A guru I followed for years, "Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi," is reputed to have mouth Cancer. She is about 80 years old now, and in probably not going to be around much longer. Ironically, she would tell us (duped cult members) that anyone who spoke falsely or uttered words against the divine would get terrible diseases associated with that chakra (Visshudi). Now here she is with mout
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Export Guru. Thank you for that term, corboy. I had not heard of it before. But yes, Sahaja Yoga's leader: Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi fits the description perfectly. She claims to give "en masse" realization. She claims that, with palms upraised, the feeling of a cool breeze across the palms of the hands is an indication of vibratory awareness, clear chakras and the ultimate
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I spent 10 years in Sahaja Yoga. If At the time, I did not know it was a cult. (It was the 80s, and there was no Internet on which to research such cults) I thought it was a "unique method of meditation," which is how its followers advertise it. If anyone here is thinking about exploring Sahaja Yoga, or would like to know what it's really like, please contact me. But if yo
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