Biography

In 1963 at the age of 18, Bhagavan Das left California and journeyed solo through Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, eventually arriving in India. He was the first American to live in the jungle of the Himalayas as a hermit-sadhu.

He was given the holy name of Ram by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He then came to meet Swami Chaitanya Prakashananda Tirth who gave him tapas to pray for God's Grace.

In 1965, after a year of fasting, prayer and intense purification, Bhagavan Das met his Sat Guru, the Mahasiddha Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) who he lived with side by side for many years. Maharaji sent him to Anandamayi Ma to receive initiation from the Divine Mother.

Later, during his time with the Tibetan yogis, he was the first westerner to meet and live with Lama Kalu Rinpoche, the guru of the 16th Karmapa. He gave Bhagavan Das the Mahamudra transmission. Bhagavan Das received the Clear Light of Primordial Awareness from His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and then the Vajra Yogini transmission directly from the 16th Karmapa in Sikkim. He lived with Yogi Chen who explained all the details to him in English in his hermitage in Kalimpong.

When on pilgrimage to the holy Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Bhagavan Das met Richard Alpert who became Ram Dass after Bhagavan Das brought him to Maharaji. Then, Bhagavan Das was sent to Amma in the 1980s, who saved him again from the ravages of the world.

The Grace of his Sat Guru Maharaji led Bhagavan Das HOME to the Divine Mother in the form of Amulya Maa, his precious Beloved Wife, who is always guiding him on the true path of Bodhichitta with her crystal clarity, ancient wisdom and pure Love.

Bhagavan Das + Amulya Maa are a dynamic husband & wife co-creative couple sharing the Love & Light of their spiritual lineage in service to all sentient beings.

Bhagavan Das is a spiritual icon & Amulya Maa is a gifted in offering alchemical healing. Together they weave a blanket of profound & very alive Tantric Teachings inspired by their Guru Neem Karoli Baba and other Yogic masters. Their chanting is powerfully transcendent as their voices merge in deep devotion to the Divine Mother.

Bhagavan Das + Amulya Maa offer online Satsang, Sadhana development, Mantra, Meditation, Kirtan, Yoga Mentoring, Private Retreats, Alchemical Healing & Tantric Relationship mentoring. Their wisdom comes from the deep well of the Saints.

Bhagavan Das published his spiritual memoir "It's Here Now, Are You?" in 1997. Bhagavan Das + Amulya Maa are working on their first book together. Soon they will launch a membership site with longer videos on a variety of topics all related to ending the Samsaric cycle of Birth & Death.
- IMDb mini biography by: Moksha Now