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Posted by Chuckle Chela: re:Sweet Dreams
Posted by Chuckle Chela: re:Sweet Dreams on 11/2/02
Way down in thread: pub78.ezboard.com/fsrfwal...61&stop=70
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You asked for specifics. I had assumed you had read the many, many specific tales that are outlined in the “Treatment of Members/Monastics” and “Specific Stories…” sections. If you haven’t, then by all means give them a read. It is those stories that convinced me that there was something going on in SRF that needed critical attention. I was genuinely shocked, largely because these experiences were so foreign to my own. One of the things I realized in my readings was that those who were physically and psychically closer to the “center” of SRF had had experiences that were vastly different from my own; nor could I discount their validity.

To get you started, let me briefly outline what happened to a member of my family (I’ve recounted this elsewhere). This person was a very devoted SRF member and served in our meditation group. This person had a master’s degree in psychology and served in the administration of one of the largest universities in the country. Through some rather unique circumstances, s/he got a job at Mother Center. S/he took the job, despite a huge drop in salary, for a variety of reasons; one of the primary reasons was an eagerness to serve Master’s work. During the time s/he was there, s/he experienced repeated emotional and verbal abuse. Put downs, angry tirades, people talking behind others’ backs, cutting remarks; lying about others was not uncommon. S/he was repeatedly told s/he didn’t know best, that the leaders and supervisors knew best; independent thought and analysis, discussion of projects and problems, where everyone’s input was respected—none of this was supported. These sorts of things happened continually (s/he later referred to it all as “systematic cruelty”—ouch!). S/he sought out help from a senior monastic whose response was, basically, to suck it up and take it. In all the people s/he had to deal with, there was only one person in a leadership position who showed any empathy and who agreed the treatment my relative and others received was not appropriate. Alas, nothing changed.

Finally, s/he had to leave because s/he just couldn’t take it any more. S/he went into therapy, which helped immensely. She renounced, not only SRF and Yogananda, but religion/spirituality entirely. Whenever s/he talks with my spouse and me, s/he laughingly says, “Still part of that SRF cult, huh? The SRF you guys experience is completely different from the SRF inside Mother Center.”
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SRF Walrus editor’s note:
One of the most harmful problems with SRF is that it actually turns people away from Yogananda. Note in the story above that the abused person not only left SRF employment but quit following Yogananda. This kind of environment can’t be Yogananda’s desire for his teachings. When will SRF take responsibility for its actions? When will it publicly admit to problems?

Edited by: srfwalrus at: 11/9/02 7:21:08 am
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