Contextual information for our readers: Baba Muktanananda was guru and leader of Siddha Meditation until his death. He is alleged to have sexually used numbers girls and young women. After Muktananda's death his two co successors were Nithyananda and Chidvilasananda. After a succession struggle, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda ousted Nityananda and became leader of the successor organization
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Thank you for reminding me, and our readers, of this very important point. That New Vrindavana was not part of IsKCOn at the time these events took place.
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Wow Thank you for this! We need to be reminded of Keith Ham and the horror he unleashed. The Indian patriarchal framework Prabhupada set in place had no corrective mechanism to restrain Keith Ham after he took charge of his part of ISKCOn after Prabhupada's death.
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In the French legal system, there's no presumption of innocence and no bail. M. Bivolaru will remain out of circulation for awhile. When arrested, an accused person stays in custody while one or more magistrate judges investigate the case -- after which they decide whether the person is released or the matter goes to trial. If so, the accused remains in custody. Additional coverag
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Orgasmic Meditation Cult’ OneTaste SUES Netflix For Defamation Over Documentary Claiming Former Employee Ayries Blanck’s Rape Claims Are False Daily Mail November 29th
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A Silicon Valley ‘Orgasm Cult’ Has Been Sued for Sex Trafficking A former employee for OneTaste alleges she was forced to have sex with potential investors and other members of the group BY EJ DICKSON and Cult Education Institute archived information about One Taste here:
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Many cults recruit through our friendships and family ties. Persons we already trust are devastatingly effective recruiters. I got entangled in a situation with a cult affiliated therapist - and I was no sucker. I had above average awareness of cults and studied social psychology as an undergraduate. Despite this I got entangled with an abusive therapist for these reasons: *I was a
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Reflections and a reading list by a former NKT devotee. Buddhist Bullshit
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Psychologist Alexandra Stein has an approach to the experience intentionally cult leaders intentionally produce. Here's an earlier post on the topic of 'Fear Without a Solution'.
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This is one of the best things that's been written by someone on this message board --- THANK YOU!
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Dear Dr Hamilton, was not planning to bug you again. 2013 when we won the World Series, I danced in the streets and had a bacon wrapped hot dog. Today in Reddit SF they discussed the crackdown on the bacon dog vendors. Found this: ohxpolitan 14 hr. ago Mission Dude I met in a bar said he went to buy some drugs in the TL once, this was around 2015. Smoked some meth with the dudes a
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What do Croatians think about Braco the supposed healer? Posted by u/boisosm 1 year ago What do Croatians think about Braco the supposed healer? Pitanje | Question Just watched a video talking about this supposed healer named Braco that cures all problems with his gaze. All he does is stare at audiences or the camera and it’s somewhat popular in the US and Western Europe. He’s appar
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Going forward let's see if the Facebook group has as good or better protection from trolls than the this discussion thread:) The exposes really began 5 years ago when a single brave individual stepped forward. xivoparig Here's the post that launched thousands of views:
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Religion: Anglesey dad fears Buddhist group brainwashed son September 28th, 2023 Corboy note: After the Covid shut down, NKT and other such groups are out there today looking for new fresh bodies. NKT posts fliers for meditation classes. Do background research on the history, the leader and financials of any group offering meditation classes, especially if they are free. It cos
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Religion: Anglesey dad fears Buddhist group brainwashed son
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Quote. And I guess they will do everthing to keep up their Nydahlism universe, they will cling together. That is what they were always practising instead of buddhism. Cultus of personality emphasize Sangha. The other two jewels -- Buddha and Dharma get lip service only.
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Of politics and demons Nicholas Johansen - Feb 18, 2017 / 9:00 am | Reddit discussion here:
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Look for Diamond Way spin offs --- various teachers and lamas setting up their own businesses. Some may state they are Diamond Way lineage. Others may hide this. Rule of thumb: Does any teacher (and sangha) emphasize Buddhist teachings --- or is the focus on the personality and whims of the teacher?
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In 2005 Landmark sued Rick Ross and tried to obtain the names of those discussing LEC on this message board. The suit was dismissed with prejudice. Here's an earlier discussion on this message board of methods reportedly used in Landmark (LEC) to train graduates to ignore anything one says except "Yes"
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Yogi Bhajan fake sikh Akal Security Yogi Tea 3HO Healthy Happy Holy Golden Bridge Kundalini Yoga Los Angeles Ra Ma Yoga Institute (List of Yogi Bhajan businesses is in May 13th 2023 post in this discussion) Russell Brand Has Long Followed Kundalini Yoga Which Has Been Linked To Brainwashing Quote Hartley, who is known for her work on shows like "Black-ish,"
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Apostolos The Community Young Disciples Olivet Assembly And today...Gratia Community Churches? More information is needed. Who's Behind Newsweek? The Magazine's Leaders are Anxious to Hide Their Ties to an Enigmatic Religious Figure. Why? Mother Jones Magazine By Ben Dooley | May/June 2014 Issue QuoteJang also has a history with Moon’s Unification Church. In 2013, a
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Various and sundry discussions of Olivet Assembly and David Jang's churches on Reddit.
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(Read the whole thing - just part of the article is excerpted) Probing a mysterious network of dropshippers, evangelicals, crapgadgets, and semi-vacant Manhattan department stores Cory Doctorow 10:06 am Wed Nov 28, 2018 Boing Boing QuoteNow, (Jenny) Odell has stumbled into a much weirder, much scammier, much murkier world, when she started investigating the parents of one of her Stan
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Google search "Gratia Community Church" Nothing about Olivet Assembly or David Jang Only if you know about Olivet Assembly and use these search terms do you get something in the results: Google search results: "gratia community church" "olivet assembly" If you know enough to add David Jang to the search terms you get this: Google search results
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Investigations and Olivet University Complaint Threaten David Jang’s Empire Jang has had ties to Newsweek, Christian Post Steve Rabey April 5, 2023 International Business Times Newsweek Media Group Will Work More Closely With Christian University, Founder Says By IBT Staff Report 02/21/18 AT 1:19 AM EST Results Google Search reddit "david jang" "olivet assemb
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Corboy note: Big city rents are expensive. Money has to come from somewhere just to open a humble storefront church. Where has that money come from? A church's website should give information on who its actual leaders are and which governing organization it is tied to. No one should be shaming, sneering or defensive if you ask such information. Olivet Assembly Chief Mark Spisak Under
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Is this OB's organization? Quote"...handles these themes in ways that are novel and bizarre, trying to present a kind-of comedic treatment thst is often vulgar and often quite frankly obscene. In fact, my opinion is that the transgressive nature of the obscenity is a tool to pierce the normal, psychological barriers of caution and disbelief whenever one is presented with new
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There are wild rumors about everything and everyone these days. The more serious the allegations the more important it is to remember that in our legal system we are presumed innocent. Without this, you, I everyone is at the mercy of rumor.
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The Dark Side -- Definition of a Cult Educational merchandise
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Many years ago, on a now defunct Buddhist discussion venue (ESangha) older members of DW were griping about problems, said they did not want to tell newbies about this so as not to give the Dharma a bad name. Later, they griped about how immature the new students were! If it is right speech to put out flares to warn motorists of hazards hidden in darkness, it is right speech to warn new st
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