A warning for persons in Ubud, Bali
Here's an article on spiritual discernment, published January of 2016[hevria.com]One person wrote this in the comments section.QuoteI really enjoyed your article, humorous and poignant to where I'm...
View ArticleRe: The downside of yoga
Jivamukti and Geshe Michael Roach: The Cross-Marketing Tangle of Magic TeachersJuly 1, 2016[www.decolonizingyoga.com]Additional articles[www.decolonizingyoga.com]
View ArticleRe: Uma Inder , Umaa
She didn't enjoy any statement that doesn't align with her version and quest of 'truth' so she attacked me and people close to me, some grandeur guru trip spiels on things that are not true at all. If...
View ArticleRe: Uma Inder , Umaa
Phoenix wrote:QuoteShe didn't enjoy any statement that doesn't align with her version and quest of 'truth' so she attacked me and people close to me, some grandeur guru trip spiels on things that are...
View ArticleRe: Chris Butler, Jagad Guru, Science of Identity
Finally got to see the whole movie *Holy Hell* ...Holy Shit! The similarity to the Butler group is uncanny ... apart from the sodomizing of course. Seems like one cult leader was obsessed with...
View Article"Surrender to the people that are in charge.”
Jivamukti Fallout: A Trauma-Sensitive Tipping Point in Modern Yoga?[www.decolonizingyoga.com]QuoteIn the article and a follow-up video, Kaminoff described growing wary of the Jivamukti scene in the...
View ArticleJivamukti Yoga Studio -- Dechen Thurman
Dechen Thurman, a son of Robert Thurman, taught yoga there and hashad his problems too.[www.google.com]
View ArticleHow abusers do their thing - they identify targets and groom
A lot of discussion puts the onus on students for projecting their issues ontoteachers and gurus.This ignores that the teacher or guru is one up and the powerholder.Two, teachers and gurus often say...
View ArticleRe: Chris Butler, Jagad Guru, Science of Identity
Googling-Did you catch the foot worship scene?There was a portrait of the Speedo Guru’s feet,and it was placed on a mantle/alter and there were flowersaround it.Do you think they eat Speedo’s toenails...
View ArticleRe: Uma Inder , Umaa
What was the online forum? Would be good to bring that out to public domain.This reminds me so much of how much she inflates herself... You can clearly see she is...
View Article"Indispensible to Tibetan Buddhism"
[buddhism-controversy-blog.com]Interview by Élodie EmeryEnglish translation and edited in March 2016QuoteMany people left. Rigpa paid a very expensive professional agency in Paris, specialising in...
View ArticleRe: "Indispensible to Tibetan Buddhism"
[buddhism-controversy-blog.com]QuoteMS says:September 6, 2016 at 9:29 amSogyal Rinpoche is being advertised as one of the main speakers at this conference taking place at the University of Potsdam...
View ArticleRe: Sogyal Lakar aka Rinpoche
One typical m.o. is to tell women that the Lama is a representative of the Buddha and the Holy Dharma, and only has the students' best interests at heart. So they should trust him completely, and...
View ArticleRe: Sogyal Lakar aka Rinpoche
Well, we now know from Melodius' testimony above, that Rigpa/Sogyal's teachings involve sexual practice. My observation after posting on a number of Buddhist forums over the years, about clergy abuse...
View ArticleNow, for something completely different-- yoga mat for dudes
$ 1000 leather yoga mat[www.google.com]For the price of this product, let's hope it has been treated withan effective anti fungal agent.Otherwise it might mildew in jungle environments.New $1,000 mat...
View ArticleRe: Goenka Vipassana Cult
I went in early 2002while initially there was some good in the practice like being able to fully address my more negative qualities I did have a time where i completely woke and found myself...quite a...
View ArticleRam Bomjon, aka Palden Dorje - guard your money
Buddha Boy - Nepal[irregulartimes.com]Quotewhereas Siddhartha Guatama cultivated such remarkable powers of meditation that girls engaged in erotic dancing and armies threatening him with violent death...
View Article"Everyone is tainted who is not informed"
Silence and Silencing Jivamukti Yoga and Beyond[www.decolonizingyoga.com]Some excerpts from this article:QuoteI asked Lucas why she thought her story had met with silence. Her insights are informed by...
View ArticleDecolonizing Yoga Retreats
Decolonizing the Yoga Retreat[www.decolonizingyoga.com]The entire article is an excellent read. What is especially usefulis the list of suggestions on what one can do.If there is one thing that can...
View ArticleWhat happened in one JIvamukti Class- Intrusive Preach Teachy
I wanted exercise and a little peace, not lectures on ethical veganismNEAL POLLACK[www.salon.com]QuoteI wasn’t then aware that Jivamukti instructors are required to give a 15-minute dharma lecture...
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