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09/15/2016, 11:18:14
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There always was something infuriatingly self centered not just about Rawat but the philosophies he preached as well. If you read the cult history especially how things evolved philosophically from the early 70s to the early 80s that was something I know ate away at me before I left. When I joined it was the tail end of premies being allowed to be other centered. We actually made feeble attempts to do "service" for others. Then, as that "heavy devotional" period happened, it became not ok for you to really care about anything but Maharaj Ji. And caring about others unless that caring was helping the others to build the cult or benefit Rawat; was a sign of a lack of surrender.


I love what you wrote because it respects reality and respects others. I have frankly as I get older come to believe one's personal happiness should come second to doing what is right and ethical. The whole peace within first is inherently self centered. Honoring the reality of the cruel living conditions others face and taking tangible steps to try to improve them is so much more authentic. 


The whole inner peace in the face of loss, bereavement etc was always a form of gaslighting and blaming the suffering individual. How many times would some poor premie pour their heart out about some personal tragedy and be met with scorn by Rawat or a mahatma/initiator/Pam? To use a word I hate .... It was toxic. 












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