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First post after observing for quite some time. I was a member of the Perth SOP for 16 before leaving disillusioned. Over that time I learned a lot about SES having been to many residentials in Sydney, Melbourne and Waterperry. Like most people on this site I thought the School was the bees knees a...

Hello Earlgrey. You may recall from my previous posts that I work as a psychologist in Canberra. If it would be helpful to you, I would be more than happy to have a talk with you over the phone. If this might help, you could send me a PM. Hi Middle Way, I have sent you a PM. (At least I think it we...

Thanks to Dr. Alan for making an informed contribution to this forum. I agree with your general description of the state of play within organizations like School of Philosophy. For someone like me, who is stuck in the School of Philosophy (Sydney), what advice can you give to assist in extracting my...

It seems strange with all his traveling why he did not visit London. That's a good question Tootsie. As most people know the leaders would go to India and have an audience with His Holiness and the translated questions and answers would become the "material" we would eventually hear on gr...

Well you know, during the 80's (in SOP), while on residentials couped up in the Kent St building, married couples were advised not to to seek out their partners while on the residential. This was the best course of action for the best spiritual development. Kent St (Sydney) was a 3 or 4 storey build...

Wow, the descriptions of SFSK are earily similar to what went on in SOP when the Mavros ran that organisation. Both your stories and descriptions are deeply personal as are your frustrations. That is what makes it so difficult, in my opinion, it's deeply personal. I expect that SFSK will go the way ...

Manonthestreet, your description exactly matches what School of Philosophy was like when the Mavros were running it. The Mavros were booted out of SOP by the so called senior students when they finally woke up to the fact that they were members of a cult. The Mavros, along with their diehard followe...

Just want to add to my response to the second question above, I think the second thing that you list is the case: that the alleged psychological or ego-manipulation techniques have come about due to the sociological evolution of the group. A lot of things just happened,I think, in an unplanned and u...

Sorry to take so long to respond to a couple of questions that were put to me but here goes. Given that you say, "I don't know what I am still doing in the place," perhaps you'd be willing to take this opportunity to answer that question, and talk through your thoughts, here on this forum?...

No offence is taken. It's a sobering thought though.

Stone the flamin' crows Tootsie, you really know how to hurt a guy. If I wasn't half senile already I'd get upset.

This is my first posting having just registered. I still attend SOP in Sydney (I've been in the joint for over 30 years) and after Mavro died we were told that his death was not publicised to prevent disgruntled or distressed former members of SOP from turning up at his funeral and speaking their mi...