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[quote=Anonymous]NP One of the reasons I sort of became an atheist (though I think I am a spiritual atheist - I have been on the nondual Path for 15 years and I think there is deep truth in nonduality) is because I saw so much abuse in the community. Even with supposedly enlightened teachers. These were people who "transmitted Shakti" yet were capable of huge abuse, and many times their followers covered it up. I saw a lot of this over the years.

I concluded that human charisma and minor effects of spiritual awakening are often mistaken for God's presence in that individual.

(One of the teachers who abused me when I was vulnerable, a well-known meditation guru named Sally Kempton, actually died two days ago. She has accolades everywhere. But she psychologically harmed me, and I never spoke out about it because I knew her fan club would attack me and victim-blame me.)

Anyway, I had a serious dark night of the soul, went through a lot, and realized that my deep desire to not be abandoned is what led me to believe in an outside "God".

Now I have freedom. I have self-authority. My meditation practice actually helps me. There IS something inside me that guides me, but I don't really think mystical language helps. It doesn't matter if this inner guide or soul or whatever ceases to exist after death. I'm happy as I am now.[/quote]

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