that is intresting- ive have met a few sanskrit teachers, all named bharati. i think that its a name given for a person that becomes a sanskrit teacher. its great that he mastered the language and became a swami, then denounced the system as false. i have located his books on the internet and will read! there is somthing about a person that pulls the truth out of a set of beleifs or a tradition.
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for myself there is good days and bad days. some days i feel still apart of the group. but latly i have had days where i feel seperated, good, whole, grounded. and well. back into my own skin and moving foward. as for thoses two articals, im in agreement with that person. there are many sharks in the ashrams and centers playing the energy game. praying on innocent people. i cant find a word stro
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when i left. i felt like the center followed me home to my house. this is what i felt. its the programming. so alot of the time the main thing is im frustrated. so i went to other spiritualists,yogies. to put me back together and kind of remove me from that world, or atleast give me a chance. because according to that guru i was his property. . and to go to these other people was like putting fl
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take a look at this vinman
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its funny but the last thing the people in the cult want is for people to leave. i dont know what that is but. why would you want to attack and distroy a person that wants to leave your organazation. i have been feeling this latly. i dont know if its guilt or what. people come and go in centers or churches. why do the leaders think they can hold onto you forever? that single point of arogance mak
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for me the relationship is sick and i hate to use this word but, codependant. and im tired of it. of the abuse and the lies. they may never change. but i have to. the bs on the wall is to clear. i mean it dosen't stand up to reason. so anger really comes up for me and i feel it. its a way to seperate my self. not in a violent way but inside. it feels good to have an opnion. i can hear myself
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i think many people in ashrams need doctors. there states of crazyness are rewarded,but never confronted. like a big disfuctional family. one fellow i knew would not eat. fasting all the time. that in itself can get you high. also along with the fasting he was drinking tons of coffee. which was not permited in this ashram. this guy wanted to take over the whole place. the next guru! i think that
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my experiance is that the mind is for the individual very powerfull as far as creating these experiances. these yogies are using methods to gain acsess to the sub councious mind. and for myself,[ who was knee deep in it].that was the way to gain freedom from it. its not a rule. for me all the systems ,chakras, kundalini,etc. are directed at gaining control. just thoughts really. i relized this w
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i was there for a month. it was very tuff. the bad thing was they have no days off. thats right work goes on there 7 days aweek. also morning and evening hatha, pranayam, kirtan and meditation. just enough to blow a beginners circuts. its amazing some people have been there for years. not many though! what are they trying to acomplish with that much yoga? why? if you miss a morning med they wi
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