Who do you blame? Do you blame no one? Do you blame God? Or do you blame yourself for your involvement of you and your family in a destructive cult? NO! You blame the illegitimate spiritual leader, the illegitimate self appointed prophet, the illegitimate self appointed apostle, the illegitimate senior pastor.
"Spiritual Responsibility: Avoiding Abuses and Pitfalls Along the Path ", by Steven Hassan and Lama Surya Das
"Unselfishness, kindness, gentleness, and compassion should be a basic living principle, not
just an ideal. When individuals claim to be spiritually more developed, and put themselves
in the role of guru, swami, master, prophet, these virtues must be consistently demonstrated.
We must not allow our desires to know "Absolute Truth" to blind us from observing obvious
discrepancies in our teacher's behaviors. We must become sensitive to the tactic that
illegitimate leaders use by turning our questions or comments around and using them to blame or
shame us into obedience. A legitimate question or concern demands a respectful response,
not evasion or coercion."
"Spiritual Responsibility: Avoiding Abuses and Pitfalls Along the Path ", by Steven Hassan and Lama Surya Das
"Unselfishness, kindness, gentleness, and compassion should be a basic living principle, not
just an ideal. When individuals claim to be spiritually more developed, and put themselves
in the role of guru, swami, master, prophet, these virtues must be consistently demonstrated.
We must not allow our desires to know "Absolute Truth" to blind us from observing obvious
discrepancies in our teacher's behaviors. We must become sensitive to the tactic that
illegitimate leaders use by turning our questions or comments around and using them to blame or
shame us into obedience. A legitimate question or concern demands a respectful response,
not evasion or coercion."