One of my “I” (eye) reporters in Montana told me that a little while ago Surya Ma gathered the ‘faithful’ together to talk to them about her declining public image! This same “I” reporter also told me that one of the employees present recorded the whole thing. I would really appreciate a copy of that recording, no questions asked, brown paper envelope, just post it to me!

How does Surya Ma the ‘divine one’ explain away three ongoing court cases (that I know about) plus yet another claim through the labor board? I mean is it not the case that real ‘Spiritual Teachers’ don’t leave a trail of destruction behind them?

Then there are the numerous employees that have left, been fired, laid off etc being owed money and in some cases many thousand of dollars. Do real Spiritual Teachers treat ordinary folk like that? Do real Spiritual Teachers ‘borrow’ money from their employees and students and not give it back?

I am sure that the meeting Surya Ma called to talk about her declining image to her declining flock was well prepared well scripted with mood music to match. However listen to the following excerpts from Surya Ma when she was unscripted, unprepared and just shooting from the hip. In fact I will go so far as to say that this is the real Ms West! Click on the links to hear Ms West in her own voice!

Don’t f**k with me I am a Spiritual Teacher!

I’ll get down and dirty!

I (Ms West) do not keep agreements!

The truth does not matter!

Yes, I (Ms West) dispose of people like Kleenex

I (Ms West) am a control freak!

Do real ‘Spiritual Teachers’ speak like this? Can you find these statements delivered with such conviction anywhere in your course notes?  The real Ms West, uncovered here, is about as far away as you can get from any kind of spiritual teacher I would want to be associated with!  Open your eyes!  This is not me bad mouthing Ms West this is the real Ms West showing herself to be what she really is - a nasty piece of work!

Now on spirituality let me just say this. I know Ms West is an egomaniac looking to be worshipped and I know many of you are confused about your own self worth to the extent that you are looking for someone outside of yourself to worship. So the arrangement you have with Ms West posing as a minor deity and you as one of her subjects may seem to be a match made in heaven but it is not.

You are as much god as she is and every bit as worthy. What you are looking for is not outside of you but within. The outside world is a distraction. But if you need someone to worship then at least find somebody who is worthy of your adoration. (Worship - you know how that works? By worshipping another you relieve yourself of the burden of your own enlightenment and place it on the shoulders of another!)

West is a fraud.  She cannot hide who she really is from anyone who is half awake! 

People do not behave in a compassionate way they are compassionate and act accordingly. People do not behave in an honest way they are honest and act accordingly. People do not act in a kind way they are kind and act accordingly. Can Ms West say the things she says and do the things she does and claim to be something else?

No. Being spiritual does not mean taking things on faith, it does not mean suspending your judgment, and it does not mean giving up your discernment.

Religions do ask you to suspend your judgment, your discernment and take what is said on faith. And Cults ask you to go further – in a cult you give up your right to think and have individual thoughts and freedoms. Want to test this? Ask Ms West, your cult leader some real penetrating questions and see how she responds!

Why does she have three court cases on the go? Why are there the voices of many ex employees on this website saying they were badly treated and in some cases physically abused? And when you get the bulls**t answer that it is a conspiracy led by John Watson ask how it is that he, a mere mortal, could gather together so many people, some he never met, some who were employed 4 years after he left who are all saying the same thing!

And if Ms West says that the alleged physical beatings are some kind of new therapy ask her who the therapy is for? Those being abused or Ms West!

Let me leave you with two anecdotes. There is no smoke without fire! And If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck it probably is a duck!

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