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May 29, 2016

What Can a Spiritual Community Learn From Those Who Leave the Fold?

How can spiritual communities minimize the hurt (and animosity) felt by many of those who inevitably fade away?

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May 26, 2016

“How Could This Happen?” Reflections on Child Abuse in ISKCON and Beyond

After seeing some express bewilderment as to how these kinds of abuses can go on within a spiritual community, I offer the following analysis on the subject.

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December 31, 2015

Mad Elephants; Madder Humans

When the words of lying men sound lush like the sound of a violin The truth is there, it’s just [your] heart you gotta find it…

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December 17, 2015

Betrayal of the Spirit

I thought that these men that I referred to As prophets of our time would never lie in verse I can’t begin to tell you…

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November 24, 2015

Bracing for Winter: Navigating the Seasons of Recovery

It was this time a year ago that my whole reality began unraveling. There is not a single component of my life that hasn’t changed…

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September 23, 2015

Moving Forward

Three months ago when I published my official exit blog from my former group, I had planned to immediately launch into frequent blogging delving further…

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