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Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by rishiknots blog

“3H-NO”

This new blog Unhealthy, Unhappy, Unholy is a first person account of life at Miri Piri Academy.

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“It wasn’t bad ALL of the time though” …sa “It wasn’t bad ALL of the time though” …say those who, uh, maybe haven’t been ready for one thing difficult, so would rather keep the focus on “the positive”. This is unhelpful. It’s like expecting someone to never ever complain about being forced to eat dog food because occasionally they get to eat spaghetti? . . So yeah. This is us at a Winter Solstice in the woods in central Florida, perhaps one of the least harsh and most kid friendly places to be within the context of the 3HO. Probably not for everyone. Definitely not all of the time. Maybe okay enough to say No it wasn’t bad ALL of the time, but that doesn’t excuse even one-minute of treating us bad. Also, OMG this picture is so cute. Thanks @satpavan for sharing it 💗 . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
How many ferals can you fit on a teeter-totter? . How many ferals can you fit on a teeter-totter? . . . 📷: Company Gardens, Mussoorie c.1985 . . . . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
I’d like to express gratitude to the three 2nd G I’d like to express gratitude to the three 2nd Gens who generously gave their time and energy to @vicetv #TrueBelievers. I’d like to remind viewers that it is incredibly taxing to make media appearances in order to share our stories, especially knowing that only a tiny fraction makes it to the final cut. But every time we do, it opens the door for more people to speak up. ✊ . . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
TW: for those who remember being ordered to copy o TW: for those who remember being ordered to copy our letters to home from the blackboard. During “letter writing period”. . . 📝: Anonymous, (Age 7, American) March 17 1984. #gnfcschool #gurunanakfifthecentenaryschool . . Heaps of gratitude to the person who shared this with me and for preserving these letters. They are critical historical artifacts. . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #yogitea #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
We cared for the puppies better than the adults ev We cared for the puppies better than the adults ever cared for us. . . 📷: 3HO kids Winter Interim Program in India mid-1980’s . . . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
SDFE Newsletter, 1989: “The Siri Singh Sahib set SDFE Newsletter, 1989: “The Siri Singh Sahib set the diet for the program. There is to be one main meal a day consisting of very well boiled black grams with vegetables, accompanied by milk. I am sure it will be tasty. In addition there will be two snacks; the left overs from lunch to be served at dinner and breakfast. He has instructed our staff to have the children eat their meals with their hands (this meal is fairly thick and somewhat dry). It is his wish that they become more in touch with their elemental nature, i.e., survival awareness.” . . So. Yeah. He intentionally starved us. And made us eat his slop with our hands. Made us sleep in refugee tents for weeks. You know, for our “survival awareness”. These M@#tha#!!@* DERELICT wannabe prepper parents, man… wouldn’t survive a day. . . Found in the Sikh Dharma Foreign Education (Now Sikh Dharma Education International) Newsletter, November, 1989 “Winter Break” Edition. . . 📷: Boys Housing, Winter Break (somewhere just outside Anandpursahib, Punjab, India 1989. Photo by Prab. . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
Rifle Drill at KWTC circa mid-80’s. YB and his f Rifle Drill at KWTC circa mid-80’s. YB and his followers harbored delusional, apocalyptic end of days fantasies… and this was our “prep” SMH. Meanwhile they shipped us off to a war-torn country that was smack in the middle of genocide and mass death. Perhaps as Americans we took our safety for granted, and however insulated we were from immediate harm, that could have changed on a dime. None of them understood (or cared) what the reality was during Operation Blue Star and its aftermath. . . . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
The “Winter Interim Program” was 3HO’s attem The “Winter Interim Program” was 3HO’s attempt to indoctrinate and institutionalize children by keeping us separated from our parents indefinitely – starting as young as five years of age. Some children did not return home to the States or see their parents for years on end. . . When boarding school closed for the term the 3HO gora sikh kids were put up in the Niwas’ owned by Gurdwaras all around Punjab, India. 3HO recruited American members and devotees to fly to India for this Interim to be our “guides”. Documentation from this period indicates 3HO did not perform vetting for these guides & did not do background checks. Several known serial abusers and molesters were flown over to India to be our sole caretakers. “Guides” booked flights and volunteered at their own expense. (Miri Piri Academy and Khalsa Youth Camp continue to operate in a similar fashion, that is until they can provide any evidence to show otherwise). . . During “Winter Interim Program” boys and girls resided in separate towns. Brother/sister siblings did not get to see each other but for once or twice over the course of several months (late November to mid-March). Age groups were separated which meant older siblings rarely interacted with younger siblings. . . 📷: 3HO boys in Punjab during Winter Interim Program, Punjab, India c: 1982-1983. The “guides” have been cropped out because, Fuck Them They Suck. . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
“They began the day with a cold shower from a sp “They began the day with a cold shower from a spicket.” Which really SUCKED. . . Khalsa Children’s Camp circa early ‘80’s. . . 📷: found on facebook . . . . #ShutItDown . . . #3HO #yogibhajan #yogibhajanthepredator #kundaliniyoga #aquarianage #aquariantimes #endtimesfor3HO #survivorsof3HOabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalabuse #survivorsofinstitutionalchildabuse #miripiriacademy #cults #cultschools #boardingschool #3ho2ndgeneration
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  • SGA Stories: “In HIS Shadow” October 6, 2021
  • SGA Stories: Early 1980’s August 10, 2021
  • Thirteen Years… March 25, 2021
  • SGA Stories: Early 2000’s November 16, 2020
  • SGA Stories: “Mahakal Singh” October 14, 2020
  • SGA Stores: An Open Letter September 21, 2020
  • Trying to understand Trauma-Bonds September 16, 2020
  • The Land of Entrapment August 31, 2020
  • What is our value? August 18, 2020
  • Feelings: Speaking Up & Being Heard August 12, 2020

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