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From an email to Freddy
June 29
"...Thank you for being willing to share your truth in such a kind way without any bitterness. It really speaks to the quality of person you are.
I have some very dear friends that are being sucked into the stampede for enlightenment, and I am concerned because they are even thinking of selling their home so they can go to India, and get themselves even more financially in debt.
They have a history of being in many cults, and I hope that when they read your writing it may cause them to pause and examine whether they are repeating yet another manifestation of this.
They are dear dear friends, and because you write from such a neutral place, it may be the red flag that they pay attention to. In the least, they perhaps will be involved in the oneness movement with their eyes open.
Thank you, and may the blessings of your own awakeness continue to bless you and others..."
From an email to Freddy
June 25, 2006
“…you were only doing what you thought was right at that moment and that is all that matters. I am glad that you had the courage to extricate yourself from something or someone that you found was a lie. I am sure it must have been extremely hard. I attended one of your workshops here in the
Perhaps what happened to Amma and Bhagavan is that their ego started to get the better of them, like the fallen angels. Perhaps they started out with the right intentions and truly with the ability to give enlightenment. Then they started to get greedy and forgot that everything comes from God and they became caught up in their own grandeur, caught in the adulation of their followers. The sunlight forgot that it was getting its rays from the sun. So they withheld giving enlightenment so they can get more from their followers. Too bad. We can only pray that they will one day wake up to the truth, as well as their followers."
- Noni