A short documentary about the cult surrounding spiritual Guru Andrew Cohen (no family relation, if I may say).
If you ever detect a hint of anything like that about this Treeleaf Community (or me!), please RUN, DO NOT WALK, FOR THE DOOR!
It is so important for all of us involved in "Eastern philosophies" or various religious/spiritual groups to be aware of the possibilities for abuse, for it can happen anywhere. It has happened in Zen and other Buddhist groups too.
There is much more information online about the Andrew Cohen cult, if you are interested:
In the video, Andrew Cohen does seem to "come clean" about his behavior. I hope he is sincere.
Here is a list of "Cult Warning Signs" if someone is ever concerned about any group or teacher:
Gassho, J
SatTodayLAH
If you ever detect a hint of anything like that about this Treeleaf Community (or me!), please RUN, DO NOT WALK, FOR THE DOOR!
It is so important for all of us involved in "Eastern philosophies" or various religious/spiritual groups to be aware of the possibilities for abuse, for it can happen anywhere. It has happened in Zen and other Buddhist groups too.
There is much more information online about the Andrew Cohen cult, if you are interested:
Luna Tarlo spent over three years living with her guru Andrew Cohen (founder of What is Enlightenment? magazine now called EnlightenNext) in India and the United States. After she experienced extreme forms of public condemnation and humiliation she broke from him and wrote a book depicting Cohen as an “arrogant, power-hungry, dangerous figure who practices mind control over adherents.” She is, however, different than the hundreds of other disciples who followed him. Luna Tarlo is Andrew Cohen’s mother. In an interview with the Boston Globe in 1998 she stated, Cohen “requires total surrender to him. You have to obey everything he says and trust him 100 percent, and anybody who disagrees is subject to derision and verbal abuse.” In tragic fashion she ended what had previously been a healthy and loving relationship, “I know my life with him is over, and it’s very sad. I love him a lot.”
Twelve years after Tarlo’s “The Mother of God” (1997) was published, William Yenner, a follower of Cohen’s for over 13 years and insider of his Foxhollow ashram has released a scathing book which chronicles the abuse that Cohen’s mother spoke of. “American Guru: A Story of Love, Betrayal and Healing — former students of Andrew Cohen speak out” (2009) is an insider’s look at how this self-proclaimed “rude boy” manipulated, abused, pressured and controlled his followers.
https://medium.com/@bescofield/integ...0-dace41c982eb
Twelve years after Tarlo’s “The Mother of God” (1997) was published, William Yenner, a follower of Cohen’s for over 13 years and insider of his Foxhollow ashram has released a scathing book which chronicles the abuse that Cohen’s mother spoke of. “American Guru: A Story of Love, Betrayal and Healing — former students of Andrew Cohen speak out” (2009) is an insider’s look at how this self-proclaimed “rude boy” manipulated, abused, pressured and controlled his followers.
https://medium.com/@bescofield/integ...0-dace41c982eb
Here is a list of "Cult Warning Signs" if someone is ever concerned about any group or teacher:
Gassho, J
SatTodayLAH
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