Honoring Ron Jahde with a Maharishi Yagya -- GOAL ACHIEVED !

We are raising $4200 to pay for a Maharishi Yagya for dear Ron Jahde, a founding member of Purusha. Ron departed on the morning of August 10, after a few years in a care facility.

Ron's Enlightenment Trajectory

Part 1: A few highlights of Ron's pre-Purusha years

Learned TM in Feb 1972

TTC: La Antilla, Spain, May, 1973

Taught TM in Lincoln NB & Ctr Chair in Little Rock, AR; 310 Initiations

AEGTC -- St. Moritz/Weggis Switz 1976-77

Precursor to Purusha-Single Men Program Livingston Manor 1977-1982

Queens NY and Cambridge, MA Vedic Atoms 1980-81

Taught in India- 1981-82

Part 2: Purusha Years

Ron joined Purusha in Boppard, Germany, July 1982

He traveled with Purusha to Washington DC (MIU-CNL); Taste of Utopia; Global March; India; Livingston Manor; NLP-Great Britain; MIU (Fairfield); North Carolina; and West Virginia.

The following reports give a flavor of the love and fun that Ron inspired in his friends.

Ron was a great Purusha, and very kind hearted. -- Raja James

What a wonderful man! He was the best, funniest story teller I have ever met! Fantastic enthusiasm and always fun to be with. -- Steve Schulte

Heaven will never be the same now that Ron is there. -- Billy Schulz, author of Field of Glow

Purusha has/had so many fun and lovable luminaries. Ron Jahde was a great one. -- Dean Draznin

The Earth has lost one of its darlings. What Ron put in my heart will last forever. A million blessings. -- Rodney Charles

Best old geezer saint we know. What a great great soul. -- Laura Geeslin

Ron is such an original. I’ve very tender feelings for him and I’m sure he is very blessed. -- Jeff Beth

I worked shoulder to shoulder with Ron on many Movement projects, such as: duplicating tapes in the Film and Tape Library, proof reading Collected Papers (not Ron's favorite job), jack hammering a stone patio (more up Ron's alley). Always the same loveable personality. A dear friend always. Jai Guru Dev John Clapp

Ron and I had lunch together pretty much every day for about ten years. When he had to leave here to be in assisted care we still had many meals together. We always had a good time. I could always relax around him, knowing that he would understand and be supportive. Just beneath that crusty surface lay a heart of gold, and that is why he has such a devoted circle of friends. And he was always making the assisted living staff laugh. He was focused on personal enlightenment and making this world a better place. A few days before he left us I visited him. Even though his body was clearly failing, he was still the Ron we know and love inside. I held the phone while he had calls with his two sisters and his old friend John. I am glad that he has finally gotten release from his challenging last few years. Such a fine person!

-- Craig Berg