There are numerous accounts online about the incoherency of "Yogi" Bhajan and his mind trappings techniques. Read on.

Date:   1/14/2006 5:05:19 AM ( 18 y ago)

Some very interesting information on the contoversial character Yogi Bhajan can be found online for those looking into this man and his group.

The more I read about this man and his "devotees," the more I become increasingly convinced that this man was a master.

Yes, he was a master manipulator that fed off of weak minds...a cult leader.

http://www.rickross.com/groups/3ho.html

"An important issue within the recovery process of many Neo-Eastern groups such as 3HO, is their often excessive use of chanting and meditation. That is, self-induced trance states, which are encouraged, and the way they may subsequently affect brain chemistry.

As a former long-term member (20 years) of 3HO I am very slowly re-evaluating my past personal experiences in trance. That is, sorting through those feelings. Some of those feelings were a familiar byproduct of trance states and were often addictive, in the sense of easing my discomfort and pain and then providing joy and serenity. Such experiences can be both sharp and intense. But they may also eventually become painful. Today I often view such subjective feelings, which can be achieved through meditation, with a certain amount of distrust.

Many former members of 3HO are so damaged that connecting to objective reality and becoming grounded is really quite difficult. My personal experience certainly confirms this problem. Physically I left 3HO years ago, but psychologically and emotionally it took me much longer to really get out. And leaving family members behind in the group further complicated my recovery.

I actually continued my yogic lifestyle even after leaving the group. I would still rise at dawn for a cold shower, do my sadhana ritual, but without the old 3HO mantras. I also remained a strict vegetarian, taught yoga and lived my life much like I did within 3HO.

But then came two important "wake up calls," which helped me enormously. One was connecting with other former members of 3HO through an on-line forum. This helped me to realize that I was not alone and that my feelings and problems were not unique. My second point of increased awareness came through a cult rehabilitation facility called "Wellspring Retreat." I spent time in a recovery program there.

The forum for former members really woke me up to the realization that 3HO could easily be seen as a "cult." Not just a "dysfunctional family," which is what I wanted to believe for so many years. Wellspring Retreat then helped me understand the ways that destructive groups often manipulate and control people, and specifically how that might apply to 3HO. Frankly, I began to see how my time with Yogi Bhajan was not just my own personal experience, but that many people had gone through very similar experiences."

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