I thought there was something a little stinky about these guys. Their pics have a certain type of darshan, but all this emphasis on celestial experiences is a little unusual.
--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (This was from a private letter that was posted on a > website, with personal > details omitted): > > I have been associated with the cult of Sri Kalki > Bhagavan (and his wife > Padmavathi Amma), who positions himself as the > Vishnu Avatar, and a God - > although in recent years he has made his claims a > little indirect, perhaps > due to media criticism, and fear of ridicule. > > I have served this cult for 2 year, attended their > Deekshas, and done a lot > of promotion for them. I would like to bring to your > notice that this cult > is pressurizing its INDIAN devotees to donate large > sums of wealth, if they > want to remain in the good books of the disciples > (dasas) who run the show, > and progress further. We have even been asked to > take loans (the last case > was Rs 100,000 which is a large amount), and donate, > if we don't have the > money. We have been told that we can repay the loans > over a few years! > > From the day we join we are pressurized to bring in > new people and send them > for the initial 3-day deeksha (costing Rs 5000). > This is because to qualify > for the higher level we must send 60 (now 30) people > for the program. First > we are told that the 3-day program will enlighten us > (for only Rs 5000!), > then we are told - sorry the higher process will > enlighten you. So we have > no option but to talk others (family, friends etc) > into joining and going > for the 3-day program. > > Once we have sent so many people, and we find no > change in us, it is very > difficult to step out. I have still not told my > family that I have left, for > loss of face. In order to convince 60 people to go, > we have to exaggerate > and make tall claims. We have to create a miracle > out of each little > incident that happened to us (such as getting a > green light on the way to > work) etc. We have to keep talking of unending > grace, and say things like > "our whole life has changed". We are all basically > sincere people, but we > start telling lies without realizing it, and a time > comes when we are stuck. > > New people are lured in by promises of unending > "grace", and then after we > tell them lots of stories (most of them are just > heard from others, no one > has any evidence of them actually happening.), then > the disciples ask them > to make donations, or go for paid darshans in order > to get that "unending > grace". These darshans are expensive and the latest > one is that we can touch > Amma's feet for Rs 100,000. Prior to going for the > higher process we were > all told that in order for the higher process to be > a great success we > should make this donation. Many of us are very > ordinary people, some have > left our jobs to pursue a spiritual goal, so the > amount is no small order. > > Even the higher process(two weeks) has made no > difference to anyone. > Although it does seem to us, that the program for > foreigners (21 days, USD > 5500) has resulted in some enlightened people (such > as Freddie Nielsen and > Kiara Windrider - we have heard they are > enlightened), however in India > there is not even an attempt at spiritual growth of > devotees. It is only > talk of great "celestial" miracles, and > enlightenment is always round the > next corner, after the next darshan (donation). > > Because of all the stories we perpetuate, the number > of devotees has really > gone up dramatically, each wondering when his turn > for endless grace will > come. They claim over 30 million devotees, although > I don't know how this > figure has been computed. > > Sarlo, I write this to you primarily because I am > concerned that large > numbers of poor and low-income people in India are > being fleeced by this > cult, each hoping that his string of problems will > magically vanish after a > darshan or deeksha. When nothing happens their > suffering increases. > > We actually convince ourselves that we are happier > than even before for a > while after the deeksha. In that short period we are > pushed to recruit more > people and share our great experiences with others. > > The experiences we narrate are always the tales we > were told by the > disciples about others who got great grace. > > Please keep my name under wraps. It is not safe for > me, since I have been > working very actively promoting this cult, and they > know that I can > negatively affect them through the internet. > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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