James Swartz -- Already so small-time and defamed as not to be worth a mention by Be Scofield... And, oh, by the way, over 111,000 views here! Noted fake guru-hunter Be Scofield just came out with a new book, "Hunting Lucifer." Despite the title, it's not about James Swartz. Poor James -- he's never been a big enough target for her. Thanks to Heather, others have
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Thailand Koh Phangan Tantra Allegations Agama Yoga STD Chylamidia Romanian Swami Vivekananda Saraswati Narcis Tarcau . Thailand's Agama yoga school to close after sexual assault claims This article is more than 1 year old Koh Phangan retreat will shut for ‘restructuring’ after allegations, revealed in the Guardian, against its leader QuoteThe world’s biggest tantric
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This “Open Letter” was written in good Faith. Mooji deserves to Respond, And it could well be weakness on the part of his inner circle that has prevented him from ding so up until now. The thing is, a true Jnani can “take it.” His response will show a lot. Open Letter to Mooji— Mooji, as a Jnani, Respond Appropriately, Please. Your Helpers , In Trying To Protect You
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Be Scofield Is Attacked Again. Aaravindha Himadra Tries Another Tactic To Get Revenge on the Writer Who Dared Question his Telepathic Himalayan Magnificence The article posted below is taken from the "Aaravindha Himadra" thread on this forum. It is more fully linked to many of the mentioned articles than the one below, but otherwise is virtually identical. Please do note my &
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Another Attacker Hired by Aaravindha Himadra? His lust to find scandals in the life of Be Scofield Apparently knows No Bounds Should we feel sorry for Aaravindha? How sad that no matter how hard he tries, all he can come up with that is "really bad" about Be Scofield is lies. Certainly Be is not perfect. However, her exposes about some "spiritual teachers" in par
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The Attacks on Be Scofield and her Supporters-- Utterly Weak but Technically Savvy Since the last post I've researched more of Fred's/Baxter's et al's attacks on Be Scofield. To say they are ill thought out, illogical, unproved, and insulting to the intelligence of the reader is a compliment. In particular, the attacks on Anke Richter, who wrote of Be Scofield in a p
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Be Scofield has announced that in November 2019 she will release a book titled Toxic Spirituality: Abuse, Denial and Delusion in New Age Culture. The chapter list is at QuoteByron Katie & The Work Mooji Abraham Hicks & The Law of Attraction Teal Swan Marianne Williamson & A Course In Miracles Eckhart Tolle John of God Agama Yoga & Tantric Abuse Scandals Mindfulness
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Vice article From above article - "In 2017, Uma Inder, a yoga instructor from the famed Yoga Barn located in Ubud, Bali was accused of using the center to operate a cult. Inder was accused of grooming students with promises of enlightenment, a process that allegedly included verbally and physically assaulting members and having sex with students."
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Glad to have found this conversation continuing after stumbling upon the r/meditation and r/mooji saga. Wrote to Sahara71, and will post it here again in case someone else here might find the info useful. I wanted to send a note and suggest you should consider emailing Be Scofield. She's an investigative journalist and has her own online publication The Guru where she has exposés on prom
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For earlier material about Agama Yoga, go here. There is this note at the end of the "Being Broken" article: Quote*Certain names have been changed to preserve the anonymity of sources. (Editor’s Note: TripAdvisor has removed the reviews that alleged rape at Agama Yoga. They remain visible in Google searches.) If you have experienced sexual assault at Agama please wri
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Being Broken: Years of sexual abuse alleged at Agama yoga school on Koh Phangan By Teirra Kamolvattanavith and Prae Sakaowan Sep. 6, 2018 QuoteNothing about what is unfolding on Koh Phangan feels particularly unfamiliar to Rick Ross, a cult expert, deprogrammer and author, who’s been interviewed on the subject countless times. The secluded island setting is, he says, a much easier pl
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Agama Yoga Scandal Ko Phangan Thailand Vivekananda Saraswati Agama Yoga Founder Flees Amidst Sexual Assault Accusations Be Scofield PRESS COVERAGE: Thailand Ko Phangan News: Agama Yoga Founder Swami Vivekananda accused of sexual assault Estonia Eesti Ekspress: Students blame Tantra Guru for Abusive Practices & Rape (CAUTION MAY NOT BE SECURE SITE) Many give
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Agama Yoga Founder Flees Amidst Sexual Assault Accusations Be Scofield
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in the mean time the eamped sever went down, so further information can be found at: www.exmisa.ro also, the official site of the MISA school is www.yogaesoteric.net other names for schools related to MISA and Gregorian Bivolaru are: NATHA, AGAMA, TARA (UK), Deutsche Akademie für traditionelles Yoga, KAMALA (RO), YOGA CLUB (RO)
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Romanian guru Gregorian (Grieg) Bivolaru wanted for sex crimes in Romania but escaped justice when granted political asylum in Sweden in 2005. The Romanian government has been criticised for procedural errors. Bivolaru's eclectic yoga tantra school, MISA Movement for Integration of the Spiritual into the Absolute, boasts it has 30,000 disciples in Romania and 40,000 worldwide. MISA
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This is a definition from Brittanica Concise Encyclopedia. Worship of Vishnu as the supreme deity, as well as of his incarnations, mainly Rama and Krishna. Vaishnavism is one of the major forms of modern Hinduism, along with Shaivism and Shaktism, and is probably the most popular and most widely practiced. Characterized by an emphasis on bhakti, its goal is to escape from the cycle of birth
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