Hey Mike. No matter what you currently think of Maharaji. No matter how you currently feel about the relationship you had with him, or the value of the time spent with him and practicing Knowledge… he gave you something that you still benefit from. He took the time to show you and teach you about something that was once important to you. He gave you something that satisfied a thirst you once had. He helped you to understand something about life and about yourself that, had you not had it, you would arguably be much worse off today, in ways you will no doubt never know.

Of course you can’t see that. You let the doubts of a few hijack your perception of the value in his teaching. You benefited and still do nonetheless.

Perhaps one day -- dare I say, God willing -- you will once again give credit where it is due. If that time were to come, maybe you would do so free of any doubt that coercion was at all a factor in the giving.