 | Pursuing SYDA - article by
Will Harper in Eastbay Express, Oakland, Ca. 1/14/04 |
| |
| The Long-Term Impact of Early Sexual Trauma
by Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea, PHD. (13 Jun 02) (the file is in adobe pdf
format & you will need the free reader,
here) (Sep 02) |
| Pamela Cooper-White: Testimony
against the Ananda Church of Self Realization, on the abuse of women by
church leaders.
|
| The Heart of the Secret: A Personal & Scholarly Encounter with Shakta
Tantrism in Siddha Yoga; by Sarah Caldwell, 10/01, Nova Religio,
The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. (the file is in
adobe pdf format & you will need the free reader,
here) (Sep 02)
|
| The
following is
from the Doctoral Thesis in Clinical Psychology of Daniel Kriegman, PhD,
written in 1980 and entitled: "A Psycho-social Study of Religious Cults
From the Perspective of Self Psychology." Dr. Kriegman is a psychoanalyst
in private practice in Boston, MA, and can be reached by e-mail at
Kriegman@aol.com." (the file is in
adobe pdf format & you will need the free reader,
here). (Sep 02)
|
| Spiritual Balm, at Only $23.95 - By
Alex Kuczynski, New York Times - (21 Oct 01). Critical of
many groups, including Siddha Yoga, use of the 9-11 incident to sell items
and services. Siddha Yoga defends itself, saying there is nothing wrong.
So why did they take the questioned web page down from their bookstore?
|
| "Five
Step Guideline For Speakers. When you are sharing your
experiences in a talk, it is important to establish a clear
intention for telling your experience." So states a handout for
speakers as designed by SY. It is unclear when this was written but
may be several years old. It gives a good example of how the
"experience talk" was really a way to control the speaker
and the desired outcome. (Jan 00)
|
| Who Speaks for
Siddha Yoga? A Book Review of The Meditation Revolution - A
panel discussion hosted by the American Academy of Religion, Boston,
Massachusetts, (22 Nov 99). Links to the tapes of the conference are
here. Listen to Douglas R. Brooks, one of the authors, explain to
Gerald J. Larson, who wrote the forward, how the text was changed after
the forward was written. (Dec 99)
|
|
Crimes of the Soul - by
Jill Neiwmark, Marian Jones and Dennis Gersten, Psychology Today - (March,
April 1998) The link between gurus and their followers and the sometimes dangerous
consequences of their relationships. Includes related articles why people follow gurus and
how Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung made themselves idols for their patients. This article
uses SIDDHA YOGA as one example. (this link will open in a new
window).
|
| Less Contact with
Chidvilasananda then ever before: Summer 1998 - South Fallsburgh (11 Jan 98)
|
| A personal account of a
meeting with the authors of The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power by
Hal Blacker from What is Enlightenment? Magazine
|
| Quotes from the Guru
Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power by Kramer & Alstad 1993
|
| Homophobia in Siddha Yoga: Paradise Lost by Sally Chew, Out
Magazine - December/January 1998. (26 Nov 97)
|
| Ex-Siddha Yoga Swami comes
forward; admits Muktananda was having sex and that the swamis covered up for him. (3 Sep
97)
|
| The History of Siddha Yoga; by
Pendragon Sep 1997
|
| Letter to the Editor: BODY
MIND SPIRIT Magazine: regarding an interview with Phylicia
Rashad and the PRASAD project. by Pendragon 6 June 97
|
| Agitators at the Ashram New
Zealand Herald; An article critical of SYDA, includes an interview with an ex
swami. March 8, 1997
|
| Is Meditation for Everyone? A short
essay from alt.support.ex-cult Newsgroup 22 Mar 97
|
| Ex Siddha Yoga Swami Vivekananda
claims he saw Muktananda having sex; by Pendragon 20 Mar 97
|
| Where do I go from here?, a short
essay responding to requests for spiritual referrals; by Pendragon 2 Mar 97. Response by Dissent and Chelsea Mar 97
|
| The Emperor's Tantric Robes - An
Interview with June Campbell on Codes of Secrecy and Silence, Tricycle - The
Buddhist Review; Winter 1996.This is an excerpt from that article. It has many
parallels to the sexual abuse in SY.
|
| The Dynamics of Child
Sexual Abuse: Betrayal by the Parental Figure This is an essay that explores why a
teen or an adult woman might choose to keep their anonymity after being sexual abused in
SY. by Pendragon, January 1997.
|
| Leaving the
Ashram article by Jean Callahan, Common Boundary, July-August 1992
issue. This is an excerpt from that article.
|
| Face to Face;
Confronting The Guru-Disciple Relationship article by Ihla F. Nation, Gnosis
Magazine; Spring 1996.
|
|
"Traumatic
Abuse in Cults: An Exploration of an Unfamiliar Social
Problem." by Daniel Shaw. March, 1996. This essay uses SYDA (Siddha
Yoga) as an example of an abusive cult. Will open in new window.
|
| O
Guru, Guru, Guru article by Lis Harris, New Yorker;
November 14, 1994. This is the single most important published piece that explains the
problems of Siddha Yoga. When this issue was
printed, the ashram bought as many copies of it as they could find, in Sullivan County.
They were all burned. Why? Who were they really trying to protect? Many public libraries
around the US have had their copies of this issue destroyed.
|
| 4/23/86
letter from Center's Office addressed to Center Leaders. The
secret and official way Center Leaders were to handle uneasy questions about Swami
Nityananda. Includes scripted answers to possible questions. "THIS INFORMATION IS NOT
TO BE POSTED, REPRODUCED OR HANDED OUT"
|
| 3/23/86
message from SYDA in response to Swami Nityananda's wanting to
return. It includes several statements including a long statement by Swami
Chidvilasananda.
|
| The Secret Life of Swami
Muktananda article by William Rodarmor, The CoEvolution
Quarterly; Winter 1983.
|
