QuoteshaktiI posted this on another Byron Katie thread in response to Anti-cult's attacks on Jody Radzik and I will post it here with an addition.. Shakti, not sure why you feel the need to defend Guruphiliac Jody...have you seen the way the guy deals with any marginally critical post on his blog? Just vicious personal attacks, and raging insults the level of a schoolyard. Where is the i
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also, as was mentioned already, jody deliberately distorted Byron Katies claims about God, and being God, and the rest of it. She literally believes she is God. Why did he distort that? Is that right? Is it ok to do that, and not get called-out about it? No it is not. I know the BK people would play word games with it, but she is claiming she is God, in a solipsist sense, and who knows what s
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Lordy lordy, its a weird weird world. Did a little searching around about the Guruphiliac, who's name apparently is Jody Radzik. There are a few sites dedicated against him, one of them run by the Sai Baba followers for going after Sai Baba. Then there are endless extreme accusations of every sort on some other blog which is against him. This is a general Google search for Guruphiliac...
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Hi vlinden, I don't want to take the thread off-topic about Kundalini, so I'll just make a quick clarification. In the context of cults, I have seen Kundalini constantly abused for 1) pretending to have Supernatural Powers like Sri Chinmoy. (fraud and lies) 2) sex, an excuse to have sex with young acolytes of either gender. So Kundalini in the context of cults is constantly abu
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past month, two godmen have been charged of sexual molestation. Swami Premananda in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu has been accorded life imprisonment and Swami Gnyanachaitanya in Kottakal, Kerala was arrested and is now on bail. These are just additions to a list of famous names, accused of similar charges. Chandraswami. Sathya Sai Baba. Yet, in a society steeped in the spiritual, no amount of sordid cases
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Quotehoax108Speaking of Satya Sai Baba... I remember that we weren't allowed to offer Nag Champa incense to the deities because apparently the manufacturers were devotees of Sai Baba and offered all their products to him. Now I burn it all the time because I really like it. No more crazy rules. BTW, Sid makes a perfect GodFather. He'll even make you an offer you can't refu
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QuoteSaneAgainJust some notes on the different types of anti-cult or counter-cult information, organisation and websites out there, for anyone doing research or looking for info. From "Secular and Religious Critiques of Cults: Complementary Visions, Not Irresolvable Conflicts" - Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. I've highlighted four types of cult critiques propos
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Just some notes on the different types of anti-cult or counter-cult information, organisation and websites out there, for anyone doing research or looking for info. From "Secular and Religious Critiques of Cults: Complementary Visions, Not Irresolvable Conflicts" - Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. I've highlighted four types of cult critiques proposed by Introvig
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Quotehoax108Speaking of Satya Sai Baba... I remember that we weren't allowed to offer Nag Champa incense to the deities because apparently the manufacturers were devotees of Sai Baba and offered all their products to him. Now I burn it all the time because I really like it. No more crazy rules. Oh, Yeah, I remember the crazy rules! Probably they will tell you that smelling incens
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Speaking of Satya Sai Baba... I remember that we weren't allowed to offer Nag Champa incense to the deities because apparently the manufacturers were devotees of Sai Baba and offered all their products to him. Now I burn it all the time because I really like it. No more crazy rules. BTW, Sid makes a perfect GodFather. He'll even make you an offer you can't refuse.
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QuoteDassiI checked out one the the SoI satelite sites. Lots of quotes and old video clips. ALL those videos were made in the 1980's. Seems like NOTHING is new (except hundred's of more policy pages)- No new writing or appearances- ALL NOTHING! which does beg the question cultreporter asked, "Is Chris Butler even alive?" or is he some Weekend at Bernie'
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Thanks Hopeful Soul. From "Secular and Religious Critiques of Cults: Complementary Visions, Not Irresolvable Conflicts" - Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. I've highlighted four types of cult critiques proposed by Introvigne: QuoteIntrovigne proposes that religious and secular critiques of cults fall into a four‑category classification system. Secular
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Here you can ascend doing this excercise : If Michael Jordan knew this, he wouldn't had to sweat that much and chew the gum for physical effort. QuotethesnarkyanimistSai Maa and her "group" based primarily in Crestone, CO have been successfully flying under the radar for some time. Although Satya Sai Baba--her Guru to whom she is very close---is monitored by sev
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How does one report the new cult to rickross for official listing ? I haven't seen Sai Ma on it. She has large number of followers. Deserved the spot. Quotecharvak:D Ha Ha Ha ! This is hilarious. There are BEFORE and AFTER photos of miracle water ! I can understand Maa Sai wants to dupe as many people as possible and make the most amount of money. But will you pleas
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Yes, he says he is married to her : Aren't they a match according to the principle of karma ? QuotepauliztarzaIsn' t she the lady married to this shaman fella : www.poweranimals.com If you have a dog, this fella shall tell you how you can spiritually connect to it. I expected to find out how to ask German Shepard lady out for a date but then realized it's j
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Isn' t she the lady married to this shaman fella : www.poweranimals.com If you have a dog, this fella shall tell you how you can spiritually connect to it. I expected to find out how to ask German Shepard lady out for a date but then realized it's just the devil doing his stuff. Louise Hay is allright for self-help and support. I was surprised to see she had this animal pr
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QuoteshimonI just found out that Hawkins cancelled his europe schedule for Hay House and will be issuing refunds. Ah darn, those europeans wanted to see Hawkins and see his ktesting in person...Phoenix Potter if you can find out why he cancelled his european schedule I would find that interesting. According to Hay House in London: QuoteDue to health reasons David Hawkins has had to cancel his ta
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There are many great discussions and comments out there regarding Hawkins on various sites and threads that anyone can find. I have found very many to be interesting and insightful. I would like to share comments that are especially good from just one person, and also one of the interesting dialogues out there. QuoteBig Red Flags Like so many things I read, at first blush, I dug it. Th
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Quoteshimonnot only is hawkins map of consciousness similar to scientology, it is also strikingly similar to the Sedona Methods map too...So in my opinion hawkins map is not so original and he seems to have gotten most of his stuff on it from Lester Levenson the founder of the Sedona Method... That makes sense, because Hawkins endorses the method: QuoteI had several physical ailments, includin
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I have been away from the computer for a few days now. I just saw you posted a lot of links for me, thanks, that will be very helpful. The gurus that I got attracted to for awhile, I never got too deep into. Luckily, thank GOd, I always have gotten out before too much damage was done. I am very naive and trusting. I listen to what other followers say and they speak so highly of their gurus, t
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QuoteBrad69Call me crazy, but I will not put my trust in someone whose qualifications are questionable, if not outright lies.[...]Why would such an apparently advanced person lie about his qualifications? I could not look up to such a person. If he lies to me about his qualifications, he is perfectly capable (and likely) to lie to me in his teachings... This is another good point. He lies abou
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QuoteshimonWhat did you think of Hawkins on Oprah radio? I thought it was good. I like how Hawkins was very kind to Oprah. Oprah is a very good person. In fact, I called Oprah both before and after the show at her number 866-OPRAH-XM. My first call let her know some of the facts about Dr. Hawkins; I referred her to Wikipedia, and asked her to give a balanced interview. I am not sure if the in
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Hi Shimon, QuoteshimonFirst of all, I didnt agree with your take on the power vs force review by the Christian person. I think you mean the “Dangerous Stuff” Amazon.com review. I don’t think I offered much of a “take” on it, other than to say that here is another person who has been harmed following the teaching of Hawkins. This should concern any spiritual person, or any human being. Here is
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Hi Phoenix Potter, I dont have much time at the moment to reply thorughly to your questions but with my limited time will try my best. First of all, I didnt agree with your take on the power vs force review by the Christian person. I found it funny to say the least. You cant use that kind of nonsense to put Hawkins down. It just cant be taken seriously. I have nothing against any religion,
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Below are the "39 criteria for identification of teachers and teachings with integrity" according to Hawkins. I address each. Identification and Characteristics of Spiritual Truth, Integrous Teachers and Teachings By Sir David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD 1. Universality: Truth is true at all times and places, independent of culture, personalities, or circumstances. Hawkins’ AK testin
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I was just browsing through Amazon.com and came across the most recent customer review of Power vs. Force. It appears another person literally went insane following Hawkins and ended up in a mental hospital per the review: QuoteDangerous Stuff, June 3, 2007 By Anonymous After personally having experienced using his technique for myself, I have an obligation before God and to warn people
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There are a lot of dangerous products in the market right now and one very deceptive writer is Doreen Virtue whose Ph.D. is from a degree mill in California. Virtue's claim to fame is that she is teaching the world how to work with the angelic realm. Her trademark product is called Angel Therapy which is about working with one's angels to manifest what they want. Wow ... in the Holy Bib
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For all those Doreen Virtue fans and ex-fans .... there is another author whose going down the Doreen path. Both were once beautiful sweet souls whose greed has dimmed their once wonderful gifts as they start their own religion the way Marianne Williamson did. The Facts Speak for Themselves: Sonia Choquette's Ph.D. in metaphysics is from the American Institute of Holistic Theology which i
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The Facts Speak for Themselves - Sonia Choquette's Ph.D. in metaphysics is from the American Institute of Holistic Theology which is unaccredited. She attended the University of Denver and the Sorbonne in France but from what I gather ... did not receive a certificate or diploma or baccalaureate. In Diary of a Psychic I recall her stating she dropped out of Denver and worked as a flight atte
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QuotevaidyaQuotePeter George StewartTrawling through older threads when this one caught my eye. Of course, this definition of Christianity as a cult could be used by cult leaders to try and distract attention (tu quoque is it?); but then again, if Christianity itself is a cult, you could say that's what they are doing by calling other lesser cults cults! In fact, in a way, what we co
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