Sat Yoga Exposed w/Govinda

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week's guest Govinda describes himself as a modern mystic committed to spiritual growth and enlightenment while simultaneously learning to be a balanced and grounded human being in this world. Govinda has been an IT consultant in banking and a successful internet entrepreneur. He has traveled the world in search of communities and alternative ways of living before he co-founded "Awake" in Costa Rica in 2020, a community and center dedicated to support and accelerate what he calls human awakening. Govinda describes for Rachel the experiences he had at Sat Yoga, an ashram and school in Costa Rica led by Shunyamurti (aka Robert Shubow) He explains the red flags he noticed in the leader and the cultic tactics he used to manipulate the minds of his followers. Rachel breaks down the common psychological traits of cult leaders while Govinda points out where these traits were present in Shunyamurti. Govinda goes on to share how his negative experiences led him to co-found the website www.satyoga.exposed/ which offers a different perspective on the nature of the organization and a voice for the numerous past members of the cult who have had a personal relationship with Shunyamurti. Before You Go: Rachel speaks about what disillusioned followers can experience when they finally see cracks in the facade of a controlling leader, and what signs are visible when a leader hides their true self. A very special thanks to Lisa Critchley for their generous support! Thanks also to all our newest Patreon supporters: Kate Sandler, Jacob Brooks, Amy, Stephanie J Sharp, and Nathan Andersen!! We couldn't do it without you! You can help the show for free by leaving a review on Apple/ iTunes. It really helps the visibility of the show! To help support the show monthly and sign up for cool Indoctrination stickers and tote bags, please visit: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Want to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link! www.paypal.me/indoctriNATION Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Welcome to indoctrination, a weekly conversation series about protecting yourself from systems of control.
0:11.2	I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.
0:14.0	Hi, everybody. Before we start today, I just want to make mention that there is so much happening right now in the
0:24.4	world. Truth be told, there is a lot that's always happening in the world. And because of news and
0:33.6	footage and photography and social media, people's personal cameras and videos, we've been able to
0:43.4	document things in a way that we haven't before. But it's also true that there are things
0:49.3	that are happening that are beyond the scope of what we're used to.
0:55.7	And it's very hard when things happen one after the other or one on top of the other.
1:02.3	So I just want to make mention to all the people who are dealing with having COVID or having loved ones who have had it or who passed away
1:18.0	from it or who are long haulers who had to watch them suffer and still are watching them suffer
1:25.9	and the fact that our medical staff and first responders
1:31.9	are exhausted and overburdened and are beyond being heroes,
1:37.9	but needs support, emotional, and otherwise,
1:42.1	to all that's happening in Afghanistan, the people who through heroic efforts
1:48.2	were airlifted, and to all the people who still need to be rescued, and to the country
1:55.1	that needs so much and the people there who need leadership, And to the people in Haiti who've dealt with
2:04.7	one thing after another being hit while they're down to the Gulf Coast and hurricanes
2:12.5	and the wildfires and on and on. Take a moment now to think about them and send a prayer,
2:22.3	if that's what you feel right doing, but also send support, send supplies, donations,
2:30.3	do whatever you can. These are the times that we need to lean in and connect and do for each other and remember each other.
2:47.8	Today on the show, I am pleased and proud to have a man named Govinda.
2:55.6	He describes himself as a modern mystic who is committed to spiritual growth and
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