Hi Will,

As usual, nice post.

I don't believe in any "experience of Knowledge" whatsoever.  I think the whole thing is nothing more than simple trickery by a lazy conman, Prem Rawat.  Living is experiential, along with every feeling that human beings have in the wide spectrum of emotions, whether they are considered good or bad feelings or emotions.  Rawat talks as if he's the first person in the universe ever to think up that people "experience" things!  Pretty funny.

The best way for me to live my life is to feel everything, not just ecstacy from some kind of warped mentality that emerges from listening to an avatar who states that he can reveal something -- especially the so-called "experience of Knowledge."  It really is nothing.  Feel good?  Maybe, but there's much too much that goes along with the experience of meditation with Rawat to be able to distinguish between what may felt from the meditation, as opposed to what is based on all of the cultic indoctrination.  There's simply too much indoctrination to be able to tell, and no one can get Knowlege without listening to the Keys. 

I've been thinking about the Keys since the release of that website.  I think the Keys project is just another propagation phase or scheme for Rawat to get more money.  It does serve to crank up the premies, however, because he did have quite a big build-up prior to releasing the Keys (that seemed to take so long).  Keep them in suspense. 

I also have a strong hunch Rawat may be undertaking a sort of  premie re-education scheme, because he has told even older premies not to be curious and skip ahead and has only released so far, the tapes he wants them to listen to.  String them along more and more...

I think that's quite odd, when one compares the new system of "discovering more" to the previous aspirant programs, when premies knew what to tell aspirants, and even listened to all the videos that were designated for aspirants (and newcomers).  It's all pretty bizzare, IMO.

It certainly will be interesting to watch what Rawat is up to with these Keys.  I also think he's done those keys because he's basically a very lazy person and won't have to do anything except travel now. 

"Ghi" is full of it.  S/he is simply giving satsang (the cult party line) nothing more.  No mystery there.

Hope you're well,

Cynthia