Lord of the Universe

Lord of the Universe is a 1974 American documentary film about Prem Rawat at the time known as Guru Maharaj Ji at an event in November 1973 at the Houston Astrodome called Millennium 73. Lord of the Universe was first broadcast on PBS on February 2, 1974, and released in VHS format on November 1, 1991. The documentary chronicles Maharaj Ji, his followers and antiVietnam War activist Rennie Davis who was a spokesperson of the Divine Light Mission at the time. A counterpoint is presented by Abbie Hoffman, who appears as a commentator. It includes interviews with several individuals, including followers, exfollowers, a mahatma, a bornagain Christian, and a follower of Hare Krishna.

The documentary chronicles Guru Maharaj Ji, the Divine Light Mission, his followers and antiVietnam War activist Rennie Davis at Millennium 73, an event held at the Houston Astrodome in November 1973. Rennie Davis, a follower of Guru Maharaj Ji, was one of the spokespersons and speakers at the Millennium 73 event. His speech is featured in the documentary.Abbie Hoffman appears as a commentator in the documentary and addresses some points raised in Daviss speech, stating Its rather arrogant of Rennie to say that he has found God and has his Telex number in his wallet. The TVTV crew interviewed different premies, or followers of Prem Rawat, throughout the film, and one teenage boy is shown stating Before I came to the Guru I was a freak, smoking dope and dropping out and my parents were happier then than they are with this. In a later part of the film, a loudspeaker voice announces Those premies who came in private cars can leave now. Those who came in rented buses can stay and meditate until further notice. Adherents of other belief systems also appear in the documentary, including a bornagain Christian who criticizes devotees for following the devil, and a Hare Krishna follower. ........

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