Woebot
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here's a scary but fascinating guy. FWIW i should emphasise that his claim of lineage to ramana maharshi is very weak...
from wikipedia: "Mooji was born Tony Paul Moo-Young in Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1954.[4] His mother migrated to the UK as one of the windrush generation when he was one year old. He was raised by his father and his mother's cousin (who became his father's lover and had more children).[3] Mooji's brother Peter went on to become one of Jamaica's top table tennis players.[4] Mooji's father died when he was eight, and he was raised by a strict uncle until he moved to London to be with his mother as a teenager.[3]
By age 30, Mooji was working as a street artist supporting his wife and child.[3] In 1985, Mooji's sister, Cherry Groce, was shot and paralysed during a police raid on her home, sparking the 1985 Brixton Riot.[4] In 1987, Mooji had an encounter with a Christian which began his spiritual quest.[5] Mooji continued to work as an art teacher until 1993, when he quit and went traveling in India. [4]"
there's a brilliant article about his portuguese ashram here:
https://gurumag.com/becoming-god-inside-moojis-portugal-cult/
and for an industrial strength dose of contemporary guru weirdness check the videos linked within the piece. this is the guru strain of bhakti yoga at its most lethal/terrifying/effective!! 🔥
from wikipedia: "Mooji was born Tony Paul Moo-Young in Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1954.[4] His mother migrated to the UK as one of the windrush generation when he was one year old. He was raised by his father and his mother's cousin (who became his father's lover and had more children).[3] Mooji's brother Peter went on to become one of Jamaica's top table tennis players.[4] Mooji's father died when he was eight, and he was raised by a strict uncle until he moved to London to be with his mother as a teenager.[3]
By age 30, Mooji was working as a street artist supporting his wife and child.[3] In 1985, Mooji's sister, Cherry Groce, was shot and paralysed during a police raid on her home, sparking the 1985 Brixton Riot.[4] In 1987, Mooji had an encounter with a Christian which began his spiritual quest.[5] Mooji continued to work as an art teacher until 1993, when he quit and went traveling in India. [4]"
there's a brilliant article about his portuguese ashram here:
https://gurumag.com/becoming-god-inside-moojis-portugal-cult/
and for an industrial strength dose of contemporary guru weirdness check the videos linked within the piece. this is the guru strain of bhakti yoga at its most lethal/terrifying/effective!! 🔥