Comments on: Andrew Cohen http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2008/08/28/andrew-cohen/ Debriefing the Gurdjieff work Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:03:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mybrainisafleamarket http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/2008/08/28/andrew-cohen/comment-page-1/#comment-787 mybrainisafleamarket Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:55:46 +0000 http://www.gurdjieff-con.net/?p=118#comment-787 For some descriptions of AC. Tarlo and Andre van der Braak both mention how important it was to give this guru presents. Flowers had to accompany notes, especially if you were grovelling and apologizing. (quoted from a discussion board for Premies--former followers of Guru Mahraji/Elan Vital. http://www.ex-premie.org/best/bof01012001163236.htm#P_11PA (quote) Someone on the ex-Premie message board wrote: Date: Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 22:24:06 (GMT) From: Kelly Email: None To: Disculta Subject: re that idiot Andrew Cohen Message: Hi Disculta' I have a friend who is seriously into Andrew Cohen, a friend I respect very much. Since my own awakening from the cult trance, I have been thinking about him a lot. I've read a couple of Cohen's books and am both impressed and concerned. Can you give me your take on this? I don't want to take too much of your time, but what's with the idiot? love Kelly Reply Date: Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 22:43:21 (GMT) From: Disculta Email: None To: Kelly Subject: Don't go near him! Message: He (Cohen) used to operate around here - used to hold his satsang in my old yoga school in fact, and I know several ex-followers. He is a big sleaze. My ex-husband used to work in a fancy men's clothing store...... (click the link to read the rest) Disculta then made an intersting observation: "When I first moved to California, I had someone cleaning my house who really seemed like a premie. "She had that humble, selfless, low self-esteem energy about her. I asked her who her guru was (which quite took her aback) and it was him. (Cohen)" This confirms Andre van der Braaks descriptions of life in the early days of Cohens organization. Most members worked jobs cleaning houses, so they could free up the maximum time to be with Andrew or do the practices demanded of them. For some descriptions of AC. Tarlo and Andre van der Braak both mention how important it was to give this guru presents. Flowers had to accompany notes, especially if you were grovelling and apologizing.

(quoted from a discussion board for Premies–former followers of Guru Mahraji/Elan Vital.

http://www.ex-premie.org/best/bof01012001163236.htm#P_11PA

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Someone on the ex-Premie message board wrote:

Date: Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 22:24:06 (GMT)
From: Kelly
Email: None
To: Disculta
Subject: re that idiot Andrew Cohen
Message:

Hi Disculta’
I have a friend who is seriously into Andrew Cohen, a friend I respect very much. Since my own awakening from the cult trance, I have been thinking about him a lot. I’ve read a couple of Cohen’s books and am both impressed and concerned. Can you give me your take on this? I don’t want to take too much of your time, but what’s with the idiot?
love Kelly

Reply

Date: Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 22:43:21 (GMT)
From: Disculta
Email: None
To: Kelly
Subject: Don’t go near him!
Message:

He (Cohen) used to operate around here – used to hold his satsang in my old yoga school in fact, and I know several ex-followers. He is a big sleaze. My ex-husband used to work in a fancy men’s clothing store……

(click the link to read the rest)

Disculta then made an intersting observation:

“When I first moved to California, I had someone cleaning my house who really seemed like a premie.

“She had that humble, selfless, low self-esteem energy about her.

I asked her who her guru was (which quite took her aback) and it was him. (Cohen)”

This confirms Andre van der Braaks descriptions of life in the early days of Cohens organization. Most members worked jobs cleaning houses, so they could free up the maximum time to be with Andrew or do the practices demanded of them.

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