Abuse in the Kundalini Yoga World
NEWS
launched by the SSSC on April 7, 2022.
If you have been harmed by Yogi Bhajan or any leader in the community, or at any of the schools in India you can file a claim for financial reparations.
Email for applying to the Counseling Program": counseling@epsweb.org
2 New Important Testimonies
VICE documentary
"True Believers" - episode
the Dark Empire
of Yogi Bhajan
Apr 12, 2022
to read the transcipt.
April 7, 2022
SSSC launched a statement on the EPS website:
Acknowledgment, Apology, and
Reparations Program Announcement
3HO published it on their site.
An extract:
...
We recognize that one of our greatest organizational shortcomings was that we did not listen to or acknowledge those who experienced harm from our leadership, in our schools, or in our communities over the years. Too often, their voices were met with silence or disbelief. We see the courage it took for individuals to come forward to shed light on these difficult issues, and we thank every person who was willing to share their experiences. You have brought awareness to these important issues and the call for change, and we want you to know that we have heard you. We acknowledge the pain and suffering you have shared with us, and we are committed to a compassionate and supportive response.
While we cannot claim to know the full extent of each person’s pain, we deeply regret all suffering in our community, including the abuse, neglect and other serious harms that have been shared by women, members of the next generation, and others. To every person who suffered any wrong by any individual associated with our community over the last fifty years our community has existed, we offer our sincere and unequivocal apology. We accept responsibility for our role as an organization in any situation where a person was hurt. We also recognize that words of apology are only a beginning – these sentiments must be accompanied by action.
VICE info:
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Are the statements from SSSC and 3HO here to the left,
driven by the HEART? or by FEAR?
read the letter they send out below related to
the VICE documentary ?
Feb 28, 2022
Support this initiative
presented by
Satshabad Khalsa
on the
Beyond the Cage FB group
to get people
in the SSSC leadership team who really care
about
healing the wounds
of the past.
Here is the link to connect
URL: http://zoom.us/j/96989088782
Meeting ID: 969 8908 8782
Passcode: 98765123
For people outside US:
use postal code
91210 (Beverly Hills)
to enter the petition.
PressHerald - Jan 9, 2022 - LINK
Nov 21, 2021
While the Compassionate Reconciliation process is progressing at an extremely slow pace, the leaders of the organizations have still not recognized the damage done. In their newsletters and on their websites (3HO, KRI, IKYTA) they do everything they can to keep the elephant in the room out of sight.
Some days ago Nam Kaur launched an email you can read in full-length via link below. Her call: In March 2022 we will finally have the opportunity to elect enough pro-Yogi Bhajan Board members to have the majority on the Board for the first time in years.
READ more about the battle for executive chair control in a blog post on 3HO Cult Info - LINK
Posted on Sep 24, 2021 in the Beyond the Cage Facebook group by Suzanne Jordan.
She gave permission to publish it here.
'Another complexity in the wake of YB's destruction is those who are squarely landed in both a victim & perpetrator role.
In the case of YB staff, learning on the Zoom call last Sunday that at least one 1st Gen woman had sex with YB in front of a second Gen woman (both in bed with him) to normalize the abuse has brought up a lot of anger for many.
1st Gen women shaving the 2nd Gen and teaching them how YB liked sex.
How do we hold for both?
Sure, the cult-indoctrination was the coercive dynamic at play, but then I think of what I consider to be a real moral lapse happening, the grooming of 2nd Gen women.
Should that "also-victim" be held accountable?
Additionally, this is why some staff members are silent.
Their participation is prosecutable. They could go to prison. We won't ever hear from them.
Does this all fall under the sway of their victimization?
When is accountability appropriate?
Many 2nd Gen (on and off the call) were outraged that some 1st Gen call themselves "victims",
because they were repeatedly abused by them.'
Be aware that these are only fragments of the truth.
Many more stories are out there, told and untold.
Telling these stories is needed. It is a prerequisite for justice and reconciliation.
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