Google translate from the exmisa forum: An interesting deeper discussion of the atman/misa cult problem. With the November 28 raids in France, French justice has launched an action looking at a series of charges involving the entire ATMAN organization, the name under which MISA's international network hides. On this occasion, interest in the MISA phenomenon was revived in the media, m
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I'm so upset, deeply concerned and profoundly shocked and didn't know where else to notify people about this. The ASI, which I joined several years ago, calls for ethical integrity among spiritual teachers, a noble cause, but it turns out that rather than embodying the ethical standards they advocate for, their director (also a co-founder) and several on the board of advisors/staff appe
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I have been thinking a lot in the past weeks as to how I could not see through the madness of my covert cult: The science of identity. And a narcissistic, germaphobic, rather abusive guru (chris butler). How did a person like myself who has had such high BS detector end up in such setting. To put up with so much fear and coertion? How could so many Iskcon devotees be misled by the wolves in sa
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Frozen Nick, Its laziness, blind faith, etc etc. Everyone wants a quick fix/answer/solution—spirituality is largely a farse undertaken by people addicted to cheap and quick fixes to their problems. Unfortunately, while it may work for a little bit when it's fresh and new, like most things in life it loses it's appeal and eventually the devotee finds themselves still needing to deal with
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In a different thread, not moses introduced readers to the Pair a Docks blog and wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://pairadocks.blogspot.com/2021/04/leaving-cult-may-not-go-well-if-one-is.html Thanks for these postings. I notice that there are quite a number of relevant blog posts at the "Pair A Docks" blog which I'm very glad to have be
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not moses Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://pairadocks.blogspot.com/2021/04/leaving-cult-may-not-go-well-if-one-is.html Thanks for these postings. I notice that there are quite a number of relevant blog posts at the "Pair A Docks" blog which I'm very glad to have been introduced to via your posts here. Another interesting "Pair a
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Joey Klein has not followed a good path. He was likely one of the students that was groomed and manipulated by Sai Maa. I was just reading on about how she would have sexual relations with her closest students. I have no doubts one of them was Joey Klein. He was young, attractive, and lost when he first went to a Sai Maa event and she quickly took him under her wing and around the world with
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James Swartz Criticizes Sai Baba! One Child Rapist Goes After a Molester. OMG... What was James Swartz thinking? Could it have been: "I'm better than Sai Baba, 'cause at least I raped underage girl(s), not boys. At least I'm no Homo!" "He got so many more young victims than I did that he's much 'worse' than me. (Plus, I'm jealous.)
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In my opinion, from the evolution of humanity point of view - many of us who are drawn to a spiritual path in this life may have hundreds of lifetimes of association with the true masters like Ramana, Haidikan Baba, Neem Karoli Baba, Shirdi Sai Baba, and Bhagawan Nityananda, Shivabalayogi. The intense inner work necessary for final liberation requires from the disciple mumukshutva (deep and persi
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Re: Mooji a cult? Posted by: Horowitz () Date: February 03, 2018 10:34PM 9 Ways to Spot a Fake Guru or Spiritual Teacher Who is Mooji? 1. Charging a large amount of money. 2. Giving themselves fancy titles. Sri sri sri sri... 3. Inability to take criticism. 4. Overly focused on the end goal of spiritual enlightenment rather than the process of getting there. 5. Behaving hypocrit
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Let us investigate and tread very carefully. Strange things have been done online to discredit critics of abusives gurus. I cite the following instances as examples of this behavior in general. I am not citing these examples to suggest or hazard any guess who is involved with the Cult or Culture site. Right now, we need to get more information. (Cue theme theme music from either
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Happy to know that Amma Tanya his encouraging the distribution of her videos . I hope that sooner than latter some of the ladies that have been having an improper relationship with Mooji will speak up ... and make videos and help expose Mooji to possibly save much pains to other ladies Mooji his in a difficult place right now ...a guy that use to sell chai in a small kioske in the UK is
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Venerating a guru's feet is an ancient Indian practice. Satya Sai Baba - sex pest- commercial guru Murders at SSB's ashram Quantities of gold found at SSBs ashram Ammachi - commercial guru -- read the expose Holy Hell by Gail Treadwell who was Ammachis assistant for many years. Holy Hell by Gail Tredwell Amma wealth enriching her relatives
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Anyone that comes to the defense of Sai Maa is not to be trusted. She is coming to New York next week and the following artist are performing for her Chris Botti , Cynthia Erivo and Lucia Micarelli. Anyone that comes to the defense of Sai Maa is not to be trusted. THIS IS A DIVINE CULT!! A cult seeking new members and new students because this woman is getting old and needs to somehow
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Sai Maa is coming to New York Manhattan ! She has brainwashed the following artist tha are preforming at this event Chris Botti, Cynthia Erivo, and Lucia Micarelli!! Anyone that comes to the defense of Sai Maa is not to be trusted. THIS IS A DIVINE CULT!! A cult seeking new members and new students because this woman is getting old and needs to somehow continue to exist in her abusive
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"....there is the global dismissal of Eastern thought as unscientific, enabling pseudo-mystics to spout nonsense and get away with it." Why I Hate Gurus Mallika Rao QuoteOne of the funniest stories by the late Indian writer R.K. Narayan is a true one, set in America. The story, recounted in an essay from his book Reluctant Guru, unfolds during the author’s stint in the 1960
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What follows are a few quotations from a remarkable article written by a thoughtful Indian who loves Hinduism and is worried by how commercial gurus are perverting it into a cash point/ATM. Why I Hate Gurus Mallika Rao QuoteWhen costs are high, you find buyers in the desperate. My closest brush with a guru came in 2008, as I suffered severe anxiety after the illness and death
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9 Ways to Spot a Fake Guru or Spiritual Teacher Who is Mooji? 1. Charging a large amount of money. 2. Giving themselves fancy titles. Sri sri sri sri... 3. Inability to take criticism. 4. Overly focused on the end goal of spiritual enlightenment rather than the process of getting there. 5. Behaving hypocritically. 6. F
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Sex crimes to sieges: India's controversial 'godmen' Agence France-Presse Aug 28, 2017 QuoteNEW DELHI — India's self-styled "godmen" have legions of devoted followers but many are dogged by scandal and several have been charged or convicted of crimes. The latest example is Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh — known as the "guru in bling" — who was senten
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Truth9 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here are some truthful facts about Derek O’Neil, > his healing systems, his early workshops from over > a decade ago, and some information regarding his > original financial supporters—most of who left > him years ago. This truthful information is for > anyone wanting to know about Derek O’Neil so &g
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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 underwent at Baba's ashram--all this information o'neill has talked about openly years ago in his early workshops.
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Sathya Sai Baba (deceased) Sai Maa The Divine Mother, Mojdeh Danesh, Vaikuntha, Stroud, United Kingdom Derek O'Neill Koh Phangan Sect, Thailand, Raaman Andreas, Sai Baba
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I just did some googling and found this resource – I really wish I had found it before. I just attended the Sai Maa event here in England and I wish I came across this site before to attend this event. I went because my good friend asked me to go, she said this would bring me some good energy to recharge my soul. I felt like it couldn’t’ hurt and I should give anything a try with an open mind.
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Netizens up in arms over fake Sai Baba By S Neesha April 28 2017 QuoteKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Hindu social media users are not pleased with the recent emergence of at least three separate video clips featuring a man dressed up, and acting very much like Shirdi Sai Baba who was an Indian spiritual leader, regarded by his devotees as a saint. The three clips have gone viral since it h
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Information in Cult Education Institute about Sai Baba here: Sathya Sai Baba died in 2011. The so-called 'divinity in human form' has 1,200 worship centres set up across 126 countries which offer 'spiritual advancement'. "Sathya Sai Baba, who was one of India's biggest spiritual leaders when he was alive, came under criticism for allegedly using tricks t
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* Two articles about Derek ONeill in the Irish media Irish Post 2016 (google cache) Independant Woman April 29 2012 5:00 AM (Google cache) Neither of these two articles mentions Sai Baba (Information on Sathya Sai Baba here) By contrast: QuoteThe SQ Symbol | Derek O'Neill The snake moves through the S, which also stands for Service and is one
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Here are some truthful facts about Derek O’Neil, > his healing systems, his early workshops from over > a decade ago, and some information regarding his > original financial supporters—most of who left > him years ago. This truthful information is for > anyone wanting to know about Derek O’Neil so > they can learn for themselves versus all the hype > from his cult-like
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Here are some truthful facts about Derek O’Neil, > his healing systems, his early workshops from over > a decade ago, and some information regarding his > original financial supporters—most of who left > him years ago. This truthful information is for > anyone wanting to know about Derek O’Neil so > they can learn for themselves versus all the hype > from his cult-like
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Here are some truthful facts about Derek O’Neil, > his healing systems, his early workshops from over > a decade ago, and some information regarding his > original financial supporters—most of who left > him years ago. This truthful information is for > anyone wanting to know about Derek O’Neil so > they can learn for themselves versus all the hype > from his cult-like
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THis is a CULT!!!! SAI MAA is sick, manipulative, exploitative Narcissistic Abuser ! She demands complete obedience from her devotees and feels entitled to adulation and special treatment from her devotees, she dehumanize and objectifies people. These devotee claim to possess inside information about Sai Maa and have special rights to privileged access simply by virtue of their unbridled adula
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