We can't solve the politics of India save to note that its incredibly archaic tradition is betraying its future. Consider the still dominant tyranny of caste. We need as outsiders to critique that tradition and forestall the reactionary fascism promoted in secret by the whole guru phenomenon. India is at least a democracy (supposedly)) where … Continue reading three hundred million doing hatha yoga isn’t much of a spiritual movement…//In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wins in Landslide Re-election
Rajneesh was not enlightened?
The mystery of Rajneesh for those who puzzled over him from the seventies onward was the way he managed to play 'guru' or 'buddha' without being enlightened. That's the mysterious side of that figure whose 'teaching' was a strange form of treading water with infantile pseudo-meditations and the whole sex/tantra muddle. I suspect that he … Continue reading Rajneesh was not enlightened?
The Rajneesh Chronicles: The True Story of the Cult that Unleashed the First Act of Bioterrorism on U.S. Soil | Tin House
In India, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh incited his followers to unrestrained sexual license and encouraged them to engage in prostitution and drugsmuggling to feed his endless appetite for money . . . In Oregon, members of his cult launched the first campaign of bio-terrorism in U.S. history and a deranged nurse attempted to create a live … Continue reading The Rajneesh Chronicles: The True Story of the Cult that Unleashed the First Act of Bioterrorism on U.S. Soil | Tin House
History versus yoga: which is the best ‘path’?
I am often struck by the lack of historical knowledge in the public, a factor often noted. Although knowledge is not the same as that of intelligence the fact remains that historical study is one w… Source: The eonic effect as the ultimate IQ test…? neuroplastic exercises… (IQ versus, high intelligence, low historical knowledge) – … Continue reading History versus yoga: which is the best ‘path’?
Face it: a farmed human is a someone
The world of cannibal sufis like that of the Gurdjieff world could learn a lesson here, but won't... Farmed animals have personalities, smarts, even a sense of agency. Why then do we saddle them with lives of utter despair? Source: Face it: a farmed animal is someone, not something | Aeon Essays
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Liberal new agers at risk of dark op attack/psychic murder: the fascist wave was seeded a century ago and is starting to come to a climax…the gurus who hate democracy..
We see Rajneesh caught up in the process...and he shows the way a hatred of freedom leads to exploitation of disciples. The hatred of democracy is apparent in that shoddy and third rate figure who wasn't even enlightened. Libeeral new agers who enter guru spaces stand a good chance of psychic warfare .attack... In a … Continue reading Liberal new agers at risk of dark op attack/psychic murder: the fascist wave was seeded a century ago and is starting to come to a climax…the gurus who hate democracy..
