![]() In recent weeks, several other Rajneesh disciples in Oregon have petitioned the court to resume using their original names. The guru last was reported visiting Nepal. The commune was disbanded after Rajneesh, who pleaded guilty to federal immigration fraud charges, was ordered out of the country. He is enrolled in the federal witness protection program, and has resumed using his former name, David B. He was named mayor last year after Mayor Swami Krisna Deva left Rajneeshpuram with several other top Rajneesh aides.ĭeva was indicted on state and federal charges, and since has agreed to testify for the government. The attorney has represented several Rajneeshee corporations. Ma Prem Asha is the author of The White Lotus (4.11 avg rating, 105 ratings, 12 reviews, published 1981), I Say Unto You (4.42 avg rating, 71 ratings, 5. Before then, the Oregon native practiced law in California. He legally changed his name after traveling to Poona, India, and becoming a disciple of Rajneesh several years ago. Niren is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Wasco County Circuit Court to complete the name change. Niren, who served as an attorney for guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, has lived at the central Oregon commune founded by the guru’s disciples since 1981 and is married to Ma Prem Isabel, who headed Rajneeshpuram’s press-relations section. (AP) _ Swami Prem Niren, mayor of the disbanded commune city of Rajneeshpuram, asked a court to change his name back to Philip J.
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