Whilst it's true that our aims as members of Rawat's personality cult in its heyday, were completely different from those of Hitler's in his, it can't be denied that the psychology of the group mentality was horribly similar.

The Essen prog in 1975, to just pick one from that decade, was like nothing so much as a Nuremburg Rally, but without the pin sharp organisation. I remember thinking as much at the time, as the massed thousands bellowed out Bhole Shri Satgurudev Maharaj Ki Jai, over & over again. Of course I 'rationalised' that it was probably ok, because Guru Maharaj Ji was God, & not Hitler.

Now we know that he has a great deal more in common with Hitler, personality wise, than he does with God, I don't think it's beyond the pale to apply some self scrutiny to our younger selves, & to recognise that far from being the free spirits we considered ourselves to be, we were in fact, willing slaves.

Letting that trickle into the the roots of who you think you are, is of major importance to the nurturing of this growth thing, that people are always going on about.

Actually, we were lucky, everything considered, & of course the South London public has never been known to turn down a bargain.