I truly take all your points so there no real need to address your comments at length. Actually as I went to bed last night after posting I continued my train of thought on what would happen if there were no EPO on the web etc. Of course without such a resource people would have a hard time finding out about all that stuff and no doubt that would suit the organisation very well. I think my speculations are not entirely uninteresting because imagine.. Maharaji, without opposition, would have no one to demonise or blame. The paranoia about the Internet etc would decline and he would feel that he could really get on out there unimpeded. I would be interested to see if Maharaji's propagation subsantially increased as a result - purely on the merit of him being perceived exactly as he wishes..revised history and all. It would also be interesting to observe how far he and premies would go down this tack. Of course he will always be wary of the media etc. I suppose there will always be howls of protestation if things continue to happen that offend premie's consciences but it seems almost at the moment that he and premies almost are quite pleased to have a 'known' enemy to demonise and get all righteously upset about. It sort of bonds them all the more in the fight against 'negativity'. In other words opposition is seen as proof that their truth is disturbing to the forces of darkness. Sometimes I feel that religious types kind of thrive on opposition. They almost gloat about the failures of apostates to upset their applecart.

Thank you for explaining yourself and your motives so well. I think it is helpful for people to be aware of the motives behind EPO and I think you have quite honestly and clearly expressed yours. I would also agree that the early incarnation of EPO (when it was more or less just the 'Journey' testimonies of people) was actually very helpful to me too. I realised I was not alone in my feelings and that was comforting and encouraging.