Sai Baba's gang operated like an armed mafia in that area? One can bet, much of the loot is long gone already. Looks like the corrupt officials want to turn the area into SaiBabaLand, with them managing the cash donations for years to come. And when Sai Baba dies, the Sai Baba PR company, will come up with some story, that he left the body for reason ______. The followers will ration
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

yikes, had not read the entire article previously. Hue Dang Trinh aka Supreme Master, learned at the feet of an atrocious and terrible abuser of a Guru Thakar Singh. One can almost always trace Gurus back to where they learned how to do where they do, that is, learned the techniques of persuasion and how to manage their followers. -------------quote--------------------- "Thakar S
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

The real danger in putting images of Gurus on these types of "altars" is that when people chant/pray in front of them everyday, the image of the Guru gets deeply anchored into their psyche. Many sects do this, putting images of the Guru on the altar, where people pray. Sai Baba would use life-size images of him at satsang meetings worldwide. Of course, this is deliberate, to engi
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ok, just to make sure this doesn't get lost...below is a blog about Eat Play Love, and it has a good amount of SYDA cultic propaganda fused right into it here and there, in a very conversational way. There are probably many more of them out there like this, nice and understated, which is the new approach. Underselling. But they point right to a book by the Guru. Sadhana of the Heart: A Co
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