The Cult Guru Playbook
on Nov 12, 2009 in Satscams File under: SatscamsA commenter named "h" just graced us with what we're calling the cult guru playbook:Have a set of group rules they expect the followers to adopt and self imposeBe charismatic leaders who self-proclaim enlightenmentHave a drive to...

More Online Trouble For Nithyananda
on Oct 30, 2009 in The Siddhi of PR Gurubusting File under: Gurubusting and The siddhi of PRSome of the best comment battles on this blog have occurred with Nithyananda devotees. But we're beginning to see the defenders become exposers, as the folks who get close see behind the curtain and decide...

Sri Sri's Slanted Health Advice
on Oct 17, 2009 in The Siddhi of PR File under: The Siddhi of PRWe were more than mildly disappointed when we encountered this uncritical republication of a health article from an Indian press release service on Lance Armstrong's livestrong.com. The article in question is little more t...

Wealth Guru Kills 2, Sends 16 To Hospital
on Oct 9, 2009 in The Siddhi of PR Gurus Clockin' Dollars Killer Gurus File under: Gurus Clockin' Dollars, Killer Gurus and The Siddhi of PRColorado gurubuster and self-help industry critic Duff McDuffee alerted us to this AP news article which details the death of two and the hospitalization of 16 after a sweat lodge r...

The Criminal Trial Of Prakashanand Saraswati Delayed — What A Surprise!!
on Oct 6, 2009 in Gurus Doin' Time The Siddhi of PR Gurubusting Hands Where They Don't Belong File under: Gurubusting, Gurus Doin' Time, Hands Where They Don't Belong and The Siddhi of PR[Ed.note: Our Austin correspondent and former member of the tainted temple in Texas where little girls allegedly got groped and diddled, comes through with a...

Nithyananda's Little Asuras Play The Terrorism Card
on Sep 27, 2009 in Gurus Doin' Time The Siddhi of PR File under: Gurus Doin' Time and The Siddhi of PRWhen their threat of violence landed with a thud (on the desk of a local law enforcement officer,) Nithyananda's little demons had to come up with a new plan; to whit: make fraudulent claims of terrori...

Defined: Hands Where They Don't Belong
on Sep 23, 2009 in Gurubusting Hands Where They Don't Belong File under: Gurubusting and Hands Where They Don't BelongA reader sent us an interesting photo this morning:Now you know what we mean when we say "hands where they don't belong."Source. Original source.

Dahngerous "Yoga"
on Sep 6, 2009 in Gurubusting Gurus Clockin' Dollars Hands Where They Don't Belong File under: Gurubusting, Gurus Clockin' Dollars and Hands Where They Don't BelongA reader turned us on to a fine piece of investigative journalism about Korean guru Ilchi Lee's Dahn Hak, aka Dahn Yoga in the States, an org that's chock full of the us...

Nithyananda's Love Is Coming To Get Us
on Sep 5, 2009 in Gurus Who Threaten File under: Gurus Who ThreatenFor those investigating Nithyananda, this is the type of devotee that he is attracting:BAD KARMA has left a new comment on your post ""Nithyananda Is Not Who He Claims To Be"": MR GURU BUSTING JODY RAZDIK..Ur all safe he...

Hope For Enlightenment
on Aug 25, 2009 in Blogs of Note Folk Theories File under: Blogs of Note and Folk TheoriesWe began publishing this blog as a way express our frustration with common depictions of the what is called "enlightenment." Most commercially-successful gurus use these ideas to promote themselves to potent...