The "resurrection" of Sri Yukteswar
The following story recounts what Yogananda experienced after the death of his guru, Sri Yukteswar:"Swamiji’s heart was heavy-laden. As he was going to sleep at night at his hotel, suddenly, like a...
View ArticleOne explanation of how Swami Yogananda became Paramhansa Yogananda
"If examined, the speech Yoganandaji gave at that reunion celebration reveals much. The first noticeable thing is that up to that point, he had never used the name “Paramhansa Yogananda”; he was...
View ArticleYogananda has a piss --or the deeper meaning of a pee
[www.google.com]QuoteLike that Hamsa separates the good things from the bad things, Water birds separate good water from the bad water. It has got a sieve like structure (lamellae) in its mouth which...
View ArticleRe: How the SRF experience holds our thinking hostage
I am a former SRF-monastic. Lived at Mother Center and the other ashrams for more than a decade.Raja Begum's observations and analogies with fascism are brilliant: "How the SRF experience holds our...
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QuoteOne correction I'd make to Raja's essay--"PSEUDO-RELIGIOUS IDEAL".No! Not, Pseudo-religious! SRF is an actual-religious ideology. What does it matter if devotees worship living or dead saints? I...
View ArticleRe: Chris Butler, Jagad Guru, Science of Identity
[www.youtube.com]"FAITH AND FEAR"I am not sure if this documentary has been posted on this forum before. This is a very good documentary that outlines the abuse that many children underwent at the...
View ArticleConcord Institute London
Has anyone had dealings with them? They seem to be using the Landmark model.
View ArticleRe: Chris Butler, Jagad Guru, Science of Identity
QuoteThe biggest mistake that the "Prabhupad" made, in my opinion, was his order that children be taken away from their parents at the age of 5 years old. HUGE MISTAKE.Old man Prab was arrogant. HE...
View ArticleRe: How the SRF experience holds our thinking hostage
Interesting parallels, corboy. You reminded me, with your examples of disciple devotion to senior ashram members, of this documentary about the alleged abuses of Sai/Meher Baba:BBC The Secret Swami...
View ArticleRe: One explanation of how Swami Yogananda became Paramhansa Yogananda
@uwsboi14: Revealing quotations.Readers who want to understand Yogananda, the man, should look beyond his Autobiography, which is wild fantasy about yogi magic.I agree with you the book Paramhansa...
View ArticleRe: Self-Realization Fellowship
Sai Baba of Putthaparthi was totally different from Meher Baba in that the two had separate careers and in different parts of India.And their methods of showmanship were different.Sathya Sai...
View ArticleRe: One explanation of how Swami Yogananda became Paramhansa Yogananda
@Scott, probably the following quotation speaks the most plainly about PY's ability to fantasize. Very sad to read it.The Picture of Babaji MaharajAnother point of interest in this reunion speech is...
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The Guru is Coming! Strange Things Disciples Do[hinessight.blogs.com]Commonplace stories used by nearly ALL Indian gurus.[forum.culteducation.com]Someone familiar with the Indian spiritual scene...
View ArticleRe: Self-Realization Fellowship
corboy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Someone familiar with the Indian spiritual scene> observed that in guru> situations a good analogy is regarded as>...
View ArticleRe: Self-Realization Fellowship
This reference was not made in relation to SRF but to the Indian spiritual scene in general."I have found among all strata of Hindu laity in pursuit of some religious problem that a persuasive analogy...
View ArticleRe: Self-Realization Fellowship
My hunch is that any ambitious Indian who wanted to make money from the hippies could have studied Autobiography of a Yogi and figured out exactly what those trustful young people wanted. Then that...
View ArticleRe: Self-Realization Fellowship
Some years ago, Geoffry Falk was involved with SRF. From this experience came a book entitled Stripping the Gurus.The chapter on Yogananda and SRF is an interesting read and can be found...
View ArticleRe: The Way Of The Heart - Cult??
The Way of the heart is a spiritual/agnostic group that attracts many intelligent, well educated people- many who seem to have experienced past trauma and grief such as sexual abuse , incest, and...
View ArticleRe: Is "Ki Health [aka Innersound, Qi Wellness...]run by Criminals"?
I recently came across this reference to the base of the this group, a place called Daerachun which north east of Seoul.Growing up in Australia in the 70s and 80s, I remember well the music of the...
View ArticleThis article describes many features of cult recruitment
This article describes one group, Access Consciousness.Much of the material applies to other groups as well.[culteducation.com]QuoteHaworth, a former cult member, once part of the now non-existent PSI...
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