Swami Shyam
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Born Shyam Srivasta in Kanpur, India, Swami Shyam is the author of numerous self-published books and pamphlets on meditation and Vedant (or Vedanta) philosophy. His followers are called Shyams and his loosely run organization is called the International Meditation Institute (IMI) or more commonly referred to as Shyamspace. Since the early 1970s he has been living at his ashram in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. His mostly western followers claim that he is a 'self-realized being'.
His central teaching is the mantr "Amaramhum Madhuramhum" (in English "I am immortal, I am blissful") and he claims that by repeating and meditating on its meaning, one can unfold the knowledge of one's "pure, free and eternal nature".
In 2001, a large number of followers left the group after the swami was accused of sexual abuse.[1]
[edit] External links
- Official Shyamspace Site - general information
- Shyam Shadows- provides some information on the abuse allegations
