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"Was any instruction passed down...?"
You mean suborning a pack of lies?
Posted by:
lakeshore
Date:
02/04/2025, 18:55:26
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'83 - '85 were numb coasting transition years as ashram premies dispersed, communities transitioned to satsang in premies' homes a few nights a week and instructor visits were less frequent because there were so few aspirants.How did the revisionism unfold? I don't recall any specific communications or instructions. It unfolded incrementally through a series of "hints" over the course of years. Osmosis. It was in the air. As Lesley and I mentioned, we welcomed the changes and supported the motive of making Knowledge more relatable. In no particular order, milestones (hints) along the path of whitewashing history and moral corruption:- the 1982? order to destroy all materials, e.g., publications, A/V tapes, photos, etc. - the 1983 closing of ashrams (not wrong but cruelly and ineptly handled)- the change from Guru Maharaji to Maharaji to Prem Rawat- the change from Divine Light, Celestial Harmony, Holy Name and Nectar to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th technique- the change from Divine Light Mission to Elan Vital- the change from satsang, service and meditation to listening, participating/helping out and practicing- the change from "premies" to "people with Knowledge"- the change from festivals to events- touring instructors setting the tone by saying essentially that Maharaji wanted to move away from his eastern roots and trappings (perhaps the most direct communication)- the change from satguru, guru and perfect master to anything other than those... teacher, principal, peace ambassador/educator, etc., and especially best selling author (they really like that one and apparently spent a lot of money on books to get it)- the Legitimacy Project and "prestige events"All of this gradually and cumulatively permeated premie culture culminating in a new normal: the new public face of the cult. Interestingly, those who resisted and clung to the old days and all their altar photos were ostracized (behind their backs, of course) and thought of as the new breed of bongos.Which brings me to the icing on the revisionism cake: the "Passages" video. Done. Over. The last vestiges of "eastern" and a whole lot more kicked to the curb once and for all.I appreciate Lesley's push-back regarding "conspiracy" for all the technically correct reasons: a conspirator must know they are part of a conspiracy. Both of us and I'm sure others here lived through it and "conspiracy" never crossed our minds. But I still like the word. 
So, yes. Silent. Tacit as I mentioned. An understanding. Going with the flow. The result being, not a crime, but a disgusting pack of lies deliberatly intended to deceive the public. A nicer group of people couldn't be more guilty:It was all okay until PREM RAWAT blamed his entire +/- fifteen-year history of claiming to be an incarnation of god who this time has come with more power than ever before... "Guru Maharaji. The Lord. All powerful."... demanding total and unconditional surrender, devotion and obedience from his devotees while parading about in his golden Krishna crown and outfit... proffering his feet up on a pillow for thousands of followers to kiss... all entirely of his own accord and volition... all the while raking in millions of dollars that somehow morphed into lavish mansions, jets and toys...it was all okay until Prem blamed it all on OTHER PEOPLE and THEIR concepts. Blamed it on labels OTHER PEOPLE stuck on him. Made no retraction, no acknowledgement or apology for the harm he caused and took no ownership or responsibility for his own words and deeds.And literally every premie went along with it. Not a peep. Applauded it even. Not a single "Hey, wait a minute!" Suborning a pack of lies. Making Prem Rawat's lies their own. Now let's go back to that word "conspiracy." And while we're at it, let's go back to the issue of what cult's do to people.And if that's not bad enough, those same people (for the most part) never bought in to the revisionism. They just go along with it for the sake of public perception. They cling to their altar photos and believe in Prem Rawat's divinity just like the premies they viewed as bongos (behind their backs, of course).
