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Rajneeshpuram

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Rajnich's Way of Life

Rajnich had a meditation centre in india, where lots of westerners paid good money for spiritual instruction. Rajnic's disciples dressed in red clothing and wore lockets with his photo inside. They called themselves san yasens, a hindoo term for a kind spiritual seeker. The women were given the title ma while the men were referred to as swami. And the sinasans claimed to be in love with their goroo.

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