As an ex-member, I wanted to add what we were told at the time the group was dissolved. John Yarr (who was called himself "Ishvara" during those days) had slept with most of the female adepts and he was also a pedophile. All these activities were going on in the background while the disciples were asked to follow his celibacy orders.
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I was a member too of this cult in the early 80s. From some of my old friends in Lifewave, I hear that John Yarr is still in the business. However (from what I understand) the basic tenets that were earlier held (reincarnation, soul etc) are no longer upheld. This appears to be a contradiction of the basic Lifewave teaching of the 80s. JY had a history of bad behaviour (we were told at the ti
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