Though it is truly amazing that anyone could continue to believe that Maharaji is the LOTU in the light of his private behaviour, I know that many PAMs do truly believe it and I thihnk exceptions are very few. It's man's capacity for self delusion that's really the amazing thing.Perhaps their condition is like the boiled frog syndrome - heat the water very slowly and the frog stays to become cooked alive. In their case, it is their capacity for objective critical thought that has become cooked.
I remember something he said years ago: "you can't always see where deviation starts, but you can see where it ends up". I thought he was referring to the practice of knowledge at the time and was really struck by the phrase. Now the phrase still has impact for me, but never more than in relation to Maharaji himself.
And that applies equally to those who collude in his corruption. Over the years, these guys have become so far removed from a 'normal'point of reference that almost anything goes with regard to M.
It's the LOTU's lila after all.
Bunny