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Paramadas
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(2/28/04 8:46 pm)
Reply 		negativity/criticism in Encinitas
I spoke recently to a German devotee who has travelled around many SRF centers and says that Encinitas has far more
devotees who are critical of SRF than anywhere else. Just one person's opinion, but I'm curious if others who travel amongst the SRF temples and centers would draw a similar conclusion? I do know that foreign devotees are almost universally unaware that the image SRF has portrayed for itself is not entirely accurate. This is a deplorable situation to me, but my efforts to introduce any kind of open-minded discussion to foreigners has met with utter failure thus far. For example, this particular German devotee says that she "enjoys being a sheep". What DO you do with that kind of mentality???

KS
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(2/28/04 9:46 pm)
Reply 		Re: negativity/criticism in Encinitas
SRF survives because of people like your German friend. Some would rather believe and be part of something than take responsibility for their own spiritual lives. As long as there are people who like being sheep there will be TV evangelists, the home shopping network and cults like SRF.

As far as negativity in my experience it comes from closer contact with the monastics. The lie is with the monastics so that is where it is most obvious. Places where there is employment is particularly a problem because so many have close contact. The truth is more generally known as a result. Therefore Lake Shrine, Hollywood, Pasadena (both of which are close to the mother center employment centers), Encinitas which has employees and Hidden Valley are the places where you see the most negativism about SRF and the biggest turn over rates. Phoenix, Richmond and San Diego are somewhat removed from close contact with monastics in real situations. Centers are even safer.

At environments like Phoenix and the Center/Groups serious issues are not really around to bring out the truth. Issues like the formats for meditations, what to eat for events and volunteers problems are not really the types of issues that reveal the deep inner problems of SRF. Moon children who read the AY and believe Master = SRF can go on for years without ever getting close enough to know the truth.

Get close to SRF’s inner workings and become discouraged. It is a hard fast rule that NEVER fails. Many also leave Master and many leave all forms of spiritual life. That is the great sin of continuing to support SRF. You prolong that damage and more and more people are hurt.

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