Scientology Pays Up

Beware of this Splinter Group. A correspondent for the Village Voice, Tony Ortega, recently wrote about a long standing law suit that a former member of Scientology brought against this L. Ron Hubbard-founded organization and subsequently added a recent resolution article to the original set piece. I have added the website location so you may read this long and winding tale of subterfuge loaded with threats and innuendo and other nefarious elements.

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0826,Scientologys-Crushing-Defeat,487758,2.html/full

Known to be politically incorrect but hopefully as spiritually up front as possible and as honest as the day is long, I would like to see the shell fronts of groups like Scientology be exposed for what they really are-dangerous breeding grounds to entrap and milk the mind of its capacity to discern truth love and beauty from manipulation and control using the most sinister forms of ‘come into my parlor said the spider to the fly’ mantra. The no-money-back Scientology offer is that this dark and dangerous camouflage renegade cartel will remove all the negative input from the world at large and guarantee you ‘peace in the valley’ for life. From what survivors of these empty promises have to say under ‘so help me God’ oaths in the Courts of Law, Scientology is armed and dangerous; that its end game is to distort and destroy your ability to discern between good and evil and they do it by separating one out from family and friends who might spoil the chicanery and darkness from which they operate.

Opposite end of the Spectrum. I was recently at the 87^th birthday celebration of my spiritual teacher, Swami Swahananda, headmaster of the Vedanta Society of Southern California and I once again returned to a place where one is never indoctrinated but has access to one’s own spiritual sanctuary within himself or herself where the God within can speak with the still small voice of intuition. One of those who flew to California with me to hear Swami speak said that they could not understand a word he said. (Although Swami has been in America for years and years and years, his India accent is very pronounced. I read lips; what’s the problem?) When I told this to Swami he said, “Ramapriya (my initiation Sanskrit name), it is better that she understand herself.” Once I went to him and said that someone had said something terrible to me about me-it took me 45 minutes to tell Swami the whole painful and sordid tale with all the drama of a Leo rising like I have in my astrological birth chart. Swami: “Ramapriya, once you said to me ‘I am not who I think I am.’ Perhaps you are not who he thinks you are either.” In 20 seconds Swami reintroduced me to the authentic me and I went away joyful.

Who do you Worship? Have you been snared by the likes of Scientology? With me, a traditional Christian religion that once controlled me with half-truths was my bete noir and Rubicon. I am very careful about whose tenets I embrace and whose divinity I espouse. I suggest you only bow down to an ism if it rings true for you.

Albert Clayton Gaulden can be reached at info@sedonaintensive.com  or visit www.sedonaintensive.com/ for more information.