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garuna
Shunya is very skilled to put his followers on a pedestal individually and then keep some psychological pressure on them so that they "behave". This includes no questioning him, his authority, his spiritual superiority, etc... When they fail to "behave" he puts them down and they will strive to be brought back on the pedestal. This is a classic narcissistic control mechanism.
That's exactly what I experienced in a cult-like group I was in. I agree, from what you describe it sounds very much like Shunyamurti is a dangerous pathologic narcissist.
How fortunate that you were able to see through his tactics instead of getting brainwashed!
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garuna
I believe warnings about Robert Shubow should circulate wildly.
Agreed! Your posts here are a good start. They will turn up in Google searches and may well open some people's eyes about Shunya.
Was it Shunya's YouTube videos that drew you in, initially? That's how it seems to go with many cults nowadays; they use YouTube as an effective (and free) recruitment tool. Part of me really wanted to go to Shunya's ashram when I first saw his videos; it's amazing how easily we can be influenced just by watching a video of someone talking...