just read the article PapajisaysNO refers to. Thank you so much! It's so clear now what really happens during satsang and these "silent meditations" and that thing called "invitation to bondage forever". So all these 'spiritual" experiences I was having were no more than the normal workings of my own mind. About this distortion of time that occurs while in a
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thank you, joyfree, for explaining the reduced price is for people who are likely to not understand all that is going on. And do not present the hassle of visa's and other inconveniences when giving their time and labour for free.
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just came across the announcement of a 5-day non-residential retreat in Lisbon 13-19 june. Their marketing-department sells it like this: "Being in the presence of a living Master and fully immersing yourself in the energy field of satsang is a rare and blessed opportunity. Mooji's loving and unfathomable presence can trigger transformation in one who is ripe for awakening".
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corboy, thank you for the welcome and the warning about weird messages. thanks to everyone contributing to this forum for all the courage to come forward with all that is shared (yuck, this is one of those moo-lingo-words, but it feels the right one to use). It's so helpful to get a clear picture of what is going on.. Just watched this delusional video of someone who seems to be talki
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hi all, that beggingvideo was probably send to everyone who has donated money. I recieved it as well and I'm not some wealthy benefactor. Needless to say they won't ever get another penny from me. It's ridiculous. Telling you that your bit of money is responsable for the running of the ashram, the video's etc. That without it it would be more of a "challenge". Con
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when someone says to his devotees:"I don't trust anybody. They say they love you, and then they stab you in the back." Apart from sounding quite paranoia to me, what pressure on those around him, hearing this. What can they ever do to prove to him that they will never, never, ever do such a thing? This whole thing in no way seems to me to be about Love and Truth. Or advaita. It
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