Religious group finds a home Society builds its 1st center in U‘S. Z es By Lorry Willlanis: - + tery fo some, but since the initia] ai fawn pblisty the group a quety 2c fod into a new homes ser In ane small setlion of the'spa- Sevenly to 100 people meet here! cious meeting ball, e floor lamp every Sanday, They come from dif~ easts acim light over thé. portrait. ferent .religions backgrounds, but. of a nan tho tiewsands bellene they al bole What (lowing tb «2 living saitt, 5 Baha ‘Soma fat will Belp te a Singht-the: Souls return - “| RES Carat et ar of the Hadhs Soil Socloly. “IU the best ting Tye-erer. RPE eee ‘Beas-America. 8 100:ybar-bid East. found,” sail Herb Puller, who stiid-. "I .2tii religion Based Ia fodia’ A’ por Jed “olter religions before joining’ it of Ms predeennot, Charen the Hatha Sooml in 1980" “Ive: Sih, is renety cielo fad something arb tlh 4, The portralls eget t-te it T realy have. Bu ht fast keeps eart of the meeting ball:.The ball, gelling better and better.” ‘whieh sits’ off US. 301; south of ‘The term Radna Soom! means Fayetteville, 18 Che frst center “Lord of the sculs." Those who ad- ‘built by thé grolp'ia "Uke Uniled. bere to the faith are called satsan- Soaes, a The conker in Fapetieile = Ear ine i bin seer ived oat a Seance Wf were mot with oppasifi oa tions. Racha Sonn isstil'a mys. ——_St6 Saclety, Page 44 . Society From Page 1% ‘Soule Study Center. ‘The Rindve Soaml are vagetese tok loot) oF garage. Tey be ie lving a. more We rd meditate 215 Hours. a day, lembers also believe in kerma end relncaraétion. "The iden Is that every living thing. a8 park of the erentlen Ib part of God end therefore has a 5 0h said Dr. John Templer, a re- ‘Ulred professor and the group's ‘eastern US. paterman, "Ag when tbls pertlevlar life ends then you will come back agein Into some: ‘ning elte. Tt may be another bu. vman, oF It may bo 8 1729, oF 6 + flower, or 8 dog, or hnything thal's alle, a ie Bee RIEV AD a ie ‘There ere no praseribed number js u Cae eit crats by MRE: peor aeinpte SARGMEL, Members of the Racha Soam! Soctety Bans America gather at thelr center off U5. 301 south of "kerma. or geod and bad ections a. Fayettevilic for a Sunday meeting and fellowship. : ‘vhumas'belng isthe highest form in tention and are nok Inlerasted 2 follow the teechings of Christ in a lice td hald feélonal or nattonsl* which & person raturrs. winning convorts. At limos they ore wey thal wouldn't have been possi riebtings. Tho larger events, hetd 2, °TM reeson the human form ic hesient to talk about themes, We to me before," he sa. About tein & Snr, draw people ithe highest form Is it's roally the bul they will explain thelr be ‘The Racha Soam! movement be- {rom across the country and can ‘only iife form thal has dleeretion, and philosophies. hea preted. gan in Indie {n. 188. as an offshoot Inst three to four days, The events thet Is, the power of making good Toople“tusurlly find oul about of Sikhlem, # $00-year-old religion CAM draw an attimated 1,200 to 91 bed choices," Templer said. Neda Soam elther through hacks based on Hineolem. Sikh bello ave LOD pecple. ‘The. number" xcells i"Therefers we are the only ferm or hy accident. ‘based on the leachings of 10 auints, when Gurinder Singh is leading the ixhich Is ullimately eble lo return ‘Tonplor falls Into the'latter cat. Unlike £ixhs, Radha Seams bellewe riectings. When Singh was here lest “vo the eroutor, You cen’t go back If egoty. He wes heving dinner al the that human taints, or guunts, are AUgUSL, en estimated 4,090 people soue te te fom ofa cove «Ramo of lend ed find i hy il peg Une and can ua algal mets. -,oL, or a Aree. You've got 13 wall Gere vegetarians. ‘When he begun... now eae teany epamige “sg Belore, the center opened in Gunti you get to the human form"; Sokhng uestion they, eventually ze te eb, te dha Bean 085, the graup rented syncs Ie are™ 4 Wty. x 4p lany of the followets reléct- nas and collscums, Local membert yMany questions “They Weren't” partloularty:.. ad the gun chosex by the Frout Wrote across te ae 0 renin Ferd Fuller |s & retired mechen~ -forlhcoming bezause thoy’ didn't”'-leaders nnd instead began {ellowing private homes eF in hotels far thelr jie for e vending machine tompany.’ want 6 be pushing thelr’ vibws ‘Jelmhal Singh, who seitled- inthe | Sunday fellowship ,~ : 5 tHe moved to Hope Mills frort PH Templar eald. “And { suppeeo Tea Ifidlen elty of Beas. There, adhe On. receht Slinday thorple sedelphia about three yests ago. He pretty mach the samme” tal Satsang BeBe wee bot, members walked~ arcund :(H6 thpends a few days © week at the Templsr said he will answer: Chapters began'orgdnlring I, grounds or drank tea In the iitehen’ snter, which alto serves as a re- people's questions, but he doesn't «iho US. in 1821. There are an extl- “whilo walling for the mest{ng:.to!; tonal distribution cantar for hooks, try to influence them, “And I think mated 14,000 tembare id the Unit- login" Five mitulex befote ‘11, 6: fyldeos, tapes and other matereis.” thats the way It's stppasn Lo be,"”, ad Seetas and-mmers tran 2 mil "man Welked to a mlcrophons dud Fuller sald thet es @ teer-eger he sald, “worldwide, Teinpler.said. ‘began slaglag thabds, “devottonel: hhad many questions cbout God I keep thinking of thet quote In, * Unllke sorts religiogs uaela, (he pdCthS OF tongs praising God. Saine} | and religion. St. John: "You have not choren me, Radha Soamls do not tim are arb aung in HitdiPunjabl, a E"'T used to drive the rlalster I have chosen yo1 ibeit earnings ov poleisiona to the, Janguago native to dle Yeraxy with my questions. Way this Members arpreclated thet ven guru, The gurus, or masters, e2”7 Ling bettas promptly at fgnd ‘why this," Fullor scald. “And thoy were first eludying Radha thelr own living. Two aerved In the Me base a {he just goths rm roel me Soul Tony were ete ase que: miliary. eno was a wiveraty ise 12 Feyotellebatnesiman Ten {Bre any ell, have Teith ry zon’ ons, they sale, without ever Fel- orincoak one was a lawyer, The SMmazsanl, sn, Indien national {Bat I kind of wanted 9 tile more iog pratsured to ascept (he leach uzrent master, Gurinder Singh, (fled the effort to bull th cen- {at an answer than that.” ings. aga bunretseden, co rs sep lor Kare, le the speaker. He I on fz Fuller was Intradured to Racha "Steve Clouse, a professor at N.C. "Many tims, Terie said, the) OF 800M {Seam ftougy his este Niwas Sale Urea. os Tlie quid are rod from th profes: ns at nent ng theough some problems when as ovat 8 Sine wn IED"Aarmer wile ote him oh hed Me eee ba thay do in tds werk Lad a they rust suifer the consequences excourged nim Not pushy During the Tecure ho refers to Je: Ho atiend’s mesting. ne thing. thet aleatied ree? telves, the sli center wit noe, a and i {_ Fuller was skeptical, te re- about this path woe thal nq one was deslfued. to daw “atlento oo ents eee ae The’ sek parabtes to help convey Cie | (members thinking: Yesh, right. lrying to push it on you,” Clouse. blut end white metal building re La ° Y {Tos what treee a gura, | S sog’.° PHN IE 8 200 arte a MRE aerethga OEP: Seatunn Bul Fuller did eo to 2 mesting. - Reree Hulcheion;:an nvehisel!” ralgloué: tent. AvcinpieW At {Imes Sheindsgant! ts’ ques: rote ip rend n book explaining the. trom Caryy wal faleed in'(hé Je-1 1b ol ecutive fea Uoning-tebouraglig’ mebbrs to ‘}etoun, snd several months lete, apes isMsTHlLbapehe cledeed: wbsul tne tulsa The CbAUleLag altsi en s60 bua Mink About how thoy live shale ota, potedior Init. aril ta Hae SP ai pale na 9 ¥ He et tai mst ay 80 soching inltiation must be ter more than 20 years ago. "tells ue ANB pF oNRRIE at szetetan fora joan They cant "To mo, Clog wes come ety lah tnsaseog fet MERE RON Tne medtigs aro Mita td er’ ‘cool of, Pugs Ard hey neaven" she sal. Tiare Was an ers, tees and eras at Help Gre, IMM ponched I ropa have fo lead une bible gaed uncrislaty abou! how he was ccm “ale acai, pevcefuletmotphere, 73 FOlglour ery speaker | {Me ‘They ‘mort ‘nse reed shout netad to toe and mo to hm, ‘There vero two hefnes on the’ {ks fot about O iinules. Before ‘bs group to belter underatend it," Hadha ‘Soar, she sald, “has property: ene forthe eavetaker and {he meclIng ence, mombers Ulster nea that Is done, they ask to he meade me more porsonslly connect nother for visits from Gurinder {0 a recording of Cheran Singh au tiated by Ailing out a Form. AD: ed" Singh or his representative: Guein- Ewerlng questions Meatlos are approved by the g2- People dont elke up thelr more cer Singh combs (o Ameria about AVleruerd. members hare a pol- ru, or leader. 1 din fiat orthodox ‘elllons bea they are ones every threo yours, . eng ome eek around ‘the : faltee, teuplen for oxen ror ea Ge wale hc Tenpier eld wee'ranred Bf oh Eplcopeies Events and mestings "thy pute yl upother o Friest He stl consfers himself a Members of the local shapter fellowship and love,” sald shantt Christian even though Ke acheres to use the center every Sunday, Butt’ Natarajan, who lives In Chartotte. ‘the Rade Soamt beliefs. ‘wan ballt primarily to provide the —‘“Tiegarcless of the place, (hal al- ways exists”