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The Tyrant Behind The Mask w/Sarah Landry

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IndoctriNation

Religion & Spirituality

4.8566 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Landry is a Canadian jewelry artist who has made it her mission in life to expose the criminal activity of “Nithyananda,” a con artist whom she once called “guru. Sarah spent nine years in a destructive cult led by the fraudulent "swami" She fell into the trap of this dangerous organization in Vancouver in 2009, believing it to be a yoga and meditation academy. Once in, the group tightened control over her life to the point that she was pressured to take the vow of monasticism in 2015, at the age of 30, and only then, discovered the darkness behind the scenes. In 2018, she learned that children living in the ashram were regularly beaten, starved, sleep deprived, and verbally berated as punishment for failure to perform onstage and con people out of money through the demonstration of fake "third eye powers." It took her a year to deprogram and get the courage to speak out, but on September 11, 2019, she went public with a post on Facebook and a video on YouTube detailing the child abuse. Since then, Sarah has been the target of a massive character assassination attempt by the group she once wholeheartedly served. They have called her an agent of the Catholic church and accused her of such crimes as the attempted assassination of the cult leader, rape, war profiteering, and genocide. She is (obviously) innocent of all these trumped-up accusations, and much to the chagrin of those trying to silence her, she continues to speak out against the crimes and abuse of Nithyananda and his brainwashed followers. Sarah returns to the show to update Rachel on the ongoing saga of a dangerous cult leader still on the run from INTERPOL and the Indian authorities, she explains what it's been like coping with the attacks on her by the cult's followers as she almost singlehandedly raises awareness of Nithyananda in the mainstream media in an effort to finally bring justice to the numerous victims of his, many of whom have been suffering in silence because of the vindictive attacks whistleblowers receive. Before you Go: Rachel explains how cult leaders will deflect accusations by personally attacking the accusers, often by labeling them as "attention seekers" in an effort to distract the public from their criminal and immoral activity. Listen to Sarah's previous conversations with Rachel here: https://soundcloud.com/indoctrinationshow/sets/sarah-landry-indoctrination Find more information on Sarah's website here: https://www.sarahlandry.ca/ You can purchase Rachel's webinar series LIVING IN FREEDOM here: rachelbernsteintherapy.com/webinar.html To help support the show monthly and get bonus episodes, shirts, and tote bags, please visit: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link: http://www.paypal.me/indoctrination Connect with us on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_indoctrination Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indoctrinationpodcast Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indoctrinationpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC67JLTD22dSnVadqXKcYPcA You can always help the show for free by leaving a rating on Spotify or a review on Apple/ iTunes. It really helps the visibility of the show! 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. I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.

0:13.5

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0:45.8

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0:52.0

speak out against high control groups of any variety, there's often a

0:56.4

backlash of criticism that comes from the group's followers. For us, that backlash occasionally

1:02.7

take shape in the form of a bad review, having nothing to do with the quality of the show,

1:08.3

but having to do with the fact that someone is upset that I said

1:13.0

something or one of my guests said something about a particular person or a particular group.

1:18.3

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it's a little frustrating, I must say. And there are also people who will say things like,

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I actually had a great experience with multi-level marketing. And so because of that, I'm going to

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So, we appreciate the effort and thank you to the many, many people who have already expressed their gratitude for our work.

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It means so much. It means everything and really goes a long way. So thanks to you.

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