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Ashram Shambala
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Ashram Shambala (other names: "Belovodye" [1] [2] , in a way "Belovodye" , International Academy "The Way to Happiness" , International "Academy of Happiness" , "Esoteric Ashram Shambala" , "Russian school of Tantric" , Sotidanandana Yoga Center , "School of geisha" , "Olirna" , etc.) - an occult religious sect [3] [4] , established in 1989 in Novosibirsk Konstantin Rudnev [5] .
From 1990 to 2010 branches of the sect operate in 18 regions of the Russian Federation (including Moscow and St. Petersburg), [6], [3], [7] as well as in other countries of the former Soviet Union [6] [8] . Total number of members according to various estimates ranged from 15 [9] to 20 thousand people. [10] Age adherents ranged from 17 to 30 years. [11]
Law enforcement agencies determine the Ashram Shambala as one of the most odious of operating in Russia, totalitarian sects , [4], [12] on the course of action has similarity with the Aum Shinrikyo . [13] Number of employees in 1999 was 10,000 members. [13]
The founder and leader of Ashram Shambala is a graduate of the engineering college Rudnev D. Constantin [4] [6], [12] [14] [10] , (born 4 August 1967 , at Novosibirske ), also known under the pseudonyms "Bolt", "Sotilian Sikorisky "," Sri Jnana Avatar Muni, "" Altai Kagan divinely wise " [6], [15] . Back in 1986 while serving in the army tried to convince the roll command of the military unit to convert part of the monastery on the model of Shaolin , which would have been a strict rejection of bad habits, and the officers would have been mentors and taught martial arts to soldiers. At the same time Rudnev was sent for treatment at a psychiatric clinic of Samara, where he stayed until 1989. After this he returned to Novosibirsk and with the help of Elena Zakharova, who later became the second man in the sect, founded a wellness company, "Caravan" conducted the paid seminars on non-traditional methods of treatment in the eastern wrapper, which taught " Yoga , "" teaching of Shambhala, "" healing Reiki , "" Astral Karate "and" removal of damage . " Later the company changed names several times and signs. [10] Rudnev also declared himself a " second Messiah , "" prophet "and" embryo , got to the ground by a UFO , "and" a stranger to Sirius ' [16] [17] [18 ], [19]
Content
1 Fundamentals of Faith
2 management of the organization
3 The inner life of the organization
4 Affiliated organizations and activities
5 Business organization
6 Prosecution
6.1 Litigation 2011
7 Other facts
8 Notes
9 Links
[ edit ] Fundamentals of Faith
The doctrine of Rudnev very syncretic , and is a blend of New Age , " Living Ethics " Roerich , the teachings of Carlos Castaneda , Reiki , Astral Karate and kontakterstva [6], [20] In the teaching of Ashram Shambala there are elements of esoteric , oriental cults and religions, pagan cults , shamanism , and yoga . [4], [21] [11]
The ideological basis of the teachings of an autobiographical book by KD Rudnev, " The way a fool , "he wrote under the pseudonyms" Bolt "and" Sotilian Sikorisky. " As described in the book of the teachings in the form of scandalously obscene subjected to ridicule the idea of a family , birth and parenting, education and work, praised the subordination of the adepts ("sadhaks"), the leader of the group. Promoted promiscuity and regular "sexual practice" that should deal exclusively with young and beautiful girls. [6], [10] [17] [19] [22]
Shambhala is characterized as antisocial new religious movement , and the cult that uses the techniques and methods aimed at developing members of psychological dependence on the group and the leader [19] [23] [24] [25] .
AL Dworkin defines Rudnev, as odious " pseudo tantric guru "and his organization as" an occult totalitarian sect "and emphasizes that" On the same sect, Rudnev can rightfully be described as a perfect totalitarian sect. " [6 ]
According to law enforcement agencies,
For a complete suppression of the will of the sect used the mental and psychological abuse in the form of special methods of aggressive external effects on the psyche, which has the purpose to put the will of the involved persons under the control of the head of the sect, as well as the use of a group of drugs , rape . As a result, few adherents developed severe mental illness . [22]
[ edit ] Organization Management
Konstantin Rudnev ("Bolt", "Sotilian Sikorisky", "Sri Jnana Avatar Muni," "Altai Kagan divinely wise") - the leader of the sect [6], [10] [11]
Elena Zakharova ("Selena", "Sri Lakshmi Devi Subhi") - "high priestess" and the right hand Roll [6], [10]
Paul Handozhko ("Sri Ganesh") - "chief mentor", a former surgeon in the Pskov region, engaged in the sect provodeniem seminars on " tantra "(" to engage in Tantra "- in the jargon of the sect means" sex "). In 2004 was wanted on suspicion of being HIV-infected dozens of people across Russia. [6], [10]
Faith Brilina - Head of the cells in Arkhangelsk. [26]
Mykola Kornienko - former head of the Voronezh cells. [2]
[ edit ] The inner life of the organization
For an introduction to the cult of the neophyte was required to pay a fee in the amount of 4-5 thousand rubles, and also pay the full self learning. Then newfound adept in a roundabout way brought to one of the "ashrams", which are the usual city apartment or country house. All ordinary members of the "Ashram Shambala" placed on the 16-20 people in small rooms (in one case 3 to 5 square meters ), where they were supposed to live and work there. Though the younger "teachers" lived in a room for 2-3 people, and the senior "mentor" had a separate room. [27]
In sect used a very tight schedule. At 6:00 am (some at 6:50 am) - with the overall rise time "warm up" to the music. Warm-up included a monotonic push-ups , sit-ups , abdominal exercises , alternating with exhausting dance (so-called. "dynamic meditation"). During the day, such a "workout" was repeated every hour, including at night. [27], [2]
From followers needed to make and sign the envelope, write poetry and songs, books reprinted texts, transcribed on paper lecture Rudnev and his inner circle, copy music and videos, as well as to produce a variety of "magic" items for sale to the outside world. Failure to meet a strict set of rules entailed punishment: the famine of 1 to several days, with the continuation of work performed between 200 and 500 push-ups, the same number of sit-ups in addition to workouts, cleaning toilets , the boycott and isolation . In case of refusal to perform the adept leadership of the sect of punishment resorted to accept collective responsibility , forcing all the other rank and file members do push-ups in the presence of stubborn until then, until he have mercy on the suffering companions agreed to comply. [28] [25]
Food intake was carried out only 2 times a day in the morning and evening, during the hours set by the leadership of the sect. Adherents eat food from a common pot representing a soup of vegetable peelings, grass, leaves, barley or millet grains . Among the members of the sect leaders are often satisfied with the competition: food from the hands of the common pot, eating at the time, together with the unfolding of the food bowls, transplanted during the reception food, feeding each other's neighbors on the table. According to eyewitnesses, Rudnev adherents from chronic malnutrition , and lack of sleep fell into a state of an animal , becoming hungry, and any food prepared away from a neighbor an extra piece. When the followers of the depletion started falling out hair and teeth , then the leaders of the sect told them that:
"You are reborn in the sixth race of man , which the teeth are not needed, because it feeds the divine energy. "
At the same time the leadership of the sect ate rice, mushrooms and various salads . [28] [25] According to other reports in the daily rate of the ordinary worshiper was 1 cup of cereal and 2 tablespoons of butter, half a cup of wheat germ. Sometimes, instead of the last piece of bread was issued. [29] Also, the leaders of the sect adherents were fed scraps from the table. [30]
Taps began at 3-4 o'clock in the morning (in some cells at 0 hours) and the dream was given to only a few hours. Slept members of the "Ashram Shambala", with the windows open all year round, who is on what is necessary, including the bare floor. For submission of adherents, the leadership of the sect climbs to suit the night rehearsals rapid rebound, after which all the team to bed in seconds. [25] [31], [2]
Sometimes ("once a week or two") in the early times of the day, late at night or dark of night dwellers "Ashram Shambala" was allowed to make group trips. Go outside the adepts were divided into subgroups and under the direction of "mentor" came to their destination. In the same way back again. [32]
Rudnev and his associates, men are constantly in the sect organized group orgies with young girls. If you then have a girl child was born, he handed over to the shelter. [25]
Above adepts committed abuses - dipping his head in the toilet with the bowel movements , skin burned with cigarettes , notched body . Especially guilty were tortured in the form of sexual humiliation gang rape, acts . Also, followers were forced to mate with animals such as dogs. All this is known as "tantric rituals for the initiated," and was recorded on video. [33]
[ edit ] Affiliated organizations and activities
Academy "The Way to Happiness" [14]
Academy of occult sciences [6], [14] [10]
Altai Ashram Shambala [6], [14]
Center "Belovodye" [6], [14] [10]
"Ladies Business School" [34]
"Women's University," Living Sun "," [34]
"Women's business magic" [34]
"Zlato the Young" [14]
"Society" Olirna '" [6], [14] [10]
"Way to Belovodye" [14]
"The Russian school of Tantric" [6], [14]
"Siberian Association of Yoga" [6], [14] [10]
"Sotidanandana yoga center" [6], [14] [10]
"Toltekklub - something" [14]
School "Avicenna" [6], [14] [10]
"The School of Spiritual Healing Academy Sotidanandany Guru" [6], [14]
"Esoteric foundations of business" workshop [6], [14] [10]
"Esoteric Ashram Shambala," [14]
"Geisha school" [14]
"School of Goddesses" [14]
"School Kleoparty" [34]
[ edit ] Business Organization
The composition of the sect "Ashram Shambala," included several correspondence schools - school "UFO" ("contact" with extraterrestrial civilizations), the school "Atlantis" ("connection" to the knowledge of the ancient civilization of people), the school, "Business - magic" ("the acquisition of flair "in the business), the school" Shamanism "(" training "shamanism), the school" Spiritual Healing "(" acquisition " occult powers), the school "Spiritual Aikido" ("training" Management of internal energy), the school "Toltec magic" (" capture "the magic of the Toltecs ), School of "Pharaoh" ("training" of divination, teleportation , "awakening" of Kundalini ), the school, "Shambala" ("learning" due to the universe, with egregor ) School "Nagual" ("learning" self-medication) the school, "Zorba the Buddha" ("learning" the "establishment" of objects, "training" hesychasm ) - conducted seminars, and offering a variety of literature from the "necessary" (the cost (in 2001) from 60 to 150 rubles) to the "recommended" ( cost (in 2001) from 50 to 800 rubles), as well as "magical" objects (the cost (in 2001) from 50 to 1,500 rubles) [17] [35]
Established Rudnev, "divinely wise Altai Kagan," International Academy "The Way to Happiness" organized seminars - School "Family Happiness," School "Russian heathenism," School "Siberian shamanism," School "Spiritual Healing" School "Business Magic. Path material well-being, "School" Tantric Raja Yoga, "School" Astroplanetarnogo karate. The methods of psycho-energetic defense, "School" Orphics. The magic of art. The development of his personality. ". In comparison with the "Ashram Shambala," "payment" for "training" and is charged for the materials in the form of "donations" and the Euro - from 15.8 to 25 cu It is also proposed various cloaked under the Altaic shamanism "magic" items - homuz (from the usual $ 150 for up to Homuza divinely wise Altai Kagan for 1000 USD), shamanic costume (for the usual $ 1000 to the divinely wise shaman costume Altai Kagan worth 10,000 USD), the shaman hat (from $ 150 for a standard to 1500 USD per shaman hat divinely wise Altai Kagan), shaman drum and kyamla (from the usual $ 400 for up to divinely wise Altai Kagan for 10,000 USD), shaman boots (regular - $ 150, and divinely wise Altai Kagan - 1200 USD). In total, in order to collect all the 'gear' Roll had to pay about 26,000 cu . Also offered separately on the audio cassettes and compact discs - a series of "Magical Music of Shamballa" (price range of 2.3 to 2.8 USD per share) and a series of "Music of wish fulfillment." (Price from 35 USD to 45 USD) [17] [36]
[ edit ] Prosecution
In 1999 the Novosibirsk Region Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case against Rudnev of Art. 239 of the Criminal Code ("The United encroaching on the person and the rights of citizens") . During the investigation it was found that the sect took place extortion , corruption of minors , sexual with animals ), and abuse, including the manufacture and sale of pornographic videos abroad. We also learned that the top of the sect owns a dozen apartments in landscaped areas, Novosibirsk, copied to the Roll of its adherents. However, the main person involved had disappeared for 5 years and the investigation was suspended. In 2000 the case was reopened, but only on the fact of tax evasion and illegal business activities [1] [2], [9] [29] [37]
In April 2004 the law enforcement agencies asked the man from the Bryansk searching for his daughter, caught in a cult Rudnev. In September, Rudnev was arrested at his dacha in the company of eight minor girls. Since he had taken a written undertaking to appear for questioning by the prosecutor. [2], [29] According to Gazety.ru on the sale of the property adepts of occult and pornographic video content, lectures and seminars Roll earned about $ 10 million. [10] [36]
8 November 2005 in Voronezh was suppressed the activity of local cells of the sect. During the operational activities of the FSB in the basement of one of the cottages have been found 6 people with symptoms of mental disorder in the state of narcotic intoxication , most adherents was underage, and from various regions of Russia. After talking with law enforcement agencies, except for the head of the cell, the other five men were released. [1] [2], [29]
In late October 2008 members of OCD in the Novosibirsk region were searched in the two country houses in the village and the village of New Plotnikova owned by Konstantin Rudnev. During the search, were detained six people are in the criminal investigation, and seized marijuana , various psychotropic medications, mushrooms, herbs fees, 23 laptop with videos of pornographic content, documents and literature of the sect, and many items for perverted sex - dildos , whips -, ritual objects and identification of missing people in an address during the search. it was found that members of the sect held group practices had clearly sexual overtones. Cost of seminars was 3500-5000 rubles per person (700-1000 rubles. Per day). Venues for practice were several centers of the family, the club prepare pregnant women for childbirth, a municipal institution of supplementary education for children and young people and the home of sport. Also in the yard next to the cottage in the car were found Plotnikova Hammer and Land Cruise 2000 - both produced in 2008. [21] [29] [38]
In September 2011 the Centre for Anti-Extremism Office of the Ministry of Interior of Russia in the Ryazan region were found and returned home two previously missing 18-year old boy who fell under the influence of the "Ashram Shambala." In the course of operational activities is established that the missing may be in Novosibirsk . At the present time with rehabilitation activities are carried out [39] . According to the law enforcement agencies, the sect has been actively recruiting followers in the Ryazan region [40]
[ edit ] The trial of 2011
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In early October 2010 the staff of the Investigative Committee of the Russian prosecutor's office , regional offices of the FSB and the Interior Ministry of Russia for Novosibirsk Region arrest K. D. Rudnev. As part of the criminal case Rudnev and most active members of the group charged with creating a religious association, encroaching on the person and the rights of citizens ( Part 1 of Art. 239 of the Criminal Code ), rape ( Part 1 of Art. 131 of the Criminal Code ), forced sexual acts character ( Part 1 of Art. 132 of the Criminal Code ), illegal possession and sale of narcotics ( Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code ) [3], [20] [22] [41] [42] . Victims found 15 former members of the organization, filed lawsuits against Rudnev totaling 18 million rubles [3], [11] [41] [43] [44] [45]
24 June 2011 the investigating authorities handed over the criminal case of KD Rudnev to the court. [16] [18] [46] [47], Novosibirsk Central District Court granted the application of the prosecutor for an extension until July 8 the detention Rudnev. [41 ]
18 July 2011 at the Novosibirsk district court held its first hearing on the case Rudnev, in which the indictment was read out part of it. Rudnev, the charges against him, charges have not been recognized, but his lawyers plan to seek full justification. [17] According to the prosecutor Vera Vasilkova, if found guilty Rudnev, he faces a prison sentence of more than 10 years. [19] [48] In the first meeting, the prosecutor read out the beginning part of the prosecution. [49]
20 July 2011 held its second hearing in which the prosecutor went on to disclose the conviction. The prosecutor told reporters that the case study materials and question witnesses will be later. The lawyer said that this year it is unlikely to be considered in full, because it consists of 44 volumes, in addition, many witnesses living in other cities. [49]
4 August 2011 , the third trial (the first two of the indictment was read by the prosecutor and the defendant was given the floor Rudnev), during which, by reason of absence of any one of 15 due to the witnesses, the court proceeded to the disclosure of the case (it was read three volumes of 44 .) Lawyer Alexander Rudnev Nezhinskii filed a motion for a number of non-evidence, in particular, the search protocol, as the thought that they were obtained in violation of the law, but the court has not authorized the request and scheduled the next meeting on 8 August 2011 . [50]
8 August 2011 the Novosibirsk district court first questioned the victim, who has come to a meeting in another city and on the testimony of which are largely based arguments the prosecution. [33] [51]
9 November 2011 the victim of the sect Ashram Shambala, for unknown reasons did not come to a meeting in Novosibirsk district court because of what the next meeting is scheduled for 29 November 2011 [11]
30 November 2011 at the regular meeting of the Novosibirsk regional court against the leader of the sect testified main witness, explain the circumstances of rape and reiterated his earlier testimony. [52]
[ edit ] Other facts
As a young man fond of K.Rudnev yoga and Eastern philosophy. In addition, a group popular books K.Kastanedy , V.Averyanova. [6]
In addition to books, "The way a fool," the leaders of used video and audio material, sets of "magical" items. In sect sold a large number of "magic items" - "Bells of happiness", "error-free writing pen," "pen recorders Shambala," "inconvertible coin", "magic comb", "Pencil Beauty", "pendulums for hunters." The price of "unchangeable penny" in the late 90s was 500 rubles per share. [6], [14]
The group is welcoming shouts of "Gyych Om!" And "Namaste". [14]
During sexual intercourse were adept in both the deep pleasure to make sounds, "A-A-A ',' O-O-O", "M-M-M ', which supposedly was supposed to mean an abbreviation similar to Aum ( ohms ). [14]
After being detained in 2004 Rudnev was sent to a medical examination , found mentally insane and sent for treatment in a psychiatric hospital , the Novosibirsk, where soon escaped. [10] [14]
On the employees retired FSB video materials Rudnev went completely naked on the floor and told his follower to hit his feet on various parts of the body, and to rub salt into an open wound back. [29]
Women in the sect, lured by promises to "liberate their latent sexual energy" and learn how to "seduce a partner." After payment of a sum of money, "Lakshmi" (as in the sect called "geisha") held a short course of lectures "about good and evil," and the "power of femininity" and the "emancipation of the chakras . " As a final "test" the "school" women are invited to group sex and intercourse with animals , in the jargon of the sect called " tantra yoga . " Those who best mastered " Tantra Yoga "awaited trip to the Altai and the high-level meeting with the" priestess of the ashram, "Amrita and the eternal search for" fenugreek ". [16]
