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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (15894)	9/3/2003 2:34:40 PM
From: James Calladine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

The reasons I have the attitude I do about the allegations are these: -- many of the "allegations" have since been retracted in writing by the persons who made them in the beginning. -- while I was not personally present during the times written about, I have talked extensively with devotees who were, who present an entirely different picture. I don't know the people who are no longer involved, but I personally know and trust the people I personally know. -- I have been around Adi Da for 18 years and have not been sexually exploited for a moment (or even close). -- There is an enormous emphasis in Adidam that people must ALWAYS take responsibility for themselves and their actions. That has always been the case. --Implicit in the Guru-devotee relationship is that you are instructed by your Guru and (in the normal course of events) if your Guru tells you to do something you do it. However, the Guru's instructions are so all inclusive that every devotee every day fails to respond to their Guru's instruction in all kinds of ways. Blind, uninformed obedience is NEVER requested, and is an example of somebody who just does not understand what is going on. --Most of all this stuff is covered in books which we have published and explained, and if people are seriously interested they can find out. I have offered to send FREE books to interested parties, but NOBODY responded. But most people are fascinated with anything sexual (ask Kobe Bryant about that!). And some people hunger to put down others they think are in power or who are public figures, or whatever. All part of the normal behavior of an adolescent (of whatever age). If I had heard someone say that Solon was a pederast, and had been so for the last 20 years and used the Internet to troll for potential new victims, should I pay attention to it? Should I publish this "news" on this thread to warn off potential victims? Or should I just assume that this is just an accusation from somebody I don't really know concerning yet another person I have never met? My preference is to assume that it is an accusation only, that may or may not be true. But I don't want to participate in the accusation as if it is true, when I have no idea. And truthfully, I have neither the time nor the inclination to investigate the situation personally. Just for the record, this example is fanciful only, and I have never heard such information about you. Namaste! Jim