Thank you Sadgame, that is fascinating. I just took a look at the latest episode of "Explained" on Netflix and old Tony Moo is indeed featured right up there with the other dubious suspects! I wonder if the Moo Foundation will try to take legal action against Netflix? Good luck with that! But it does show that Tony is recognized as a cult leader by the wider community. I mean,
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See the latest news on Mooji.org: My interpretation: Tony grabs as much cash as he can, shoves it in a suitcase and gets the feck out of Portugal before the authorities catch up with him. lol :)
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Whatever happens, happens to you by you, through you; you are the creator, enjoyer and destroyer of all you perceive. - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Whatever happens to you could actually be the result of some exploitative, perverted, greedy, cheating guru taking your money, your dignity and your sanity. But hey, whatever. - Sahara71
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Hi Wombat, my source told me that the figures given were from 2017, so that explains the India discrepancy. If you have more accurate numbers than these, then let us know. My source and their colleagues gave 2 euros each per day while in India. Agreed, they are very generous people. As you can see from the document - (read the first sentence) estimates are written in blue. So these are estim
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Interesting case where the U.K. Charity Commission freezes the bank accounts of a certain charity for dipping into the charitable funds for their own personal benefit.... Good to see that the Commission dose actually have some power and do take their role seriously. Just saying.
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Yes, Maria Lena, I believe that the Charity Commission is the way to go. I think they will be very, very interested in this.
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Maria Lena - good for you! Let hope and pray that you get your money back, as you well deserve and as everyone who has been ripped off by this cult deserves, too. A document was given to me by a former cult member a few days ago - I will publish it here with their full permission. ---------------------------------------------------- Moo enterprise per year (blue color shows estimation,
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Thanks Horowitz. What is really interesting is the comments people have written under this article... luckily the Moo Cult can't censor everything! Almost 100% of the comments are negative. Here are a few: "Glorious. Instead of investigating this sect and its financing, it is made a free publicity report to encourage possible victims to leave their lives and poop in a bucket fol
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I just wanted to share a link to a BBC documentary about the science behind hypnosis. As some of you who are reading this might be aware, some of the most effective and successful cult leaders know how to use trance induction or hypnosis to draw unsuspecting people in. Osho was one of these successful cult leaders and Mooji is another one. Notice towards the end of the video, a British
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Thank you Ananas and Maria Lena. Maria Lena, Sadly, it seems like you spent 1,921.25 euros on Satsung over 3 years, which is a of of money by anyone's standards. I think Mooji has around 200,000 followers worldwide (possibly a few less- thanks to this forum) so even if only, say, 1.5% of them are spending up on online Satsung rather then watching the free material- That's 3,
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Follow the money indeed!! If you look at the official paperwork of the Moo Foundation, you will see an interesting discrepancy in the year 2017. In 2015, funds raised by "retreats and intensives" is listed at £980,701 (which is what we would expect) In 2016, again funds raised from "retreats and intensives" is listed at £890,091. In 2017, however this figure u
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rrmoderator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IMO the appearance of trolls on a thread usually > means that the information is probably accurate > and somehow revealing and the "cult" leader is > sweating about it being accessible through > Internet search engines. > > The more active trolls become typically the more &
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If anyone who has been personally adversely effected by the Mooji cult, then you can raise your concerns with the U.K. Charity Commission. The Mooji Foundation are a registered charity, which is how they maintain a tax-free status and hoard all the money. However, they are legally held accountable to how they treat their volunteers. Take a look at this link: If you are suffering psycho
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Bodhi, the things you mention regarding heating, showers and diet are technicalities which could be explained by the person who reported this to me having stayed at MS a few years before you, when conditions were different. This does not mean that these things were reported inaccurately, merely that conditions have now changed. As one MS resident stated "Things change very quickly aroun
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I have been looking into this cult for some time. I did find out a lot of fascinating stuff - much of which I can't write about here, out of respect for those people which were kind enough to put their trust in me and share their stories. Allegedly: Yes, the Mooji organisation are a destructive cult. They exploit people for fee labor under harsh conditions. They groom people in order t
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Here is another comment from below the same article - Quote OK, here’s another one that can occur when discussing one’s former cult community online: concern trolling. Members of the community who are still in good standing will point out that you are expressing a certain level of psychological attachment and obsession with the former Master – that if you were truly free of the situation, you
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I think it shows how desperate some cults are - that they will pay someone to write defamatory articles about a journalist who wishes to expose them. Not only is Alexander Fred's article defamatory; it constitutes cyber-bullying and it is against the law. I might add that the cult/s in question have completely wasted their money, as they hired a hack with no talent! I saw through the pho
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Great photo of the audience at the recent Lisbon intensive! Even the one person who bothered to show up doesn't look particularly happy! (Ok, I am being facetious now....lol )
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Just watching the latest video from the Moo tribe. It's an interesting one if you are interested in trance induction. (Other than that it is mind-numbingly boring- so watch it at your own risk!!) This first guy up to the microphone could be a little crazy. For some reason, which is lost on everyone, he feels the need to quote Beyonce lyrics... he says: “Destiny is a-coming, stand up
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Hi Traveler99, please be careful about jumping to conclusions on the basis of evidence set out by one suspicious website. The tirade against Be Scofield written by a supposed 'clinical psychologist' on 'Culture or cult' reads more like an opinion piece than it does a clinical report from a health professional. I think we all know that while we might love to give opinions
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Hi Traveler99, No, sorry, you might need to check with your special friend again- but the website you mentioned above - "Culture or Cult?" is definitely suspicious. On the right hand side of the home page, there is a list of categories as such: CATEGORIES • BE SCOFIELD (3) • BENTINHO MASSARO (1) • CULT GURUS (4) • CULTURE OR CULT (5) • HISTORIC INQUISITION (1) • MEDITATIO
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Hi everyone, please be careful of the website mentioned in the above post. The website is called "Culture or Cult?" and on the surface at least, it appears to represent a balanced view on spiritual culture. However, this website has so little content other than three posts dedicated to discrediting Be Scofield, that I find it extremely hard to believe that the webiste was not set up
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Hi Cherry, I am very sorry to hear about your husband becoming addicted to Moo's online videos. These videos are produced in such a way that Mooji comes off looking sincere, wise and loving (although there have been quite a few videos lately that are questionable in regards to this!) Behind the scenes, Moo is far from the man he portrays himself to be. Mooji also uses trance techni
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Take a look at this: Derren Brown hypnosis tricks. Absolutely fascinating!!!
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Thanks Swissalyst, I have just read part of that book "Trance - from magic to Technology". On page 179, I found the following: "In general, hypnotic trances are quite dangerous if the content of the external stimulation is not controlled. It is specifically because some cognitive functions are disabled that suggestions from external sources have their effect.
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You are welcome to post any time, MissingJoy. I'm sorry to hear about the money - I guess you are going to have a lot of trouble getting it back. Just take good care of yourself. S.
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That is a fascinating documentary, Swissalyst. Thank you for sharing. At around 10.00 in the video, there is a very disturbing scene of people being led into a trance state. Quite shocking, actually. Well worth watching.
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The Heron The sad story of the heron shot dead at Monte Sahaja has resonated with many people across the globe. There is such a huge contrast between the image Mooji wants to present to the world- that of an all-loving, kind, generous and wise man who can help people transcend their suffering - and the tragic reality that is now coming to light. To kill an innocent bird in flight - an inno
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Very informative and intelligent video from someone who managed to leave the Teal Swan Cult: Well worth a look!
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Here is an interesting video from Tony- this time for "Guru Purnima" - the special day set aside each year to celebrate con-artists, charlatans and God-botherers. First off, Tony says a lot of the usual stuff. It's incredibly boring, actually. At 10.30 things start to get interesting when Tony gives us a very long list of gurus that he admires. We hear of Christ, Buddh
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