I may be at times excessively skeptical about what ex-premies say to me. The reasons are twofold1. I still edit the Prem Rawat articles at Wikipedia where people are excessively skeptical of everything and every source that is even slightly negative of Prem Rawat. By being excessively skeptical here, I prepare myself for that.
2. I am in the middle of a propaganda war about Rawat with contradicting opinions and interpretations and sometimes I sincerly don't know whom or what to believe. Though I cannot seriously doubt that Rawat is unreliable and that the DLM has harmed some people but it would unfair to current students if I believed the ex-premies uncritically.
Hilltop, you can find all kinds of information about me on the internet, including my phone nr. so there is no reason to distrust me. I am even prepared to phone you. Apart from Wikipedia, the reason why I post here is because I want to understand the cult phenomenon including my own experience, and also well, because there is some good debate here that helps me with my own recovery, and because I feel quite a strong kinship and solidarity with people who were harmed by their naivety about gurus and cults/NRMs.
Andries