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Ottavio's Story (March 2007) |
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Gorakh's Stories from Ganeshpuri, (Aug. 2006) |
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Joan Radha Bridges Story (Apr 2003). Also in Spanish - Press HERE. |
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I was in SY for 17 years (Nov 01) |
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When I was a child, I
unquestioningly took on the values, likes, and aversions of my parents and my family.
(Oct 99) |
| My name is Paul, and I
formally left Siddha Yoga in February 1998. (May 99) |
| Gurumayi is no
longer my guru. I renounce Siddha Yoga.
(Jan
99) |
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My Siddha Yoga experience
spans the years from 1976 until Baba’s death in 1982.
(July 98) |
| "It was
with a great sense of relief and excitement that I happened upon your website
today." (May 98) |
| "I have no horror stories to tell about my time in SY, no
specific incidents of personal physical abuse, but do feel spiritually betrayed."
(Jan 98) |
| "I was involved in Siddha Yoga
for over 12 years" (Aug 97) |
| "I feel connected to my 'true Guru'
now more than ever and I trust the inner guidance I have gotten to leave Siddha
Yoga." (Aug 97) |
| "Just thought you'd like to know,
I'm out of Siddha Yoga" (Aug 97) |
| "I was introduced to
Siddha Yoga in 1983 and got involved in the activities right away." (Jul 97) |
| "After 14 years of
revering someone as "perfected" and "god-realised", I finally
owned up to myself that it all seems a sham to me." (Mar 97) |
| "I got involved with
Siddha Yoga in 1983, when I was 31. Before I got into SYDA I was having alot of fun in
my life." (Jan 97) |
| "Perhaps the most
disturbing feeling I've had regarding my many years in Siddha Yoga is remorse for not
having spoken the truth forthrightly at key moments in my SYDA "drama."" (Dec
96) |
| "Gay
Bashing by the Gods - I have decided to
profile my own involvement with this cult against the back drop of only one ugly aspect of
Siddha Yoga. That being the persecution of gays and lesbians and also persons with
HIV/AIDS." (Dec 96) |
| "I too, am an
ex-siddha yoga person. I have not been to the ashram in a year, and before that was
growing distant from it for several years. One main reason I left is because of a child
molester being allowed to roam the Oakland ashram." (Nov 96) |
| Bye Bye Gurumayi or
Farewell to the Resort for the Rich and Famous "People are beginning to sound
like they belong to a cult when talks become so 'depersonalized' and people are asked to
spend more and more money on intensives and courses. I never understood why the intensives
were not paid on a sliding scale basis." (Nov 96) |
| "In 1977 I was an
18-year-old freshman at Yale, studying Philosophy, Psychology, and Religious Studies.
Academic study wasn't enough to satisfy my Big Questions - What am I? Why am I here?"
(Nov 96 Updated Jan 97) |
| "I became involved
in SYDA in Santa Monica. A co-worker introduced me to Swami Muktananda. I was going
through a divorce and I thought it was a nice place to meditate." (Nov 96) |
| A Personal Story of
SYDA Involvement by Margaret H.
Parkinson. "After many years of involvement and
dedication to Siddha Yoga, I find that I can no longer “honor my own self” and
live an ethical life without leaving what I now understand to be a destructive cult."
(Aug 96) |
| Leaving Siddha Yoga "In 1979 I entered Siddha Yoga. It is now 1996 and after many years of
confusion I have finally come to terms with my relationship with this path. I am
leaving." (Jul 96) |
| Open Letter: "This letter is from a group of people who have left
Siddha Yoga and who were, at one time, very deeply involved with its activities."
(1995)
http://hometown.aol.com/shawdan/open_letter.htm. |
| An Open Letter of Resignation (An exact, unedited transcription of the original, well-known letter circulated by Swami Abhayananda in the Baba days, ca. 1981.) (1981) |