I just watched it Holy Hell on Netflix and it was creepy. There were many parallels with Maharaji, particularly the bait and switch which was my big leaving point (see my Journey). If you leave there was also horrible consequences but maharaji's were rotting vegetables and shark infested waters, not cancer or Aids.
"Goldstein's decision to leave Buddhafield was based on its shift in focus from spiritual inclusiveness to personality worship. In regards to bowing before Andreas, Goldstein said, “It went from ‘I’m just a symbol, you’re not bowing down to me, you’re bowing down to your higher self’ to ‘Bow down to me, I am your guru, you are my disciple’.”
