, there's so much that you could fall victim to.
1:13.8	There is no denying that Rishi Keshe India makes a lasting impression on people. And for Saldviji,
1:20.4	who you met last episode, and Cannibal Hunter Michael Yan, it has a conflicting effect.
1:26.7	In terms of those who really go missing without a trace, yeah, there's only been a couple in
1:32.7	25 years that I've heard of. It is not the spiritual Bermuda Triangle, I promise.
1:40.3	Yon has a very different opinion.
1:42.7	That is the Bermuda Triangle of missing people, is that area.
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