In 1956, the publishers Secker and Warburg in London received the manuscript of a book titled ‘The Third Eye’ written by a Tibetan Lama named Lobsang Rama. The book told of the Lama’s life in Tibet and his training as a monk which included surgically opening a ‘third eye’ in his forehead thereby giving him clairvoyant powers. It was clear that Lobsang Rampa was an imposter. Although Lobsang Rampa was no Tibetan monk, he did have miraculous powers, or at least good luck, albeit with the help of gullible and naive people. Some 20 years ago a young man in Germany was rushed to hospital after he used a knife to try to open his ‘third eye’.

Source: Sunday Times May 26, 2018 19:07 UTC