Buddhist David Bowie on End of Religion

David Bowie: Major Tom's Odyssey: "Space Oddity"

(T&H - Inspiration & Motivation) David Bowie on the real purpose of life

David Bowie at the Scottish Buddhist Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre with his lama Guru Chime Rinpoche almost ordained as Vajrayana Buddhist monk for a life of contemplation and peace

Exposing Sadhguru sex scandal (GuruMag)

That's it! I'm cancelling my subscription to GuruMag. How dare they out me!

Sadhguru sure doesn't know Buddhism

(DhammaPreserve) FAKE Buddha quote? Sadhguru EXPOSED: The Buddha never said that!

Adiyoga (Fan Page) Going to prostitutes while focused on spiritual discourse? [Womanizing while thinking about the Gita?] | [Fraud] Guru | Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev | Adiyoga

Am I the new Shiva?

(Maye Muses) Is [corrupt Godman] Sadhguru a spiritual leader or a dangerous cult figure [organizing murders motivated by greed and megalomania] - GuruMag (The Guru Magazine) expose explained:

• Unmasking Sadhguru's Legacy of Deception
• Inside Sadhguru's Cult Empire
• Sexual assault defined
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month: April
• Sexual assault in the US military

I will sue my naysayers

Sadhguru deepfakes scandal EXPOSED | AI scam websites, legal actions

Ain't I Holy Moses reborn?

• Maye Muses, 2025; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Sadhguru: God or Fraud? 99% confirmed

Richest gurus and babas of India

Within India’s complex tapestry of spirituality, numerous revered gurus (spiritual teachers) and babas (father figures) stand out, their teachings resonating far beyond the confines of their ashrams (temples) and devotees.

Sad guru: I make a lot of money. lol

Boasting millions of followers worldwide, these spiritual leaders have amassed substantial wealth and wield immense influence, molding the country’s spiritual terrain.

Let’s delve into the lives of the seven wealthiest and most influential spiritual gurus and babas, starting with "Sadhguru."

Renowned for his flippantly pragmatic outlook on spirituality and yoga, Sadhguru ("true guru") Jaggi Vasudev, the founder of the Isha Foundation, stands as a prominent spiritual figure.

With a global following numbering in the millions, his estimated net worth, according to the Times of India, stands at Rs 18 crore [1 Rs crore = ten million rupees, so he had 180 million rupees], as of 2023. [His fortune has increased since then].

Sadhguru’s influence extends across yoga centers, educational institutions, and ecological projects within his financial empire. Through his teachings, he imparts "wisdom" on inner engineering and holistic living principles. More

• Sadhguru to Baba Ramdev: 8 richest and most influential spiritual gurus in India - Lifestyle News (The Financial Express)

Sex scandals: Dalai Lama, Epstein, Sadhguru

(The Jimmy Dore Show)

(Escape the Matrix - Justin Peach) I used to trust the CIA's paid asset the 14th Dalai Lama and spiritual leaders...until I saw this

(Matt Cullen) The Epstein Files expose human trafficking through expensive furniture (Wayfair Conspiracy)

(OneIndiaNews) Criminal Pam Bondi trial circus, injustice: "Epstein raped her in front of Trump": Epstein victim reveals details

(The Jimmy Dore Show) Zionists now threatening every U.S. politician with Jewish money

(The Daily Show with Desi Lydic) Midterm-Anal-a-Zone: Sexy Graham Platner's sexting scandal and Exorcist Victor Marx: Demon Hunter | The Daily Show

(Both Sides) Ana Kasparian refuses to be bullied, her brutal takedown going viral

(Sadhguru Darshan) Sadhguru vs. the Dalai Lama | The one answer left everyone silent

Conscious Life Expo 2026 (Feb. 20-23)

Los Angeles' massive annual spiritual bazaar pops up near LAX every February around Valentine's Day. The Conscious Life Expo presents cutting edge spiritual, scientific, health, and wellness information as well as life-changing experiences. Thousands of attendees flood into this annual event in Los Angeles, the City of [Lost] Angels. Join CLE's hundreds of speakers and exhibitors, vendors and gurus, whistleblowers and mystics, filling three floors of the LAX Hilton as everyone happily participates in the transformation of the world. (Tickets)

The Conscious Life Expo DISCOUNT TICKETS

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: Ross Coulthart, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Dana Kippel, Koya Webb, Danny Goler, Rayan Raelsbek

SPECIAL EVENTS: Seances with Susan Slaughter, Astrology Symposium Forum, Disclosure Lunch, Plant Medicine Symposium, Live Play About Ascension, Hall of Healing

FEBRUARY 2026 SPEAKERS: Darryl Anka-Bashar, Elizabeth April, Linda Moulton Howe, Matias De Stefano, Robert Edward Grant, Sarah Breskman Cosme, Billy Carson, Althea Lucrezia Avanzo, Debbie Solaris, Ross Coulthart, Paul Hynek, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Jimmy Church, Stephen Bassett, Gail Thackray, Dr. Bryan Ardis, Riz Virk, Ismael Perez, Thomas Winterton, Adam Apollo, Megan SolarGlow, Daniel Sheehan, Caroline Cory, Tigo Bizzel, Sitara Fe, Dana Kippel, Koya Webb, Jason Martell, Danny Goler, Wendy Kennedy, Susan Slaughter, Rayan Raelsbek, Lisa Garr, Sondra Sneed, Sacha Stone, Dannion Brinkley, Oracle Maureen, Karyn Reece, The Nurse Medium Maureen St. Germain, Maverick Approach, Deep Prasad, Monique Guild, Dr. Clint G. Rogers, Blake Bauer, Maria Martinez, Melina Takvorian-Mishra, Jerry Sargeant, Fer Broca, Masati, Neil Gaur, Amy Robeson, Rissa Vibes, Deborah Stuart, Matt Young, Toni Ghazi, Michelle Dragon, Galaxy Starborn, Sarah Shook, Rebecca Dawson, Sid Goldberg, Yama Mitsu, Susanne Wilson, Master Clarice Chan, Emy Shanti, Marzcia Techau, A.L. Garris, Melissa Feick, Marilyn Gewacke, Drs. J.J. & Desiree Hurtak, Leigh Anne Harrison, Shima Moore, Opal Unicorn, Banafsheh Sayyad, Paget Kagy, Uri Lee, Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon, Victoria Pippo, Paul Harris, Serena Wright Taylor, Cassandra Joan Butler, Guru Matthew John, Jerome Martin, Aurora Luna Star, Alan Steinfeld, Emily Harrison, Ken Lloyd, Bridgette, Eleonora, Delssy, Marisa Grieco, Blitz, Gold Porter, Marlu Harris, Carol Margaret Lowell, Dani Heise, Aurea Lara, Mary Buckingham, Anastasia Armanova, JJ Brighton, Eva Krom, Lori Spagna, Gary Kiss, Phil Wilson.

2026 POST-CONFERENCES: Bashar, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Ross Coulthart, Wendy Kennedy, Linda Moulton Howe, Sarah Breskman Cosme, Jerry Sargeant, Robert Edward Grant, Blake Bauer, Danny Sheehan, Billy Carson, Darryl Anka, Sylvie Sterling, Toni Ghazi, Anthony Kalask, Ken Lloyd, Master Clarice Chan, Tracee Dunblazier, Gail Thackray, The Nurse Medium, Brandy Weld, Koya Webb, Astrology Symposium, Entheogenic Medicine Symposium, Plant Medicine Symposium.

2026 LECTURES: Tracee Dunblazier, Mike Ricksecker, Debra Guisti, Michelle Freed, Drs. J.J. & Desiree Hurtak, Debbi Dachinger, Jos Daniel, David Palmer, Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon, Ashlee DiSalvo, Opal Unicorn, John Klug, Neil Gaur, Paget Kagy, Sandra Biskind, Dr. Christopher McLaine, Gina Vance, Suzanne Ross, Naoko Tamada, Renee Baribeau, Donna Pombriant, Maria Martinez, Dr. Q Moyad, Brian Besco, Galaxy Starborn, Guru Matthew John, Keith Seland, Jane Masteller, Kathleen Ball, Adrienne Bawa, Paul Harris, Dick Larson, Anya Starlight, Jacob Hoy, Jose Zambrano, Oracle Maureen, Helen Plehn, Unicole Unicron, Melissa Winterton, Jim Ohneck, Stan Kurtz, Terry Brussel-Rogers, Sylvie Sterling, Joanna Espinosa, Stacey Shell, Pamela Nicolas, Ken Lloyd, Marzcia Techau, Margarit Mane' Yetaryn, Masati, Deborah Stuart, A.L. Garris, Rehmannia Dean Thomas, Aurea Lara, Gaia Mariana, Melissa Feick, Yama Mitsu, Bruce White Feather, Carmen Froment, Denea Hugunin, Brent Bruning, Matt Young, Douglas Taylor, Nguyet "Moon" Nguyen, Andy Hnilo, Uri Lee, Douglas Sutton, Mayra Rath, Amy Starseed, Katarina Reyes, Maria Eleonora Magdalena, Samuel Kiwasz, Papa-Yoni Das, Shahin Jedian, Barbie Godoy, Khorsian Blanc-Ridings, Maureen St. Germain, Tom Kerber, Mark Kohl, Kathleen Lee, Marlu Harris, Carol Margaret Lowell, Dr. Darrell Wolfe, Dr. Har Hari Khalsa, Carolin Hauser & Tim Nelsen, Dr. Luke Cua, Linda Canary, Michelle Watkins, Sanjay Soni, Larry Oberau, Chris Bradley, Matt Alexander, Melissa St. Hilaire, Ewa Zender, Sy Wind, Raffaele Gianfrancesco, Antoinette Rootsdawtah, Kathleen Gildred, Krissy Colasonno, Rebecca Vindenoff, Naya Cosmic, Tanjila Islam, Monique Franceschini, Medizen Mama, Wendy Reitz, Gary Kiss, Kommany Angelstar, Phil Wilson, Melina Takvorian-Mishra, Jason Schmidt, Mona Loring, Roy Abadi, Jerry Sargeant, Janelle Corpuz, Anistara Ma Ka, Apu Adman & Zanny Morales, Marta Maria Marraccini, Shamananda Lee, Brahmachari Luciano, Tecpati Mictlantecuhtli, Abi Ferrin & Txana Tuwe, Irene Schulz, Jason Stiles, Tamika Aaron, Seadar Green, Jenna Lee, Chris Shelton, Tammy Lynn Calderon, Victoria Shaw, Leslie Zerman, Amy Sikarskie, You?

• consciouslifeexpo.com

Resurrections with more proof than Jesus

The Resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany, who was brought back from the dead

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(Holy Koolaid) Six Seven resurrection stories with much better evidence than Christians have for their savior figure the Guru/Rabbi Jesus Christ (Yeshua the Nazarene and likely Essene).

1. Lobsang Rampa (Cyril Henry Hoskin), British
2. Sai Baba of Shirdi, India
3. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, India
4. Swami Vivekananda, India
5. Sathya Sai Baba
6. Haile Selassie, Ethiopia
7. Lazarus of Bethany, friend of Lord Jesus

Does cycle of rebirth go on forever? - Escape.

COUNTLESS OTHERS: Enoch, Nelson Mandela (whose reappearance led to the coining of the term "Mandela Effect" for a very real phenomenon the powers that be want us not to believe in), "Bábá" (aka Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, the founder of Ananda Marga), all of us who, though we seem to die, are in fact endlessly rearising an instant later in the process of rebirth (patisandhi, rearising, relinking, reappearance) known as the Wheel of Death and Rebirth (samsara), which has touched ALL beings, even Maha Brahma the imagined "Creator God" of this universe, the gods (other brahmas, which fall into the category of other "shining ones" called devas), hellions (narakas in niraya the "downward path," "downfall," roughly speaking the purgatories since no world is eternal, not even the worst and lowest "hell," which is called Avici), animals (tiracchāna), ghosts (petas), dragons/reptilians (nagas), and other strange creatures like trolls (kumbhandas), ogres (rakshasas), nature spirits or monsters/protectors (yakshas), and avians (garudas/suparnas), fairies (apsaras), dryads (salabhanjikas), angels (lower devas, particularly the gandhabbas/gandharvas), demons (asuras), and devils (maras)...

• Holy Koolaid (video); TEXT: Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Bhutan: Enlightenment thru sex, drugs, rock?

Drukpa Kunley (1455–1529), also known as Kunga Legpai Zangpo, Drukpa Kunleg (Tibetan འབྲུག་པ་ཀུན་ལེགས་, brug pa kun legs), and Kunga Legpa, the Madman of the Dragon Lineage (Tibetan འབྲུག་སྨྱོན་ཀུན་དགའ་ལེགས་པ་, 'brug smyon kun dga' legs pa), was a Tibetan Buddhist lama, missionary, and poet in the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of the [Himalayan Bon sorcery-influenced] Vajrayana Buddhist Mahamudra tradition [1].

• "Crazy wisdom," divine madness (yeshe cholba)?
• Crazy wisdom or just crazy? (dhamma musings)
• The Enlightenment Trap: Obsession, Madness and Death on Diamond Mountain by Scott Carney (Foxtopus Ink)

He was trained at Ralung Monastery under siddha Pema Lingpa. However, by the age of 25, he had returned his monastic [Vinaya] vows [2] to take a wife, whose name was Tsewang Dzom (tshe dbang 'dzom) [3]. He is often counted among the Nyönpa ("Mad Ones"). He is considered to have been a reincarnation of Saraha [4]. More

The Enlightenment Trap: Obsession, Madness and Death on Diamond Mountain

(Audiobook) Author Scott Carney has 4.3 out of 5 stars (with 137 reviews). The 2023 edition of The Enlightenment Trap includes two new chapters, photography, and updated total revision.

In 2012, 38-year-old Ian Thorson's search for spiritual transcendence ended in tragedy on a remote Arizona mountaintop. His wife, a woman anointed as a goddess by an eccentric Buddhist community, held him in her arms as he slowly died from dehydration and dysentery.

For Scott Carney, a journalist and anthropologist who lived in India for six years, Thorson's death was just the most recent iteration of an unspoken epidemic that connected intensive meditation and mental instability.

The Enlightenment Trap explores how Tibetan Buddhism in the West morphed from its roots in the Himalayan foothills into a fundamentally new American religion. For Thorson, the entry point into this new faith was Geshe Michael Roach, the supreme spiritual leader of Diamond Mountain University.

Carney unravels the cult-like practices of Diamond Mountain to illuminate the uniquely American tendency to mix and match Eastern religious traditions like LEGO pieces. The result is that for some, enlightenment is a synonym for almost god-like powers, and achieving it can become more important than life itself.

Aided by Thorson’s private papers and cutting-edge neurological research, the book reveals the profound impact of intensive meditation on the brain.

Carney exposes stories of miracles and black magic, sexualized rituals and tantric rites from former Diamond Mountain acolytes. The Enlightenment Trap is a gripping work of investigative journalism that reveals how the path to enlightenment can be riddled with danger.

What I found in Himalayas: skiing down

Mahavatar Babaji quotes

What I found in the Himalayas that the West couldn’t give me

(Increasing Frequency) Sept. 30, 2025: ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK. On my journey through the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayas, I went searching for what was missing in my life — a deeper sense of meaning, peace, and connection.

Mahavatar Babaji in the Himalayas

Along the way, I encountered wise old babas, mystics who live in solitude high in the mountains, carrying with them timeless wisdom passed down through generations.

These mystical encounters opened my eyes to lessons that the modern world, especially the West, often overlooks. From simple moments of silence to profound conversations about life, purpose, and spirit, the Himalayas revealed truths I didn’t know I was seeking.

Join me on this journey into the heart of the mountains — where the air is thinner, but the wisdom is infinite. 🌄✨ #Nepal #AnnapurnaCircuitTrek #Himalayas

Skiing down the most DANGEROUS mountain

I skied down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)

Andrzej Bargiel: Red Bull paid

(Red Bull) Nov. 7, 2025: MOUNT EVEREST. Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to climb Mt. Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen. After nearly 16 hours climbing in the high altitude “Death Zone” (above 26250 feet or 8,000 meters, where oxygen levels are dangerously low), Bargiel clipped into his skis on the summit of allegedly the tallest mountain on earth [which may in fact be Mt. Sumeru or K2] and started his descent via the South Col Route. He reached Camp II that night and rested. The summit ridge and Hillary Step had taken longer than planned, meaning darkness made it dangerous and difficult to navigate further that day. The next morning, he skied through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall guided by a drone flown by his brother, Bartek, before safely arriving at Everest Base Camp to become the first person to ascend and descend Mt. Everest on skis with no supplementary oxygen.

• What I found in the Himalayas that the West couldn’t give me
• (RED BULL) I skied down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
• Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Osho's cult: Sex to Superconsciousness

The night the ego called "Rajneesh" died and OSHO was born: March 21, 1953

(Mystics of India) Ego death for OSHO? What happened to Rajneesh on March 23, 1953

You say funny stuff, Guru. You must be awake.

Osho was Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, Dec. 11, 1931–Jan. 19, 1990), also called Acharya Rajneesh [2][1], now commonly referred to as Osho.

He was an Indian godman [3], hippie sex guru, philosopher, mystic [4], and founder of the Rajneesh Movement [1].

I'm like India's Einstein in silly slippers.

He was a controversial new religious movement leader during his life. He rejected institutional religions [5][1][6], insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma [7].

As a money and sex guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation.

Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he encouraged his followers to embrace life fully [hedonism] while remaining unattached to worldly desires. More

Sex holyman Bikram on his cross

Those interested in Osho (Acarya Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) may also be interested in other psuedo-holymen sex gurus selling easy enlightenment to the West:

• Bikram (rape charges in Bikram Yoga)
• Nithyananda (on the lam in India)
• Sakyong Mipham (Shambhala's alleged rapist)

Inside Osho's controversial cult: The dark side of the Rajneesh Movement

Tibetan deity Kubera (Jambhala) in yab-yum pose with consort (Tantrika), 18-19th century

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Not the Buddha but Vajradhana

(wocomoHUMANITY) April 16, 2024: The wild 1970s followed after the liberating 1960s. There was a quest for higher consciousness, spirituality, and sexual freedom. In his ashram (religious compound) in Poona, India, Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh (aka Osho) urges his disciples to meditate and practice tantric sex in order to reach a higher level of consciousness.

Hugh, the guru’s bodyguard, watches his ascent on people. Sheela becomes his [killer] secretary and the powerful boss of Bhagwan Rajneesh’s community in the mountains of Oregon.

Send money, and I will "initiate" you into tantric sex?

The guru, decried as "sex-guru” by the Western media in the 1970s, is now making headlines with his Rolls-Royces and Rolex watches. The dream turns into a nightmare, for Hugh it turns into a mental breakdown, for Sheela into a prison sentence. Where did it all go wrong?

CHAPTERS

• ▷ 0:00:00 - Intro
• ▷ 0:03:58 - Rajneesh as a religious movement
• ▷ 0:06:50 - Osho's family background
• ▷ 0:13:09 - Bhagwan Rajneesh
• ▷ 0:14:53 - Feelings
• ▷ 0:17:16 - The pressure on Rajneesh
• ▷ 0:03:58 - Rajneesh as a religious movement
• ▷ 0:23:07 - Love for life
• ▷ 0:26:30 - Paradise
• ▷ 0:31:31 - Therapy
• ▷ 0:47:58 - The beginning
• ▷ 0:49:22 - Working Vision
• ▷ 0:51:45 - Big Muddy Ranch
• ▷ 1:33:13 - Credits

Bikram Yoga's 26 pose sequence in high heat

Original title: GURU - Bhagwan, his Secretary & his Bodyguard. Directed by Sabine Gisiger and Beat Häner © 2013, licensed by Magnetfilm. #documentary #osho #guru #bhagwan #wildwildcountry. Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: goo.gl/5Sp36B. Follow on Facebook: wocomo.

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• WocomoHUMANITY, full documentary, 2013; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Ashley Wells, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Kundalini Syndrome: Third Eye or Schizo?

The Third Eye, Schizophrenia, and Kundalini Syndrome: I wasn’t ready for that level of manifestation

The third eye is the sixth chakra

(Eye Opening) In this video, I share my personal experience of a spiritual emergency, a spiritual crisis, kundalini syndrome, or psychic trauma (however one wishes to label it) that happened not too long after I had a life-changing experience of my third eye suddenly opening.

• The seven main chakras along the spine are nexus points associated with different areas of life, the lower three being rooted to the earth in the body, the heart being the centered transitional point, and the upper three "spiritual" spinning energy wheels, which is the literal meaning of chakra. The lowest is survival (lum), the next is sexual (vum), the third is digestion and assimilation (rum); the fourth is the heart (yum), a green-hued area vibrating frequency; the fifth is the throat (hum) about expression and speaking our truth; the sixth is the most famous, the third eye (aum or om) between the brows; the seventh is silent at the crown of the head, full release.

I ended up hospitalized for a week, heavily medicated, and diagnosed with "schizophrenia" and "bipolar disorder" ["mania"]. I am neither of those.

Western medicine doesn't know how else to label what was happening to me. I was simply having a spiritual awakening and did not have any guidance, so I slipped into fear.

The intention of this video is to give some advice so that others do not have to go through what I did.

Quotes from and suggested readings:

• Kundalini Rising: Exploring the Energy of Awakening (affiliate link)
• Living with Kundalini: Autobiography of Gopi Krishna (affiliate link)
• Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crises (affiliate link).

Check out this life-changing third eye experience I had, with accompanying quotes from masters and spiritual texts:

• The Eye Opening: Enlightenment is Possible (affiliate link)
• Audiobook now available: audible.com/pd/B09WCJWD1S.

Suggested video

• A Third Eye Experience: How it Opened and Revealed the Love-Light in Everything • My Third Eye Opened: How it Happened and i...

#kundalini #spiritualawakening #spiritualquotes #newage #raiseyourvibration #enlightenment #eyeopening #thirdeye #ajnachakra

• Eye Opening, Nov. 1, 2023; Vanessa, Dhr. Seven, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Like, Follow, Trafficked: IG's Fake Sex Guru

Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru (BBC World Service Docs)

(BBC World Service) July 14, 2024: Investigations and #BBCNewsBrasil uncover the truth behind the rise of wellness influencer and spiritual life coach Kat Torres and the international search for her sex trafficked followers.

Former Brazilian model, wellness influencer, and spiritual life coach Kat Torres was an inspiration and a lifeline to women all over the world. More than a million people on Instagram followed her extraordinary career trajectory from extreme poverty in Brazil to a European modelling career and a life of luxury in the US.   

 

But behind the perfectly curated posts is a story of witchcraft, exploitation and human trafficking - a dark and secretive sorority that led to missing women and sent their families and the FBI on a desperate search to find them.

 

After months of investigations, a team from #BBCEye and bbcbrasil uncover a wellness empire built on half-truths and lies. This film tells the story of her enslaved followers and the heavy price they paid.

And for the first time -- in a surreal confrontation behind the walls of a Brazilian prison -- we hear from the self-proclaimed “guru” who exerted absolute control.

• 00:00 Who is Kat Torres?
• 02:59 Kat’s modelling career
• 04:53 Leonardo DiCaprio rumors
• 06:48 Kat’s Instagram career takes off
• 10:23 Kat’s inspirations
• 13:50 Glamorous New York life
• 15:22 Alleged oligarch boyfriend
• 16:51 Ayahuasca ceremony
• 18:00 The 'spiritual voice'
• 22:17 Gathering followers in Texas
• 25:10 Witchcraft practices
• 30:12 The 'spiritual bath'
• 35:32 Disturbing social media posts
• 36:40 Girls go missing
• 40:15 Secret recording of police call
• 43:34 Exclusive interview with Kat in prison

🎞️ To watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye team check out this documentary playlist: • All BBC World Service Documentaries. 🎥 Watch this film in Portuguese on the bbcbrasil channel here:  • Kat Torres: a guru do Instagram conde... #KatTorres #BBCNewsBrasil #BBCWorldService #BBCEye. Click here to subscribe to BBC: 👉🏽 bbc.in/3VyyriM

Slo-Mo Battle: Eckhart Tolle vs. Ram Dass

A dialogue with Ram Dass and Eckhart Tolle

(Baba Ram Dass) Let's spend an evening with gurus Ram Dass (former Harvard hippie Dr. Richard Alpert, Ph.D.) and Oprah's spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle (author of The Power of Now), as these two [Hindu-style] teachers engage in an open conversation about spiritual "awakening" [by which they seem to equate Advaita Vedanta principles or samadhi states with actual permanent liberation] and the transformation of consciousness.

• [The Buddha taught that samma samadhi, "right concentration or stillness," while very beneficial and leading to saintly qualities is not nearly enough for the attainment of actual awakening (bodhi) and liberation (nirvana). It may seem a fine distinction, but the Buddha's whole reason for teaching was to establish the Dharma in the world that had been lost for thousands of years or much long, in spite of the fact that we had the Vedas and Brahmanism and Indian teachers all of that time. If those things had been enough to bring people to enlightenment, he would have had no reason to establish "right view" and a "path of purification" that leads to a real/permanent state of moksha or "liberation." While Hinduism literally uses the exact same words -- nirvana, moksha, samadhi, karma, and the like, they mean very different things in the Teachings of the historical Buddha. Mahayana Buddhism, on the other hand, seems to have bought into the Hindu definitions and acts as a kind of popular sect of Hinduism more than as a form of Buddhism. But the average person will never know this without studying it deeply. Indeed, other religions have "salvation" and "liberation," but it is only because they are defining those words differently. From an Early Buddhist standpoint, the terms are being misapplied to impermanent states, to forms of rebirth in heaven or in the company of Brahma, as if one would stay there forever and therefore be free of samsara when someone was actually still fully immersed in the problem the Buddha found a final solution to.]

Host Tami Simon (Sounds True) referees (or mediates the conversation). Filmed in Maui, Hawaii, on October 28, 2011, posted on May 19, 2014.

People don't see it: Alan Watts on life's [Mahayana-Hindu] secret awakening

(T&H - Inspiration & Motivation) Dec. 27, 2021: Here is a brief, inspirational, and profound speech on life's illusions and secret awakening by Alan Watts. Original audio sourced from: Alan Watts - The Works. Speaker: Alan Watts, "Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is," Alan Watts (1915–1973). #AlanWatts #TheSecret #T&HInspiration

ABOUT: The Love Serve Remember Foundation is dedicated to preserving and continuing the teachings of Ram Dass and his guru Neem Karoli Baba. Website: ramdass.org. Instagram: babaramdass, Facebook: babaramdass, Twitter: babaramdass.