I have just cut and pasted a few comments from the Facebook page Guruphiliac, which have been posted under the article that Clearvision shared with us a few days back.
The original article is from the Facebook page called "No Ramana Mahashi Linage", but this article is being widely shared.
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A comment by Tim:
Nothing is perhaps more pernicious in the entire history of spirituality then the semi-truth that you are already enlightened and only if you (intellectually) grasped and believed this idea you could stop all seeking. The Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is often identified as the source of this school of Realization. This, however, is a total corruption of the sage’s teachings. Ramana Maharshi said no such thing. Instead, he advocated the path of knowledge called Jhana. Jhana is acknowledged as one of the eight paths of yoga or Realization.
His student Papaji of Lucknow appears to be the first of his disciples to corrupt the great sage’s wisdom. Papaji was widely quoted as advocating “doing nothing” as “you are already enlightened.” This corruption appealed to a certain type of seeker who was either tired, frustrated and or just plain lazy. Later, Papaji’s students Mooji and Gangaji, among others, spread this pernicious advice far and wide. It is the very heart of the entire “satsang” culture.
A comment by Chelsea
I watched a video detailing how when a man and his girlfriend were in group listening to mooji... and then she felt ill and needed to leave, mooji made a sarcastic remark to the entire group, implying they weren't true followers nor had the ability to hang. A shaming technique.
This man then began to track and notice that Mooji became "agitated" when the groups focus was not on him. This agitation is a sign of a spiritual teacher needing their students life force energy. This shows up as a craving, a dependency, signaling how the leader needs their followers more than the followers need the leader of the movement.
A comment by David:
I met one of his (Mooji's) ex followers in the summer - she was tortured beyond belief - literally in PTSD / yay Sri Tony Moo / you’re such a master
The original article is from the Facebook page called "No Ramana Mahashi Linage", but this article is being widely shared.
[www.facebook.com]
A comment by Tim:
Nothing is perhaps more pernicious in the entire history of spirituality then the semi-truth that you are already enlightened and only if you (intellectually) grasped and believed this idea you could stop all seeking. The Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is often identified as the source of this school of Realization. This, however, is a total corruption of the sage’s teachings. Ramana Maharshi said no such thing. Instead, he advocated the path of knowledge called Jhana. Jhana is acknowledged as one of the eight paths of yoga or Realization.
His student Papaji of Lucknow appears to be the first of his disciples to corrupt the great sage’s wisdom. Papaji was widely quoted as advocating “doing nothing” as “you are already enlightened.” This corruption appealed to a certain type of seeker who was either tired, frustrated and or just plain lazy. Later, Papaji’s students Mooji and Gangaji, among others, spread this pernicious advice far and wide. It is the very heart of the entire “satsang” culture.
A comment by Chelsea
I watched a video detailing how when a man and his girlfriend were in group listening to mooji... and then she felt ill and needed to leave, mooji made a sarcastic remark to the entire group, implying they weren't true followers nor had the ability to hang. A shaming technique.
This man then began to track and notice that Mooji became "agitated" when the groups focus was not on him. This agitation is a sign of a spiritual teacher needing their students life force energy. This shows up as a craving, a dependency, signaling how the leader needs their followers more than the followers need the leader of the movement.
A comment by David:
I met one of his (Mooji's) ex followers in the summer - she was tortured beyond belief - literally in PTSD / yay Sri Tony Moo / you’re such a master