Post by nicolas on Aug 8, 2013 2:29:25 GMT -5
Hi... since this is my first post, I hope it's okay and I'm not breaking any sort of protocol. My main interest is in finding out the original first and last name of "Bodhisattva Swami Shree Premodaya" (premodaya.com).
I don't want to give too much personal information because I don't want it to be clear who I am to his organization (I don't 100% trust them not to be violent or just insanely vindictive in some other technically "non-violent" way).
I am concerned about a family member who is deeply involved with Premodaya and has been forced to disown his/her family while being fleeced out of all of his/her money.
I also feel I have seen a dishonest, manipulative, and very dark side of Premodaya ("side" may not be the right term -- I think this is just who he is, to be honest), and I believe his motives as a "guru" are impure and power-related. I say this as somebody who loves Osho (whom Premodaya claims a close connection with) and many other gurus/spiritual teachers. I'm not against the idea of a "guru" at all, and I really can't stand it when people label all eastern or non-traditional spiritual groups as "cults" but in this case, I think this guy really is running a cult, with all of the traditional warning signs and symptoms.
The problem is that without his "official" name, I can't find any way to really check into his background, beyond maybe confirming a lie or two in his bio at the very most.
If somebody wants to learn more about my personal experience with Premodaya before telling me his official name, wants to make sure I'm sincere in some way, or just wants to converse, I can tell more by PM if I'm sure you're not working for and/or reporting back to Premodaya (I'm not stupidly paranoid about this... I would happily tell more to admins or people with long board histories -- just mentioning it so somebody brand new or with a couple of posts who is part of Premodaya's group doesn't try to mine me for info), but I just don't want to make it clear who I am on a public forum... I'm just not sure how nutty this guy is, and I don't want to worry about my safety. Thanks!
I don't want to give too much personal information because I don't want it to be clear who I am to his organization (I don't 100% trust them not to be violent or just insanely vindictive in some other technically "non-violent" way).
I am concerned about a family member who is deeply involved with Premodaya and has been forced to disown his/her family while being fleeced out of all of his/her money.
I also feel I have seen a dishonest, manipulative, and very dark side of Premodaya ("side" may not be the right term -- I think this is just who he is, to be honest), and I believe his motives as a "guru" are impure and power-related. I say this as somebody who loves Osho (whom Premodaya claims a close connection with) and many other gurus/spiritual teachers. I'm not against the idea of a "guru" at all, and I really can't stand it when people label all eastern or non-traditional spiritual groups as "cults" but in this case, I think this guy really is running a cult, with all of the traditional warning signs and symptoms.
The problem is that without his "official" name, I can't find any way to really check into his background, beyond maybe confirming a lie or two in his bio at the very most.
If somebody wants to learn more about my personal experience with Premodaya before telling me his official name, wants to make sure I'm sincere in some way, or just wants to converse, I can tell more by PM if I'm sure you're not working for and/or reporting back to Premodaya (I'm not stupidly paranoid about this... I would happily tell more to admins or people with long board histories -- just mentioning it so somebody brand new or with a couple of posts who is part of Premodaya's group doesn't try to mine me for info), but I just don't want to make it clear who I am on a public forum... I'm just not sure how nutty this guy is, and I don't want to worry about my safety. Thanks!