Re: Mooji a cult?
If you wanted to do an analysis of the psychological pressures being placed on people (note the public shaming of the lieutenant at the beginning) then this video really shows it the best I've seen so...
View ArticlePoonja has done a lot of damage - some things to read
(Here are some things to read about Poonja. Get a tall cup of your favoritebeverage, sit down and be prepared to read for a long time)Poonja's worst blunder was when he declared that Andrew Cohen was...
View ArticlePoonja perhaps attracted already ambitious ego driven people
It is possible that Poonja gained a reputation as a person who could bestowinstant guru credentials on someone ambitious and give them a backstory.Andrew Cohen appears to have been Poonja's first lab...
View ArticleNew reposted Blog on MCM- a great
novel length exposition on MCM- a model of an authoritarian sociological cults. We just obtained permission to republish this. We are editing the original posts and publishing them as we...
View ArticleRe: A Sufi Cult
Quote[www.ex-cult.org]I used to be afraid of having my smug little syda fantasy life destroyed.I heard about things I refused to investigate. I hid behind the lie that myown inner experiences...
View ArticleRe: Trinity de Guzman - Ayahuasca Healings (WA, USA)
Why You Will Never Get a Traditional Ayahuasca Treatment[chacruna.net](Excerpt)QuoteAyahuasca, Means and EndsThe first difference lies in the role that ayahuasca plays. Locally, it is tool that the...
View ArticleTree of Life Center Suspending Programs
Their website now says that they are suspending their programs to focus on a larger humanitarian mission, but this is likely an attempt for them to be more covert in their plans and screen visitors to...
View ArticleRe: Derek O'Neill
Derek treats his students differently. If something wrong happens with his energy work he becomes very sadistic as that person becomes his karma. With his energy work he makes some people as he says...
View ArticleRe: Derek O'Neill
corboy, you will have to ask oneill why he no longer talks about his spiritual teacher Sathya Sai Baba in either of these articles and about his relationship to Baba, and what o'neill claims he...
View ArticleRe: Derek O'Neill
Truth9 and others, thanks for posting this info. I had a nasty run in with a guru who did many of the same types of things that you listed. Luckily he is passed on now. Most people cannot believe it's...
View Article"The Guru Papers"
Very interesting book I've just come across called the "The Guru Papers" which takes apart the Eastern guru/disciple relationship.I'm working my way through it, but I'm looking forward to the section...
View ArticleRe: "The Guru Papers"
The Alstads did a service when they published Guru Papers. That becamethe earliest self help guide for people who were grievously wounded inGuru led groups.Here are some earlier articles on this...
View ArticleRe: "The Guru Papers"
It's a really good read, I've been glued to it all day. I wish I could transcribe the whole thing here!
View ArticleGuru Convicted, Twelve Dead After Riots -- India
Do we want this to happen in the USA -- and in your neighborhood?[www.washingtonpost.com]QuoteThe guru’s Dera Sacha Sauda sect claims to have some 50 million followers and campaigns for vegetarianism...
View ArticleHow to assess a potential cult -- "Dictator Style/ Guru Style"
Dictator Style - Cult Guru Decor - Boss From Hell Style[www.google.com]Get a look at photographs of offices, homes and stage settings favoredby cult leaders. Then, check these against a field of study...
View ArticleWhy thousands riot to support bad boy gurus in India
The Indian government is failing millions of people.So they look to those who can provide advocacy, a social safety net, political clout.Enter the gurus.[www.reddit.com]QuoteYou literally can't talk...
View ArticleThe Tao Jones Index - Mindfulness as Opiate of the Masses
“The Tao Jones Index”BY LEON WIESELTIERMay 3, 2012 New Republic[newrepublic.com]Silicon Valley's Insufferable Cult of Happiness[www.facebook.com]
View ArticleIndian Gurus Accused in Criminal Cases -- a list
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Asaram And More: Self-Styled Godmen Accused in Criminal Cases[www.india.com]Controversial godmen of India: A list of self-styled ‘gurus’ and their sexual assault...
View ArticlePunjabi Deras and Sects - a list of names
[indianexpress.com]QuoteDeras or sects are as old as the Sikh faith itself. While their followers come from every caste, they are mainly dominated by Dalits and other backward classes. Modern Sikhism,...
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