Christopher Beach, director of the Performing
Arts Center, told The New York Times ("Mentor to Some, Cult Leader
to Others", Westchester edition, 6/20/93) that Lenz is "no more
than a Dale Carnegie of the 90's." Dr. Sheldon N. Grebstein,
president of SUNY Purchase, also defended Lenz in The Times article:
"At SUNY Purchase we have directly witnessed none of the alleged
cult activity."
From the stage of this prestigious auditorium, Rama, whom Grebstein
described as a "model client," instructed the hi-tech monks to fan out
to different parts of the country, form front organizations, and give
talks on meditation. On the east coast his recruiting arms included:
Boston Meditation Society (Massachusetts), Hartford Meditation Society
(Connecticut), Philadelphia Society for the Meditative Arts
(eastern Pennsylvania), Diamond Mind (Washington, D.C. and Maryland),
New Jersey Meditative Society (southern New Jersey and Princeton area),
Virginia Meditative Society, and Manhattan Meditation Forum (New York
City and Westchester). On the west coast: Banzai Tantric Institute
(Silicon Valley), RCF (San Francisco, Marin County, and East Bay
area), and Pacific Meditation Society (Los Angeles). He told
disciples to promote their talks by postering universities.
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