Ashram Shambaly sect
The Ashram-Shambaly sect ( Russian Ашрам Шамбала , English ashram shambala ; also Belovodje Russian Беловодье , German for "white water", a kind of paradise from the Slavic mythical world) is a Russian occult-religious sect , which was founded in 1989 by Constantine Dmitrijewitsch Rudnew in Novosibirsk , Soviet Union . Between 1990 and 2010 the sect operated in many areas of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The number of members there, mostly young people between the ages of 17 and 30, was estimated at around 15,000 to 20,000. Nowadays the sect is called Inliranga School and the name of the sect for the public is "Alma International Academy of Womanly Wisdom".
After various criminal proceedings had to be discontinued because members of the sect did not want to testify against the founder, a psychological commission ruled him in 2004 as "criminally ill", whereupon he was admitted to a psychiatric clinic, from which he escaped.
In 2010 he was arrested near Novosibirsk and charged with rape , sexual abuse of followers, drug trafficking and for founding an organization that endangers and violates personal rights.
In 2013, he was sentenced to eleven years in a labor camp as a result. Law enforcement agencies in Russia have described the movement as "one of the most vile totalitarian sects in Russia" and compared it to the Aum Shinrikyo sect .
The term Shambala refers to a Tibetan Buddhist legend of a mythical holy kingdom.
The ban on the sect in the Russian Federation was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2014.
Konstantin Dmitrievich Rudnew
The founder, born on August 4, 1967 in Novosibirsk, completed an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. He is said to have initially worked as a steel worker and to have been interested in books on Eastern esoteric and pagan cults in his youth; He came to the conclusion that he was sent to earth by powers of higher worlds (by Sirius) "to enlighten people and lead them to truth". He was first noticed during military service in 1986 when he proposed to his superiors a restructuring in the style of the Shaolin monks, which would have meant giving up alcohol, tobacco and meat, as well as severely punishing bad habits. The superiors acted as authoritarian "mentors", taught martial arts and trained the adepts day and night. Shortly afterwards he was admitted to the Kuibyshev Psychiatric Clinic (now Samara), where he stayed until 1989.
He then returned to Novosibirsk and founded the Karawan wellness company with Jelena Sakharova , which offered seminars on non-traditional healing methods: Yoga, "Teaching of Shambala", Reiki, "Astral Karate". The company later changed the name and corporate design several times.
The founder describes himself as "Master Bogomudr Altai Kagan", "Schri Jschnan Avatar Muni", as an "enlightened teacher", as a "great shaman"; as God, as coming from Sirius, as "Altai Chi", as "Altai Kagan the enlightened", teacher "Kalki" and others.
He could not be denied business acuity, the income from seminars, the sale of “magic items” and pornographic videos, and from gifts from adepts was considerable.
Offers for followers and those interested
The group offers spiritual experiences with terms such as “Ancient Russian Knowledge”, “Siberian Shamanism” or “Raja / Aharata Yoga ”. According to critics, seduction and sexual techniques are practiced under the heading "Discovery of the divine energy of women: secrets of love, youth and beauty". Healing, business success and psychic powers are services that a master of this group offers against payment.
Life in the sect
The sect is considered totalitarian and dangerous because of the extreme methods of influencing members psychologically and mentally, as well as because of the violence. Harsh penalties are imposed for wrongdoing, including intimidation, sticking, deprivation of food, long periods of sitting in the cold, sleep deprivation, and even torture and rape.
Adults as well as children were “treated” with psychotropic substances (so-called “shaman tea” made from herbs). What is striking about the sect is the strong emphasis on sex practices as a means of enlightenment, which also included orgies and sex with animals, which the founder declared as “Tantra Yoga”. Sex videos were sold and contributed to the sect's sizeable revenues. Under the term "purification", some members were locked in a dark room for several days with no food or sleep.
The sect has a strict hierarchical structure: the founder has two personal assistants, including “teachers”, who are busy recruiting new members via seminars and the Internet. New members were urged to transfer their property to the sect.
Members of an ashram (often residences given by members to the sect) are isolated from the outside world and their families: telephone, television or internet were forbidden. They got a new "spiritual" name. They lived together in a confined space, were only allowed to sleep little, and were poorly fed. In addition to physical training (dance, yoga exercises, gymnastics), teachings and community meditations, they were busy with the handcraft of objects (e.g. clothes or "magic" amulets) which were sold by the sect. Adepts were under the strict supervision of the "mentors" until they were allowed to go to the toilet.
Young women in particular were the target of the recruitment: For example, they were taught seduction techniques in a “school for goddesses”, which also included meditation and self-hypnosis. Spiritual interest in "secrets of the universe" and "discovery of feminine energy" was very quickly drawn to "tantra" practices. Young women should be of sexual service to their “mentors” and the sect founder Rudnew.
With regard to people outside the sect, it was taught that theft, fraud, and abuse were permissible.
On the Internet, e.g. B. on YouTube, a variety of videos of the sect are circulating.
According to the BITE model for recognizing destructive methods of personality control, practically all characteristics are fulfilled.
Rejection by traditional shamans
The organization of the Mongolian shamans explicitly distances itself from these practices and describes them as impostors ("impostors"). They now prefer to refer to their own traditional spirituality as "tengerism" after the term shamanism they used was misused by the New Age movement.
The main page of the “Circle of Tengerism” explains the traditional spirituality of Siberian shamanism for western readers. In particular, it is emphasized that, according to their beliefs, one cannot declare oneself to be a shaman and that one must be recognized by a shaman and trained for many years.
Public appearance
The group now also operates in Germany and in many European countries, in Chile , Brazil and the USA . Not only are seminars held, but “magic objects” and sound carriers are also sold. The frequent reference to “shamanic knowledge” is striking. Teachers of the sect operate under many different names and avoid disclosing the connection with the sect.
The organization operates under many names (see database at www.newagefraud.org):
- Aharata Yoga community
- Altai Ashram Shambala
- Golden Altay
- Academy The Way to Happiness , Academy of the Fortunate Way
- Center Belovodye
- Emblem of the Everest; Everest headquarters
- The Russian school of Tantric
- Siberian Association of Yoga
- Sotidanandana yoga center
- Geisha School
- School of Goddesses
- Shambhala Esoteric School
- School of Yoga
- The Avitsenna
- Esoteric Ashram of Shambala
- International Academy of Womanly Wisdom Alma
- Inliranga school
- Universynergy Arts (Rudnew is called "Altai Chi" here)
Web links
- Group activities database
- Police stormed the headquarters of the sex sect in Siberia. ( Memento from October 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Kleine Zeitung, October 28, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Barlow: The Dao of Aldai. mythorelics.blogspot.de, November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Суд отказал в освобождении лидера секты "Ашрам Шамбала" под залог RIA Novosti, November 25, 2010
- ↑ Новосибирский суд арестовал два коттеджа, купленных на деньги секты "Ашрам Шамбала". Interfax, December 30, 2010
- ↑ a b Калки, Инлиранга, и как секта " Ашрам Шамбалы " облюбовала Благовещенск . In: БЛАГИНФОРМ | Благовещенская епархия . ( blaginform.ru [accessed July 23, 2018]).
- ↑ Alexandr Kryajew: West Siberian court starts trial of sect leader RIA Novosti, July 19, 2011
- ↑ Maja Schelkownikowa: Crime - Russian Cult Leader Convicted of Rape. RIA Novosti, February 7, 2013
- ↑ Miguel Perlado La Corte Suprema confirma la disolutión del Ashram Shambala Educasectas, October 16, 2014
- ↑ Arthur Priymak: "Духовность" на скамье подсудимых. Pravda, July 8, 2011
- ↑ A propósito del "chamanisml siberiano". Miguel Perlado, February 7, 2013
- ↑ Основатель секты "Ашрам Шамбала" скрылся от российского правосудия за границей. K Istinje, December 10, 2004
- ↑ Vadim Chochlow: В поселке Кирова обнаружен штаб тоталитарной секты "Ашрам Шамбалы". academ.info, October 29, 2008
- ↑ Miguel Perlado: A propósito del "chamanismo siberiano". educasectas.org, May 7, 2012
- ↑ Академия несчастья - В Новосибирске был задержан лидер одной из самых опасных сект опасных сект опасных. Vechyerniy Novosibirsk, October 31, 2008
- ↑ Miguel Perlado: Condenan a 11 años de cárel al líder ruso de la Escuela de Chamianismo Siberiano. educasectas.org, Feb. 7, 2013
- ↑ Topic: Biven Momonta: "Ancient Russian Wisdom". newagefraud.org (accessed May 11, 2013)
- ↑ Марсель Латифуллин Про секту Ашрам Шамбалы из личного опыта. Системный взгляд Insider Report / Blog Jan. 12, 2012
- ↑ Anton Walagin: "Беловодье" вывели на чистую воду - В Воронеже пресечена деятельность религиозной секты. religare.ru, November 18, 2005
- ↑ Konstantin Rudnev, leader of major Russian sect detained in Siberia. RIA Novosti, October 28, 2008
- ↑ Ilja Kanavin: Новосибирский сектант не сказал на суде ни слова vesti.ru, July 19, 2011
- ↑ Академия несчастья - В Новосибирске был задержан лидер одной из самых опасных сект России "Ашрам Шамбала» Константин Руднев Wetschjernij Novosibirsk 31 October, 2008
- ↑ Leonid Martschjenko: Руководителя тоталитарной секты ловили 5 лет. izvestia.ru, September 28, 2004
- ↑ Шри Аватара Ашрам Изида Сириус Трансцендент! ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Sibslovo (Novosibirsk), February 22, 2012
- ↑ Секта «Ашрам Шамбалы» проводит в Архангельске семинары по растлению молодых девушек. apologet.in.ua
- ↑ Police arrested notorious Russian cultist who set up orgies. Interfax. October 24, 2008
- ↑ Ванинского лекаря ждет камера вместо Шамбалы. Kommersant, November 10, 2005
- ↑ Mind Control - The BITE Model. Steven Hassan, 2000, see also book: Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves
- ^ Buryat Mongol Homepage: Shamanism, Folklore, and Poetry. ( Memento from March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (see note below under the heading Beware of Impostors! With a photo of Rudnews)
- ^ Circle of Tengerism Homepage: Shamanism
- ↑ Miguel Perlado: Las diosas de Shambala transitan por Europa y Latinoamérica. educasectas.org, February 28, 2013
- ↑ Golden Altai Academy at byregion.net
