I think that at the time we went to Zimbabwe (when was it? In the early 90's, I believe), the world didn't know yet that Mugabe was a dangerous dictator. ...
Dear Journeyof Healling...as a councelor and therapist are you familiar with EMDR....Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (wordy I know) it worked wonders...
Hi James Thank you for replying to my post. Hearing about your experiences was comforting because it helped me to feel less alone with my struggles. Also...
Hi everybody, Since I check this group once in few months, just noticed the confusion about Chandra Bose, very controversial figure. Indeed he was closely...
Thanks for your reply and to others who replied to my post - it meant a lot to me to hear from you all. dntcln - When I read your experience I felt envious -...
Hi Sara, Yes, I know the theory of EMDR and was very excited about it when I heard of it originally. I have only tried it a little experimentally in class but...
I was thinking of when I first realised that Chinmoy was not the avatar and perfect personification of God that I believed he was. It's funny but for me, the...
Mugabe? Un-freaking-believable!!!! That is right up there with honoring Henry Kissinger and Yasser Arafat. In my day it was U Thant, a much more credible...
Hi Journey,When I think back to my time in the SCC I now see thousands of incidents that should have tiped me off to the true nature of our psychopathic former...
Blessed are the arrogant for they shall only be impressed by themselves. "When we are on top of a very high mountain, we look down on all the lower peaks....
Thanks Okoyemaya for clarifying that. Ethna ... it. ... definitely ... was ... and ... stating it. ... a ... Hitler- ... family. ... Chandra ... was ... would ...
The trauma need not be a one off, it can be a series of incidents that cause the person to believe something erroneous about themselves. In the case lets say...
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Hi Sara, Thanks for your reply. I was really interested to hear what you had to say.It seems to me now that all the different types of counselling/therapy...
i just saw a documentary on PBS Boston last night on the Jonestown event. While I watched it I saw all the parallels that exist in high demand groups. What...
Thanks for this sad reminder of what involvement in an extreme cult can lead to. When it comes to drinking the Koolaide, it's all a matter of degree, and, for...
I read a very simple and direct passage regarding meditation the other day. "When a mystic goes before the altar, he closes his eyes to all sights, he closes...
Hmmm, this is an interesting topic. From my point of view, it appears that one needs to be wary of being mentally caught by the mechanics and rituals...
I agree with you John. This issue has been discussed before (probably a few years ago now) but it is an important one. I found when I left the SCC and started...
Just checking to find out where everybody has gone!Have all the ex-d's converted back to SCC and participating in April "celebrations"?!! There are more than a...
Hi, I'm here, I always read but it could be a good sign that, with the beautiful spring weather people have better things going. Lately, I've been seeing a lot...
Hello ex-d's, It is so true, it is hard to sit at a computer when the weather is so beautiful and the days are long. I do always catch up on the messages at...
hello weaken, Anne and Lynn....no...no'one's gone away...just as had been said...weather is too nice....for me, I'm all outta stuff to say...and I too think...
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The following is a reprint of posting #2148, written by me under name of Anna Karrenin when I was still officially a member of ghose's group: A recent posting...
Wow! How utterly bizarre!!! I suppose when you're a master yourself, and "The Avatar Of The Age," groupie-like devotion to a whack job who supported the...
I sometimes wonder if chinmoy set these things up to show himself how either "sheep like" his disciples are or how stupid, or how under his control....it's...
On one occasion when I still had personal contact with my daughter(it seems such a long time ago now) I was very pleased when she accepted an invitation from...
Nice post Rudra. I suspect that Chinmoy saw an opportunity to orchestrate another gerbilmill event for the disciples in an obvious slow period. Clearly he...