I think we will have to agree to disagree.
The nature of a group centred around a spiritual teacher is that authority is vested in the teacher. In Lifewave there was no election of leaders, no bylaws, no published financial budgets and no procedures of governance.
The teacher is responsible for his or her behaviour, but then everyone is responsible for his or her behaviour, including all the followers of any teacher. If those followers choose to give away their power to such a teacher then they cannot blame the teacher for the choices they have made.
I have no problem with accepting responsibility for my choices. At the time I did not know any better, but that was no-one else's fault. I look back on it all as a very valuable learning experience, and I have no regrets.
Peace.
The nature of a group centred around a spiritual teacher is that authority is vested in the teacher. In Lifewave there was no election of leaders, no bylaws, no published financial budgets and no procedures of governance.
The teacher is responsible for his or her behaviour, but then everyone is responsible for his or her behaviour, including all the followers of any teacher. If those followers choose to give away their power to such a teacher then they cannot blame the teacher for the choices they have made.
I have no problem with accepting responsibility for my choices. At the time I did not know any better, but that was no-one else's fault. I look back on it all as a very valuable learning experience, and I have no regrets.
Peace.