Appliance Salesman Turns Guru

october 3, 2002  02:30 pm
Appliance Salesman Turns Guru
The Association of Happiness for All Mankind, or AHAM, based in Randolph County, N.C., leads followers across the country in a voyage of self-discovery -- mostly over the telephone, Linda Ray writes in Independent Weekly. A 72-year-old former appliance salesman named Dee W. Trammell, now known simply as Ramana, guides the faithful through their teleconferenced meditation sessions. "AHAM promises perpetual happiness if you follow its path of self-inquiry," Ray writes. "For some it's the answer to a lifetime of searching ... for still others, it's an addiction ..."