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Hello fatpuzzle,

Wow! So he has resigned! I suppose in order for his organization to continue he has to do so.

Wonder what will happen next.

Namaskar.

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hello everyone,

without giving my (non-expert ) analysis on nithyananda, he just released a video on youtube lifebliss foundation. he sought the counsel of acharyas and he has been directed to live a life of seclusion and has resigned from his post as head of dhynapeetam. im not sure if his smile is one of arrogance or laughing at the people he fooled(if he fooled) . its a well crafted speech - prewritten i believe.
please watch it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyUd3MOPvo4&feature=sub

or just go to channel lifeblissfoundation and it is the latest release.

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Namaste,

i guess next we want see his videos anymore. without making any judgements, isnt it strange that he has not given a concrete answer regarding the video, just spin. he said he will come back later to answer. i did like watching his videos on youtube but on occassions he did exhibit a smirk resembling george bush in reply to some answers. some videos has been released on his non completion of course at ramakrishna mutt and him getting diploma engineering degree at 12, how could he have roamed around for enlightenment for 6 years which he claims and some things dont add up. im sure you are all aware, sorry for the repetition. but he was very charismatic and attracted a lot of educated class who were willing to pay 10,000 dollars for his 3 month course.

i assumed swami nithyananda owned dhynapeetam, or is it owned by someone else ?

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That said. Hinduism teaches practise of control as the highest. However, Hinduism also teaches of Shiva Lata yoga -- wherein the control is practised using a Female partner. At the opposite end, traditional Yoga methods are there.
As far as I know lata sadhana is not control, in what ever sense you might have meant...its more abt not being in control, if i am not wrong.

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There is, I feel, nothing big that Shri Nityananda got exposed at a wrong time. It was his destiny. But what about Madam Jain? Is she doing a service to Sanatana Dharma?
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The issue for me is not the destiny and desires of an insignificant individual, but the societal hypocracy sorrounding it. It is strange that a sprititual businessman has to invent or rely on conspiracy theories (not that they are not true), spiritualists have to invent elaborate theories of how a man falls to desire, and nobody has the sense to take a matter at what it is.

Nityananda has every right to have sex with anyone he desires....and being a fraud spiritual businessman he doesn't even have the courage to admit so. He needs councelling, seclusion and variety of other **** to explain the situation.
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Old 30 March 2010, 03:52 AM
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As far as I know lata sadhana is not control, in what ever sense you might have meant...its more abt not being in control, if i am not wrong.
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The issue for me is not the destiny and desires of an insignificant individual, but the societal hypocracy sorrounding it. ---
Namaste sm

On Nityananda there is no point in piling opinion. About Lata Mudra, as far as i know, you are not correct. The intention of a practitioner of lata mudra can be either to have an explosive arousal and release or to sublimate arousal and not have any loss of viryam. The latter is the yogic goal as i know.

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Namaste sm

On Nityananda there is no point in piling opinion. About Lata Mudra, as far as i know, you are not correct. The intention of a practitioner of lata mudra can be either to have an explosive arousal and release or to sublimate arousal and not have any loss of viryam. The latter is the yogic goal as i know.

Om Namah Shivaya
I have no problem piling opinion when there is good and enuf reason to do so, even if it entails other to pile opinion abt myself...i really don't care, and this sissyness and my appearence to others (that too in a virtual forum) has no value for me.

But since till now we were theorising a lot on how this nityananda might have fallen like a vishwamitra, I am a little confused on what was this about. If its just about our theories and nityananada is purely hypothetical, then I excuse myself. If not, what were we doing? What is this thread for?

As far as the 2nd yogic goal of lata sadhana, pls let me know your source if it is more substantial than the Aghora series of books.
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Nityananda has every right to have sex with anyone he desires....and being a fraud spiritual businessman he doesn't even have the courage to admit so. He needs councelling, seclusion and variety of other **** to explain the situation.
Yes, I find that strange too. At least have the courage to say yah or nay. Oh well...
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I have no problem piling opinion when there is good and enuf reason to do so, even if it entails other to pile opinion abt myself...i really don't care, and this sissyness and my appearence to others (that too in a virtual forum) has no value for me.

But since till now we were theorising a lot on how this nityananda might have fallen like a vishwamitra, I am a little confused on what was this about. If its just about our theories and nityananada is purely hypothetical, then I excuse myself. If not, what were we doing? What is this thread for?
Dear Saikat

Kindly go ahead.

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As far as the 2nd yogic goal of lata sadhana, pls let me know your source if it is more substantial than the Aghora series of books.
Can you kindly tell me about your substantial source which teaches lata Mudra is more about "---not being in control"? There are easier ways of losing control. And even in Lata Mudra, it is far easier to lose control than to attain control.

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Namaste,

the latest video from swami nithyananda. a brilliant excuse and technique is suggested to use this current crisis and think for oneself and use this to jump into enlightenment !!!! ? if anyone can figure out anything genuine in this video, please share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot1v-8ri4ZI&feature=sub

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Namaste all,

also i have another man accusing the swamiji of sexually molesting girls in california. i will post the link http://bharatabharati.wordpress.com/...media-reports/ but also paste the contents here below
Sex Swami duped firangs in the US
Douglas McKellor, an American national and once a disciple of Swami Nityananda, has registered a case with California State Attorney General against the self-proclaimed godman.
In his complaint, McKellor has accused Nityananda of sexually exploiting the devotees at the ashram, fraud and financial irregularities.
A resident of San Jose in California, McKeller came in contact with Nityananda in 2007.
Influenced by the swami, McKellor changed his name to Swami Nityaprabha and later became the head of the California branch of Dhyanapeetham.
Describing how he got conned by Nityananda, McKeller, in his complaint, said, “I was in the first batch that enrolled for Nityananda’s week-long instant enlightenment programme.
It was held at the Los Angeles ashram in June 2007, where I paid swami a fee of $400,000 for the workshop and the enlightenment certificate.”
McKeller added, “During the workshop, I felt abnormally lightheaded. It was like as if some strange drug was causing me lose all my senses.
Nityananda performed some fire rituals and asked us to cut a strand of our hair. Then, he put the hair in fire along with something that looked like marijuana seeds.
After the workshop, he issued certificates to everyone claiming that we had attained enlightenment.”
McKeller also accused Nityananda of sexually exploiting his American devotees. “Nityananda was fond of pretty girls.
While he was at Sanatan Dharma temple in Norwalk, California, for a two-day workshop on spirituality, he asked me to stand outside the door to ensure no one disturbed him, while he was with female guests,” he said in his complaint.
He was reportedly fond of striptease parties with pretty girls.
McKellor added that Nityananda used to eat his meals and rest with young girls in his private quarters at the cult organisation’s Norwalk and Montclair ashrams.
The swami had named attractive girls ‘flowers’ and used to say that they are a must item for his puja.
H S Chandramouli, Nityananda’s advocate, confirmed that a complaint has been filed by McKeller. “Those close to swami are discussing about the plan of action. However, noting has been decided yet,” said Chandramouli.
isnt 400,000 a little high? what happens to all the poor people who wants to get enlightenment( or its certificate)
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Yes, I find that strange too. At least have the courage to say yah or nay. Oh well...
Pranam,
He is still doing videos on YouTube. He talks about the scandal. I can't ascertain whether he's done anything wrong or not. He still claims that he is beyond the 4 stages of life. He has said in one interview that he has no lust in him what so ever.

That being said, please just tell me: Do you find it odd that he is not responding to the women in that video? He seems more interested in the TV than her. Also, usually it is the male that is the sexual aggressor, however in the video the female is very aggressive. Things just don't seem normal.

Anyway, has anyone heard from her? I wonder what her story is? I think the video makes her look very bad.

Oh and one last thing. If you all thought that $4,000 to $10,000 was a lot of money, I think reading about $400,000 for enlightenment, enlightened us all.

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