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Re: Documentary made for French TV after last event in Versailles 2001 -- Jean-Michel | Top of thread | Forum |
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...in a hurry...A few errors but more or less accurate...I haven't included the English bits...you can hear those . Not sure about the " donation" figure at the very end. Last Sunday,hidden in his Mercedes with tinted windows,Guru Maharaji arrived at the artists entrance of the Palais du Congres. The police are not far away. His baggage was searched when he descended from his airplane. The man called maharaji is at the head of the sect Elan Vital which has 100,000 followers. It's a golden business. He's a millionaire...and he doesn't want to meet me. In order to find out more I questioned one of his close followers, who was hanging around with nothing to do.( Asks American PAM questions in English ) The ways of Maharaji are impossible to understand. An ex-follower is standing nearby " I left a long time ago. Then it was less expensive than now.In those days it was open to everyone, now it's private" It is hard to find out a lot. We know the Guru plays hide and seek and likes doing business.His name is Prem Pal Rawat. He only travels by private jet which he bought from the King of Jordan for 300 000 000 French Francs. His wonderful achievements started in the cradle. Son of an Indian Guru, he became Perfect Master at 8 years old. The sixties, the sexual revolution, the beatniks, the fascination with the East. ….. He arrived in Europe in 1971 without any money at all.....Immediate success ! He filled stadiums,held festivals and published newspapers.. For his followers he's the Lord of the Universe, the Divine Incarnation. His recipe is a mixture of an old Hindu Knowledge and his ( cheesy??) preachings. Thirty years later he has kept his faithful followers. ( French President of Elan Vital ) " What you are looking for is inside of you...You can experience it now......Your life is happening now....enjoy it now! " An innocent but obsessive message…….diffused by every means available. Satellite broadcasts free videos.He even employs marketing men and releases 100 new videos a year and all to the Glory of the Master ! Elan Vital starts to ressemble a sect. ( Jean - Michel Kahn ) "You can only practise this Knowledge by continuing your relationship with the Guru...to watch his videos...go to his programs. It's not an experience of freedom, it's an experienced of being enclosed psychologically." The highest experience is to see the Guru in flesh and blood ! A new occasion to leave a little money.Even if officially everything is free , Elan Vital never misses an occasion to ask for money ! To be present at the conference at Versaille, the minimum contribution is 600 Francs . ( Jean-Michel) " Although the videos are free, we are asked to make donations in every possible fashion and at every step of the way . We are also asked to donate every month.You make a donation to attend Versailles. If you make a bigger donation you get a front row seat. ( That's very secret ) and ( or so I've heard) some donations are as high as 50,000 francs or even more ! You conform because you don't want to seem marginal compared to others." So everyone pays.The French President of Elan Vital is no exception " I must give around 1000 francs a month "….. That’s 12000 francs a year. The Guru has a taste for luxury. In this document ( film of Lear Jet Donation Doc.) he is asking for donations to purchase a Lear Jet 55. He hides the rest of his fortune. A house in England, a helicopter, a yacht costing 50 000 000 francs baptised " Serenity"....In the shade of the palm trees of the Californian coast in Malibu, Maharaji possesses a villa, his main home..21 rooms..valued at 150 000 000 frs .He receives 150 000 000 ( ?? )francs in donations per month The rest comes from his companies for which his followers benevolently work. In 30 years,the Guru of Malibu has, miraculously, made his fortune. Modified by Lexy at Tue, Apr 12, 2005, 04:50:49 |
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