Muktananda and Werner Erhard Stuart's website as of this morning (june 29, 2008) mentioned this "LGATs (Large Group Awareness Trainings) were all the rage when I was growing up in the 70s. They include Werner Erhart's now-defunct est, its successor The Forum (aka Landmark Education), Lifespring, and many spin-offs. I've never attended these, **though the many Intens
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Let us take a trip down Memory Lane. Werner Erhard was cosidered by many to be a 20th Century Buddha like figure; having declared his own "enlightenment". He hung out with various "genuine Indian gurus" and the like, like Swami Muktananda and the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa of Tibetan Buddhism. When Werner toured with Muktkanada he had to put up with the Swami's eccentri
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The book OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL is an excellent book, and a quick read. Everyone should get a copy from the library, or buy a copy and read it. It contains all sorts of information about Jack Rosenberg, Werner Erhard, and LGAT cults in general. Its all there, the wife-beating, child-abuse and child-beating, Werner Erhard's own daughter accusing him of sexual abuse, Erhard claiming he is o
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