One Foundation
From its creation in 1971, the Divine Light Mission had an important role for Prem Rawat's followers who are musicians. This role continued long after the organisation changed its name in the early 1980s. Music is an important tool for reinforcing emotion, and to a large extent both mirrors and sets the actual tone of Prem Rawat's followers' emotions. It is an important indicator of beliefs in the group and it's evolution reveals much that is not available from examination of the groups' other publicly available material.
It especially shows the extent of the worship of and devotion to Rawat as a divine figure and exposes the current Elan Vital revisionist history that Rawat attempted to remove the beliefs in his divinity as well as the Indian trappings of Divine Light mission in the 1970's. A cursory examination of the "Court Of Love" tape by "the Holy Jesters" published in 1982 by Elan Productions shows that Indian style devotion was being openly promoted in the organisations even as the renaming of Divine Light Mission as Elan Vital, was in progress. The lyrics (as underlined below), demonstrate how music within the cult setting reinforces the extreme personality worship that is part of Rawat's "teachings".
During the late 1970's and early 1980's the Australian band "One Foundation" was the mainstay of Prem Rawat's festivals and DLM released quite a few audio tapes of their songs and some of their dance music is available on OneTube. One Foundation was made up of Kim Field, girl singer and major songwriter, Lindsay Field, her then husband, who is now sings backup for John Farnham, Australia's most popular singer, Geoff Bridgeford who became Kim Field's partner, drummer and prolific song-writer. He had been in Blue Aquarius, Prem Rawat's brother's band, Joe Creighton, bass player, who has had a very successful musical career in Australia since leaving the group and Ross Hannaford, lead guitar virtuoso and former member of one of Australia's all-time most successful bands, Daddy Cool. At least one of the members, Joe Creighton, now believes he was sucked in hook line and sinker to a great deal of bullshit and detests the principles that were operating in Divine Light Mission. Another "apostate", Michael McDonald, wrote the lyrics for the One Foundation song "Surdas The Gardener". At right is a fresh faced Ross Hannaford before the years of following Prem Rawat had taken their toll.
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| You Are My Everything (Part 2) - 1980 One Foundation
Click track name to play 128k MP3 file. Leaving your lotus feet Dance with us lord Maharaj ji we love you You are my savior I surrender to my satguru I just want to dance with you You are my everything Lyrics I Surrender To My Sat Guru Dev |
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| 1978 BRAND NEW LOVE One Foundation Loving Times Wild Night Took Me By Surprise Court Of Love How Can I Ever Stop (Loving You) Brand new Love Love In The name Of Love Festival Time You Are Always There © Divine Light Mission, Inc |
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| 1979 TEACH ME DEVOTION One Foundation / Holi Here At Your Feet Color Of Your Love I Only Want To Be With You Your Love Has No Seasons Teach Me Devotion He's Here See The Face (Of the Living Lord) I'm Gonna Love Him Forever Magic Of Your Love Comin' Home Teach Me Devotion © Divine Light Mission, Inc |
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| 1979 EVERYBODY NEEDS YOU Holi Everybody Needs You My Love Child Of Mercy I Want To See You Tonight Let Me Give Myself To You Lord I Need Your Love Helpless River Of Life Oh My Lord © Shri Hans International Productions, Inc |
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| 1979 I LOVE YOU One Foundation / Rich Neel The Greatest Magician What Have You Done To Me Tears Of Happiness Hold Me Closer Dance Dance Dance I Love You You Take The Darkness Away Maharaji I Am Bound To You Beat The Great Drums of His Satsang © Divine Light Mission, Inc |
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| 1980 POWER OF LOVE One Foundation Power Of Love Weeping In My Joy I Only Want To Be With You Malibu Rain What You Know You Saved me How Can I Ever Stop Brand New Love Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Lovin' Times © Divine Light Mission, Inc |
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| 1981 FIRE IN MY HEART One Foundation Fire In My Heart You're The Only One Coming Home Morning Thunder Oasis Of Love Message Of The Heart The Need For Love Loving Is Where We Start © Magenta Music |
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| By 1982 we can see that there had been no attempt to remove any Indian-Hindu trappings from Divine Light Mission despite the re-branding of the organisation as Élan Vital that was then underway. Actually the opposite had happened and the main impetus of the organisation was encouraging devotion and worship of Prem Rawat as a divine omnipotent guru through the use of Indian bhajans as the dominant musical form at meetings. |
| 1982 COURT OF LOVE Holy Jesters Listen, Listen I Have Seen Such A Great Wonder Court Of Love Please Fill Me With Your Devotion Glory Of My Master In Your Hands Is A Jewel My Master Blessed Me (With Such An Eye) Life Is Passing I Am In Love With You My Lord Don't Let Me Loose Hold © Élan Communications |
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| In 1989 Prem Rawat began to reinvigorate his moribund organisation and this "greatest hits" compilation was released. |
| 1989 ENCORE One Foundation Weeping In My Joy Nothing To Hide Paradise Brand New Love Oasis Of Love You Saved me Within Your Love © Visions International |
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| 1994 You are my
Inspiration Caught in the Magic © Visions International |
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| 1995 DOWNPOUR Downpour
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