Thanks, freeatlast. "Justin" sounds familiar. We used the gauranga and "gopala govinda rama" mantras. He said they had been passed to him by "some people" and he just wanted to share it with others. On the surface, all very nice, other than some occassionally bizarre and unsettling ways of making a point. And, especially given the small size of the class, he was not
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hi, I'm new to this site. Only discovered it after having a weird "free meditation" class in Hilo. Weird in that it was not relaxing, immediately seemed like indoctrination, and the teacher used analogies that seemed violent or off color and divisive in regards to religious backgrounds. A little investigation led me here. Very interesting. I applaud the ex-members who got out and w
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"