It hurts to lose a loved one to Rawat...
Re: Has anyone ever considered confronting Rawat and his cronies? -- Bluesology Top of thread Forum
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Cynthia ®

03/31/2005, 16:19:32
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Hi Blues...

I think I know how you feel, maybe.  When I was a premie in the mid-70s I had a premie boyfriend who I loved very, very much and our breakup was a result of our involvement with Maharaji.  My situation was different because we both were premies at the time and I ended up living in an ashram as a result of our break-up, but, that's a long, boring story...I don't need to repeat it again. 

It's surprising how much the cult has reacted to just our small ex-premie online presence here, and many folks have left Maharaji's cult as a result.  So, real action as one would think about it, sometimes isn't so effective as much as just being here at the forum and talking about the subject, day in and day out.  It's for people like you that I stay committed to sticking around and posting here.  It is difficult to understand why someone you love got hooked into a cult and you didn't, but there probably is a reason that you haven't yet figured out.  Once you learn more about this subject it probably will make more sense. 

If you aren't aware about the many websites available to help you understand the phenomemon of cults, I highly recommend reFocus as a start.  It has good, basic information to help you figure out what happened to your girlfriend. It's designed to help newly exiting cult members, as well as concerned loved-ones.  She probably was vulnerable in some way that you didn't know about.  You can click on this link:

http://www.refocus.org

The International Cultic Studies Association (ISCA) formerly called AFF or the American Family Foundation, gives more in-dept information about cults and how they work (some articles require payment, but most of the free information is also very good):

http://www.csj.org/

Stephen Hassan is a wonderful cult awareness expert that I also recommend.  What most cult experts recommend is that a concerned family member or loved one educate themselves about cults in general, and specifically about the cult that your loved one has joined:

http://www.freedomofmind.com/

The most important thing to remember is that there is mind-control or thought reform involved (what you referred to as indoctrination) and it probably was because your girlfriend has a receptive personality, or some other vulnerability, that she became susceptible to Rawat's con. 

Please feel free to ask any questions here, whether they are general or specific, about the Rawat cult.  It really does help to understand what you're dealing with. 

Welcome to the forum and best wishes to you,

Cynthia 






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