In California, the yoga teacher Indra Devi introduced him to wine critic Robert Lawrence Balzer, who was already interested in Asian religions.

[5][6] ln 1964, he guided Billy Meier on Buddhist teachings and meditation methods at the "Ashoka Ashram" run by the Indian Buddhist organization "Asoka Mission" An extended meditation course he taught at the Asoka Mission from October 1974 to March 1975 is described in the book Leaving Lucifer.

[3] Blue a cold colour was employed as an antibiotic used to cool the body by treating burns and infections.

Similar to Edwin Dwight Babbitt, he would put spring water into a sterilized coloured bottles and place them in the sun for 48 hours.

[3] Dharmawara lectured on chromotherapy and meditation at John G. Bennett's International Academy for Continuous Education located at Sherborne House, Gloucestershire.