Guru Watch cannot respond with first hand experience. I can. You too, John, have very little first hand experience as your communications and involvement has been primarily through the online group and at a few retreats. I, on the other hand, had consistent and contintual interaction via the groups, phone calls, Skype sessions, emails and retreats. Not to mention I did her "counseling&qu
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As I read through these examples, it ibecomes more and more terrifyingly clear that there are many laws being broken and that there is potential (and actuality) for great personal / bodily / pscyhological harm due to this women's treatment of her students. I shudder to think of all the years I spent there in blind belief and fear. I'd like to formally offer my apologies to any and a
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Also, because it was only mentioned once on this thread and because she has never addressed it (instead, hoping to evade these things with some spiritual mumbo jumbo): She is on medication. Clonzipan, I believe. She claims it is to help to "take the edge off". Edge off of what? Even with them her anger and rage spill over onto everything and everyone. She has repeatedly (which I
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Guru Watch: "lets not begrudge an older women a pension that she might have earned." It isn't a pension. It is "disability payments". That's a HUGE difference. Meaning, she presents herself as psychologically / emotionally / pathologically disabled. She, ADMITEDLY, tells them "There is no one here" in order to draw those disability payments. Again,
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Also, regarding "government pay", this is a glaring inconsistency / concern which that teacher evades at every turn. The FACT is she is getting funds from the US Government (Veteran) for PTSD. The FACT is she claims (by her so-called "realization" or "liberation") to be free from suffering, depression or any such emotional / mental / psychological disorder. Th
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Hi XRohan, It's a common tactic used in that group (to mock, belittle and then condemn when someone speaks out against questionable behavior and/or attempts to leave) and, if you look around all over the Rick Ross forum, you will see the same repeated in groups of similar kind. Money, sadly, often becomes a huge motivator with these leaders. A sense of "entitlement" and &q
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Hi Guru Watch: Short answer: I don't know. You don't know. Lots of people claim to know something. From personal experience, I wouldn't suggest that "teacher" to anyone. Use your best judgement.
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Guru Watch: "However, I was asking you, as someone who has had a shift into reality (I watched your online videos)..." To clear up the misunderstanding: if you watched all of the vidoes you'd have heard me admit and acknowledge that there was no shift into "enlightenment" or "liberation". Were there changes in perspective, understanding or cognition overall?
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Guru Watch: "Can you provided more details to why you left Swamig? She claims to be "Relaized"." I will not provide details. Many details have been spoken of at length by previous posters (regarding the general theme and actions). Anyone's so called "realization" or lack thereof is that person's problem. Meaning, it's their experience and I can n
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This is Holly (formerly known as Sarojini). I have left Swami G's groups.
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