A
Psychologist's View
- An Austrialian psychologist looks at Maharaji
ISKON
as an Addictive
Organization
- Interesting analysis on the dynamics at work in a cult's
organization.
How
People Recognize Charisma
- The experience of knowledge: ecstatic merging of a
separate sense of self with the Absolute
The
Dark Side of Enlightenment
- Sadomasochistic Aspects of the Quest for Perfection, by
Daniel Shaw C.S.W.
Traumatic
Abuse in Cults
- An Exploration of an Unfamiliar Social Problem, by Daniel
Shaw, C.S.W.
On
Mysticism and Religion
- Erich Fromm's humanistic view - The danger of the
anthropomorphisation and idolization of the concept of
God.
Is
Meditation for Everyone ?
- About meditation's adverse outcomes
The
Kirpal Statistic
- You don't need to go to an Indian guru to see, hear and
feel something inside, by Prof. D. Lane.
Links
- Psychology of Spiritual
Movements.
Psychology
- Bibliography & Suggested
Reading
Ex-Followers
- - Bibliography & Suggested
Reading
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