Looks like What Enlightenment, the blog exposing the control tactics of Andrew Cohen, is signing off.
I can fully understand this, as at some point, you simply deal with - as much as possible - any abusive tactics thrown at you by an abusive guru, step away from the PAST, and then continue on into the now.
Still, lots of gratitude for the exposure, to Hal and friends. A quote:
Three former editors of What Is Enlightenment? magazine, including myself, spoke out strongly here about the abuses in Andrew Cohen's community. Other close students have also put their names on the line to attest to what went wrong with the community's beautiful dream of creating heaven on earth. The woman who financed Cohen's Foxhollow EnlightenNext world center wrote about how he unfairly took advantage of her vulnerability and largesse. Numerous other students have also contributed here, both named and anonymous, shedding light on the authoritarian abuses around Cohen, their causes and their harmful effects. In contrast, not one specific or credible factual denial has emerged from Andrew or anyone associated with him about what has been reported here in great detail and depth. Instead, we have only heard the refrain that we have failed to include the "context," as if any overarching purpose could justify the abuses described here and the pain they caused. No cry of "context" could obscure the devastating truth that the participants in this blog have had the courage to reveal.
The number of individuals alone, involved for many many years, high up in the organization, speak the tale, not to mention previous exposes, such as Mother of God, and Enlightenment Blues. That much smoke, over more than a decade, it speaks for itself. (When your mother outs you as an abusive control freak, while at one time an enthusiastic supporter, that is really strong evidence.)
Hal hopes for a final exposure, but this isn't usually how this happens. Most of the time, there is no "final exposure" for a guru. The guru or other followers, modulate their tactics a bit (which has happened with Cohen in this case, after the outing by WhatEnlightenment, and that is to the good), but the charisma, speaking ability, writing skills, etc, that initially attracted people, still operates, and still continues to attract people. How many older cult leaders, and their cults, still exist? Quite a lot, even after exposure.
And so it goes.
My own interest remains is to not have Cohen's spirit and energy contaminate Integral Institute, or Zaadz, but clearly both these organizations have taken a neutral "I see nothing! I know nothing!" mentality regarding Cohen, and do the branding thing together. Luckily, Cohen is fairly easy to avoid on Zaadz.
It's been demonstrated to my satisfaction that What Is Enlightenment magazine, doesn't have independence from Cohen. No "I disagree with what you say but will defend your right to WRITE it to the death" at What Is Enlightenment. As long as you know that, you are good to go.
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Re: What Enlightenment, Signing Off
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Enlightenment
on Thu 22 Nov 2007 11:30 AM PST | Permanent Link
Andrew Cohen is a FAKE, a LIAR a CHEAT and a CONMAN, its as simple as that,
He runs a magazine called What is Enlightenment, I have tried to contact him several times and never get a reply, the reason being is that I found the master who has attained the supreme enlightenment, called Tathagata, so naturally I would contact this magazine for them to be able to ask Tathagata about his Enlightenment, But he does not reply at all, why ??? because he IS MAKING MONEY from the magazine, he uses the magazine to SELL religion he HAS NO purpose to find the truth, just to profiteer. he does not want his readers to be given answers, he wants to confuse them, then they will keep on buying the magazine, once they find out about Enlightenment they have no purpose to buy his magazine. Anyway you can read Master Tathagata;s teachings for FREE, he does not sell them Trackbacks
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