SN Goenka retreats are not cults
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“SN Goenka retreats are not cults. They offer a priceless spiritual teaching - and they do so freely - which is a tremendous gift. This pod doesn’t offer evidence that they’re a cult, a term used irresponsibly to drum up sensationalism for the sake of listens. The stories were tragic and sad but could easily be the stories of anyone experiencing a psychotic break for any reason. Sad attempt by Financial Times. Why waste your effort to incriminate a non-profit that’s providing a beneficial public service to a world that desperately needs help?”
caroline20Million via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/24
More reviews of Untold: The Retreat
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“I have no relation to the organization under scrutiny, nor do I meditate, but I can tell you that this podcast is not into scientific thinking, sample size or evidence based claims. 5-10 examples of anecdotal evidence vs. the thousands that must necessarily be taking this course every year,...”Read full review »
Superflaura via Apple Podcasts ·
Denmark ·
03/29/24
“I went to the Vipassana retreat in the UK and thought it was brutal and torturous. I made it through the ten days but left feeling that it felt like a cult. Anything, if taken extreme, has detrimental effects. This podcast sheds lights on this extreme.”
Juliet Carter via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/01/24
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“A potentially interesting topic. There is certainly a potentially negative side of meditation. But this is horribly biased journalism. Very biased language throughout to give a distorted one-sides perspective of these ‘retreats’.”
sean-og3 via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
01/31/24
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