tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post7806323515640888095..comments2023-12-23T03:43:38.964-05:00Comments on LEAVING THE ART OF LIVING: Another disaster, another marketing opportunityAoL-Freehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266984166472037468noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-49508160377589182352010-01-25T00:03:46.757-05:002010-01-25T00:03:46.757-05:00To anonymous
"I have completely lost my trust...To anonymous<br />"I have completely lost my trust in indians"<br />"practically in all matters don't let ANY indian come close to you."<br />"About smiling & bonhomous indians , oh don't I know they can breathtakingly feign love, piety , compassion , bereavement & whatnot."<br />Hats off to anonymous. Brilliant sterotyping, eh? You should consider coming & working for us (or maybe you already do :)DotBusters Incnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-64809288134468381252010-01-22T20:19:27.814-05:002010-01-22T20:19:27.814-05:00Typo correction:
Unlike Indian blogger sin genera...Typo correction:<br /><br />Unlike Indian blogger sin general should read Unlike Indian bloggers in general.<br /><br />Klim , please post this also or else Jivanis , Gopals & Kirans etc would tear me apart crying wolf. <br /><br />I have never in my life had to put up with this kind of needless remonstrations with non indians particularly Americans to Australians & ofcourse few mature mellow Indians.<br /><br />Only proves Indians living in America also carry the same malady of wantonly misconstruing & arguing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-16249256221191442482010-01-22T20:02:19.382-05:002010-01-22T20:02:19.382-05:00Typo correction:
Unlike Indian blogger sin genera...Typo correction:<br /><br />Unlike Indian blogger sin general should read Unlike Indian bloggers in general.<br /><br />Klim , please post this also or else Jivanis , Gopals & Kirans etc would tear me apart crying wolf. <br /><br />I have never in my life had to put up with this kind of needless remonstrations with non indians particularly Americans to Australians & ofcourse few mature mellow Indians.<br /><br />Only proves Indians living in America also carry the same malady of wantonly misconstruing & arguing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-82052560028888900572010-01-22T19:58:01.673-05:002010-01-22T19:58:01.673-05:00People, this blog is not here to bash cultures. Ev...People, this blog is not here to bash cultures. Every culture has its good stuff and its bad stuff.AoL-Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266984166472037468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-24585767972121782262010-01-22T19:56:09.031-05:002010-01-22T19:56:09.031-05:00Kiran (& Jivani, Gopal etc ) who makes a swee...Kiran (& Jivani, Gopal etc ) who makes a sweeping allegation of me " berating Indians ".<br /><br />It is obvious I am talking about those fellow Indians lacking in empathy , solidarity I have interacted with. Obviously , I can never claim to be the representative of billions of " all shapes, sizes, hues, colours, religious persuations, what have you".<br /><br />All that you holy cows do is pounce upon some isolated phrase or word to engage me in futile verbal rebuttal.<br /><br />Let this not become a forum for slanging match between me & you patriotic holy cows. This is no india shining promotion forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-59399244172446820052010-01-22T19:29:26.696-05:002010-01-22T19:29:26.696-05:00" anon person berating indians, you're st..." anon person berating indians, you're starting to sound racist".<br /><br />Kiran , your presumption is not my burden. It was Jody's blog & now this one that never muzzled sceptics like me. Unlike Indian blogger sin general.<br /><br /> Whatever I write is my opinion. You an allegedly enlightened person should not give importance to a (sic) " racist ".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-45401595926614338992010-01-22T00:07:01.814-05:002010-01-22T00:07:01.814-05:00To the anon person berating indians, you're st...To the anon person berating indians, you're starting to sound racist, so tone it down. There's a billion of us mate, in all shapes, sizes, hues, colours, religious persuations, what have you. And unlike some other countries where the government tries to impose thought control from early childhood, we grew up in a democracy, so were're not all thinking or behaving alike either. AOL & SSRS probably have many more detractors in India than outsideKirannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-36811091877871641892010-01-19T11:23:03.401-05:002010-01-19T11:23:03.401-05:00Most Indian gurus - Sri Sri, Jaggi, Nityananda cop...Most Indian gurus - Sri Sri, Jaggi, Nityananda copy Osho. He was the guy who read quite a lot and synthesized the western thinkers with eastern philosophy. He was quite well versed in many schools and could synthesize from western philosophers, existentialists to writers like alan watts, suzuki, JK, Gurdjieff,Martin Buber and many others. <br />Most words, behaviour and ideas gurus like Ravishankar, Jaggi and Nityananda use were popularised and introduced into Indian guru lexicon by Osho. The only key change the gurus have done is tone down some of the radical ideas of osho and made it palatable to the yuppies and the genral status quo. Osho was more adventourous and played to the hippie crowd of the 60/70s. In a way he had a higher degree of freedom in his expression. But these gurus are more like ploiticians who play to the gallery.Naveennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-12309059092845789472010-01-19T11:08:25.733-05:002010-01-19T11:08:25.733-05:00Narendra
The posts claiming film producers to ack...Narendra <br />The posts claiming film producers to acknowledge AOL clearly shows idiocy of Bawa and Dinesh. Their followers also display such intellectual poverty they think the world began with SriSri.Jai Bharathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-8858813361866797342010-01-18T02:11:51.934-05:002010-01-18T02:11:51.934-05:002 New Idiots from AOL:
DINESH
BAWA...
Why don&#...2 New Idiots from AOL:<br />DINESH <br />BAWA...<br /><br /><br />Why don't they claim Royalty from these movie producers?<br /><br />Earlier the same happened with movie 'THE SECRET'. which was said to be inspired from Guruji Teaching.<br />Every spiritual organisation and masters are inspired from AOL.<br />Osho copied Ashtavakra Geeta from Ravishankar.<br />(You bloody non-belivers, how can you doubt this? <br />Who is the idiot, asking that Osho delivered his discourse in 1975 to 77 and Ravishankar delivered in 1991 - after Osho's death. Haven't you heard about miracles? )Narendranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-48942446945013495622010-01-17T23:27:05.689-05:002010-01-17T23:27:05.689-05:00In fact SSRS can give away bhanu's designer bo...In fact SSRS can give away bhanu's designer boutique sarees , jewellery, the aircraft he owns plus plenty of American Dollars which his late mother Visalakshi herself told OTOH as " given by gullible WHITES" for trauma relief in Haiti to everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-64772311003023282442010-01-17T19:19:35.902-05:002010-01-17T19:19:35.902-05:00I now constantly monitor two blogs to get perspect...I now constantly monitor two blogs to get perspective: yours and http://bawandinesh.name to remind myself how people can be so full of themselves.. <br />From their blog: <br />Reviews by bawa on avatar(James Cameron movie) and 3 idiots(Amir Khan's movie):<br />Avatar:<br />"There are many scenes in the movie that seem to be inspired by Art of Living. There is a particular group Kriya scene that’s unmistakable :)… there is also some group chanting that could have easily been a type of Satsang … It’s wonderful to see popular media being influenced positively by Art of Living and becoming a run away best seller "<br /><br />3 idiots:<br />All out YES!+ Knowledge points have been touched upon, Aamir khan’s character reminded me strongly about myself and dinesh put together when we were in IIT… though i was never top of my class, and the director’s daughter was already married<br />3 grouses:<br />They should have credited YES!+ and Art of Living somewhere in the movie.<br />Having said that, i would tell everyone to go watch the movie… and then tell them, if you liked the movie, you will LOVE the YES!+ course!<br />I mean really? you dont think that there are cultures and tribes out there that do practice group chantings way before the 'satsang' was invented?breathing exercises that predates kriya? such things make me so mad.. how can people be so full of themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-16577546244173213272010-01-17T19:03:03.860-05:002010-01-17T19:03:03.860-05:00As a former fulltimer in the aol, in can only stat...As a former fulltimer in the aol, in can only state one thing. When ever fulltimers hangout the talk sooner or later would always gravitate to the same subject. Have you ever seen any of the humanitarian projects? I have known fulltimers working all over the world, and I never met anybody who had seen any of the humanitarian projects. They just weren't their. I know ravi shankar is talking large, but nobody has seen any of it. The few times anybody seen anything it was always extremely embarrassing. <br />This is not saying that the humanitarian work is not out there, its just I have never seen any and never met anybody who had seen any. So to the crowd who is so eager to challenge Klim, heres a challenge. Produce any hard evidence of humanitarian work done for aol money. And just to mark up the court for the game, the kids school at the Ashram does not count, as it is the payment to the state for the land that the Ashram is on. So that is just good old business,<br />On your marks go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-65953477680865336982010-01-16T17:49:44.806-05:002010-01-16T17:49:44.806-05:00how do you know its not going to be used in Haiti ...how do you know its not going to be used in Haiti relif! Do you know IAHV was voted a certified as "best in America" by Independent Charites Of America. I have friends who have been working in Haiti long before this happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-40236673096632054282010-01-16T16:12:06.448-05:002010-01-16T16:12:06.448-05:00Jivani, if you lose friends because you leave AoL ...Jivani, if you lose friends because you leave AoL behind, you never HAD a friend in that person. That person was using you for something. When you are ready to leave something the path to freedom appears. If your friend is really your friend, they will still be a friend when you leave AoL. There are many, many yoga classes.Good luck.Prairie Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479235135397373549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-12746566585248554962010-01-16T12:14:38.183-05:002010-01-16T12:14:38.183-05:00Hi Jivani ,
Thanks for the feedback. So that expl...Hi Jivani ,<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback. So that explains it. Indians a whole lot of them have only used me without even a fake thank you leave alone feedbacks.<br /><br />You are only being firm & honest to yourself. If this is going to upset anyone that friendship is not worth it. You can send this & guruphiliac link to your friend.Don't launch into discussions - waste of energy. These posts are adequately patently self explanatory. Despite this , if anyone miaows "however..having said that..." all the red flags ought to go up , even if the bloke is ceobeoIITMBBSwhatever.<br /><br />About smiling & bonhomous indians , oh don't I know they can breathtakingly feign love , piety , compassion , bereavement & whatnot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-2476904635278173262010-01-16T11:26:41.220-05:002010-01-16T11:26:41.220-05:00Dear Jivani,
I wouldn't doubt the sincerity o...Dear Jivani,<br /><br />I wouldn't doubt the sincerity of friends that you knew before aol, who then got roped into the org. AoL teachers are well-versed in some very cunning tactics that seduce course participants into a certain way of thinking. Newbies who get sucked in and try to recruit genuinely think they are doing a service to their friends and loved ones by bringing them to this wonderful "knowledge". The brainwashing process is very subtle at first (in the part 1 courses), and becomes more and more apparent in part 2 courses and beyond.<br /><br />My suggestion to you would be to refer your friend to this blog. It may or may not deter her from the org, but at least she might begin to question things.a humble witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420046850400008773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-10560145539212434792010-01-16T10:29:06.066-05:002010-01-16T10:29:06.066-05:00Thank you for your comment to me Humble Witness an...Thank you for your comment to me Humble Witness and Anonymous. The issue I have with getting rid of AoL is that a close friend invited me to join. We are still friends. How this is going to affect our friendship is yet to be determined. So, that adds another dimension and makes it more difficult to just cut off ties as you suggested Anonymous. She claims she does not know of anything negative about AoL and just goes for the community and practices. She wanted to know what I knew about it so she could be educated but I did not want to say much since I don't know firsthand as KLIM and others do. She also is not a follower of SSRS and said she's uncomfortable with him as a Guru figure. She seems to be an innocent bystander. BTW, we are both Americans, not Indians. Yet, she has still asked me to do the course about 4-5 times. I don't think she will again though since I was honest with her. <br /><br />However, I had joined her in yoga and had made friends there, not knowing anything of AoL. So, I guess I may lose some friends if I discontinue the yoga group. It's hard to know just how involved some of the yoga practicioners are in AoL. I suppose there are different levels of involvement. I have had a long conversation with a close friend in the group who is Indian. He is completely skeptical and refuses to do the course. He just told the person who sent me the "friendly reminder" email about the course that he is absolutely NOT ever going to do the course.<br /><br />Are these people my friends or do they just want to get me into the course? You know, many AoL people are legitimately nice people so it's confusing. I don't like it when friendships mix with my friends selling me something. It just gets weird. <br /><br />Thanks for your comments to me though. They are helpful.Jivaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-26842227097215355912010-01-16T10:20:07.527-05:002010-01-16T10:20:07.527-05:00Question - why is the audio of So HAM so closely g...Question - why is the audio of So HAM so closely guarded? I wonder why the AOL herd is so fearful and not uploaded it anywhere - shows the power that Sri Sri wields on his rank.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047966759848871621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-8250497071293684522010-01-16T10:18:49.806-05:002010-01-16T10:18:49.806-05:00Great going dude...exposting mr fraud fraud..
Chec...Great going dude...exposting mr fraud fraud..<br />Check out the article "How genuine is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar"<br /><br />The veils are lifted and you have seen the BS of this organization. Kudos to you.<br /><br />Here is my view of Sri Sri<br /><br />http://shivabhakta.blogspot.com/search/label/Sri%20Sri%20Ravi%20ShankarAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047966759848871621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-66375541031122224252010-01-16T10:01:33.696-05:002010-01-16T10:01:33.696-05:00Maybe they should send Bahnu to dig people out of ...Maybe they should send Bahnu to dig people out of the rubble? I got donation requests as well to AoL. Save the Children got my cash. If AoL wants to be considered a real non-profit, they need financial transparency and a published, available to every donor financial report. However, if AoL does do those things it might be a sign of the apocalypse.Prairie Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16479235135397373549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-84076799468449430092010-01-16T09:32:37.077-05:002010-01-16T09:32:37.077-05:00Sorry, I meant there is no information other than ...Sorry, I meant there is no information other than in English showing the other side of AoL, making those non-English speaking areas more isolated and vulnerable. Those who can help translate, or have ideas of how to make this happen, pl let me know. I've had many requests already about this. thxAoL-Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266984166472037468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-29104673506817677782010-01-16T09:30:53.489-05:002010-01-16T09:30:53.489-05:00While Rome was burning Nero sang and played the ly...While Rome was burning Nero sang and played the lyre, numerous calamities,tragedies happening around the world and what does SSRS and the loonies of AOL do. They spent money and time organising the ANTARNAAD - thousands of musicians performing on one platform.<br /><br />What good does it do for mankind, how do the down trodden and underprivileged benefit from this. The only ones who benefit is SSRS and his family - more fame and publicity translates into more money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-27114644483790311202010-01-16T08:39:09.083-05:002010-01-16T08:39:09.083-05:00That was expected from AoL. In the past, I have be...That was expected from AoL. In the past, I have been fooled into giving to AoL in times of crisis. Thanks to KLIM, I am shifting my donations from AoL to Doctors without Borders.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918148647101395754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564480661548850441.post-82773646776934698252010-01-16T07:54:56.903-05:002010-01-16T07:54:56.903-05:00I cannot believe they are asking for donations alr...I cannot believe they are asking for donations already! What will they do? Send 2 full time teachers (who anyway work for free or little stipend) to teach victims of the tragedy breathe??? Where will this money go now?AoL-Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266984166472037468noreply@blogger.com