Leaving Psychologically a Cult-like Meditation Group Leaving, physically, an abusive group is not the hardest part. Continue Reading →
Yogi Superpowers (Siddhis): A Critical Examination On the way to achieving the supreme goal of yoga, in ecstasy or meditation, the individual practitioner may feel they’ve acquired special powers. Continue Reading →
Fellowship of False Hopes Editor’s note: A former Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Center volunteer recounts some of the abuses she experienced with the group. Continue Reading →
Living In and Leaving the Ashram Scott, founder of Skeptic Meditations, speaks from experience of living in and leaving Self-Realization Monastic Order, a Hindu-inspired meditation group headquartered in Los Angeles and founded by famous Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda. Continue Reading →
Existential Risks and Trauma of Leaving an Ashram The closer members got to the supreme leader in the ashram the more it would break them. Continue Reading →
