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At this site: Betrayal of the Spirit, by Nori Muster Read this if you are thinking about leaving a group Read this if you have lost a loved one to a group Hare Krishnas - general information Coercive Organizations - general information Contact Nori Muster

Book Reviews: Publisher's Weekly paperback Betrayal of the Spirit. More reviews Publisher's Weekly - hardcover edition, Yoga Journal, Feminist Bookstore News, New York Post, Choice Magazine, Boston Herald, Nexus of Colorado, Gentle Strength Times, Coastlines (UCSB Alumni), Theology Digest, Nova Religio, Rapport (two reviews). Amazon.com reader reviews. More reviews India West, AsiaTimesOnline.com, Rediff.com, Joe Szimhart, misc. Betrayal of the Spirit won an award from Amazon.com for best selling book in its category. Hare Krishna Link Pages Find links for the official Organization (ISKCON), official publications, Internet networking, look up Hare Krishna addresses, trouble in paradise, the nitty gritty on cults, the second generation (gurukula), links for the gay and lesbian devotee community, devotee sites (ISKCON-lite) Women in Krishna Consciousness Four essays on what it's like for women in ISKCON. Two essays by Nori Muster "Beware if You Follow the Call of Destiny" and "Writing Betrayal." Children of ISKCON vs. ISKCON - Find out more about child abuse in ISKCON and the abuse lawsuit, including the timeline, Story Matters, and media coverage. Gurukula Veterans Journal Find photos and information about the gurukula and gurukula reunions. ISKCON as an Addictive Organization An essay by Nori Muster based on the book, "The Addictive Organization," by Anne Wilson Schaeff and Diane Fassel, for Western Oregon State College, 1991. Oh, The Things I Learned! Lessons from Seventeen Years in the Hare Krishnas, by Steven J. Gelberg, 2010 "On Leaving ISKCON," by Steven J. Gelberg . In this 1992 essay, a former BBT staff writer (Subhananda Dasa) tells what it was like to leave ISKCON. Read en Espanol - click here. Leaving ISKCON - Paul Martin, another exmember, reflects on leaving. The Betrayal Files - Download PDF files about ISKCON in the news that tell the real history of the Hare Krishna Movement. Two short stories Find Me at the Gates, protagonist Ann Messenger returns to Los Angeles to work for her family's business and must confront her past. Also, Spiritual Summer, a story of love in a loveless environment. Positive Steps to Becoming Less Vulnerable to Influence and Authority by Sharon Presley, Free Inquiry, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 1994. Can Terrorists be 'Reprogrammed'? Read this news article by Patrick Goodenough of CNSNews.com. Ten Points to Develop Healthy Personal Boundaries - and a short explanation of what it means to be honest. The Cult Information Link Page at this site Do you need a guru? Feedback from Joseph Campbell and others. Marcia Rudin's 14 Common Characteristics of a Cult It Hurts, by Jan Groenveld, Cult Awareness & Information Centre. There is life after the cult. Do Cults Produce Mental Disorders? by Mark Dunlop Letter to a Woman who Lost Her Friend to a Cult, by Nori Muster, March 2002. Interview with Nori about the Nature of Coercive Organizations, May 2002. A Cult Survivor's Handbook: How to Live in the Material World Again, by Nori Muster, c. 2000 (Now available as a Kindle edition.) Recovery Books Find books on abuse recovery History of Positive Thinking How to be happy in this sometimes miserable world. (Now available as a Kindle edition.)