Below is an index of my posts with critiques of Self-Realization Fellowship
Bizarre Beliefs and Practices
- Can Yogis Stop Their Heart?
- Gurus on the Financial Plane
- “I Am God”
- Mystical Experiences – index of my posts
- OM: Sound of Spirit OR of Tinnitus?
- Problems with Beliefs & Practices of Hindu-Inspired Meditation Groups
- Using “Science” To Market Yoga
- Yoga – index of my posts on yoga, yogis, and yogic mythology
Cult-like Controls
- Awake: Life of Yogananda or Propaganda?
- Chanting: Brainwash, Indoctrination, and Groupthink?
- Existential Risks and Trauma of Leaving an Ashram
- Fellowship of False Hopes (guest article)
- Five Warning Signs of Dangerous Meditation Groups
- Guru-Manipulation & Self-Mistrust
- Mind Controlling Yoga Groups
- Needs Fulfilled from Cults, and Benefits for Leaders and Followers
- Psychological Enslavement to Meditation Leaders
Meditation Mind Trap
- Adverse (Side) Effects – index of my posts on adverse effects of meditation
- Connection Between Intensive Meditation & Mental Instability
- Decades of Meditation Practice, Wasted?
- Escaping the psychological trap of meditation techniques
- Meditation – index of my posts on meditation techniques and practices
Monastic Order and Ashram
- The Ashram: Spiritual-Corporate Caste System
- Monasticism – index of my posts about ashram and monastic order
Critics and Apostates