Comments on: SGA Stories: Early 2000’s

By: Khalsa

Khalsa — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:51:35 +0000

In reply to MPA parent. When my father came to visit me in India, he asked if I was OK, if I wanted to come home. I was too afraid to say yes, take me home. So they left me there for another year. He was right there and I couldn't say anything. I was 8 years old and no longer trusted adults, not even my own father.

By: sat kartar

sat kartar — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:33:10 +0000

I seem to remember 18yrs+ a then teacher i studied with daughter wasnt very happy at miri piri and she had asked to come home, which she did..im sure she wasnt eating much at the time and it was mentioned…makes me wonder now what was going on there for her

By: Elizabeth Sadhu

Elizabeth Sadhu — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 03:02:03 +0000

I am so grateful that my husband, at the time, brought my son home after 2 weeks.

I am so so sorry for what you had to endure. Words cannot describe.

Much love and healing to you and to all the survivors.

By: MPA parent

MPA parent — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 21:04:50 +0000

Absolutely horrifying! And the students’ code of silence and fear of snitching was so drilled into them that we parents didn’t hear about most of the abuse until years later.

By: Nirinjan

Nirinjan — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:48:30 +0000

I am not sure there is a way to convey the overwhelming rage that fills me reading these modern day stories of abuse at the hands of the school and 3HO. And this one isn’t as terrible as one I read a couple weeks ago. The fact that there are children the same age as my children reporting this sort of life altering abuse is so fucked up. My mama heart can’t take it! It’s been nearly 40 years since the first batch of us were sent to India (and longer than that since rampant child abuse and child swapping started) and this shit is still happening!!!! THIS IS NOT OK!

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:51:30 +0000

This is horrifying. Evil is not too strong a word for this.

By: Phaedra Haywood

Phaedra Haywood — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:23:21 +0000

HI, I’m a newspaper reporter at The Santa Fe New Mexican. I recently wrote a story about the Olive Branch report etc. I tried to get local victims to go on the record for my story but didn’t have much luck. If anyone is interested in sharing their story with me for a follow up feel free to contact me at phaywood@sfnewmexican.com. Thank you, Phaedra Haywood
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/legacy-of-yogi-bhajan-swirls-in-controversy-years-after-his-death/article_c2abc18a-fe91-11ea-80d7-735e51ee0008.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

By: Liz Varon

Liz Varon — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:09:21 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth.

Hi there, I saw your permission from instagram and have shared it on the “Beyond the Cage” group as well as “Wacko World” I also posted to some of 3HO’s FB pages. This is what I posted, along with the link:
I was granted permission to “share, share share” this story of a Bhajan/3HO sanctioned school.
It’s a disturbing read.
“I encourage any who read this message who have attended any of the 3HO schools to think deeply about what you witnessed while you were there, and to share your stories if you can, as we are the only ones who can now put an end to the evil that was started so many decades ago.”

By: rishiknots blog

rishiknots blog — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:20:07 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth. Elizabeth, Perhaps a link to the article is best with at most an excerpt, but yes, please do share. Sending gratitude for you showing up for us

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:11:02 +0000

May I have permission to copy and paste this to the two Bhajan pages that are calling out the abuse. I will respect your wishes if the answer is no
I am utterly horrified that any of his orgs not only bear his name, but that they still exist