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Laxer, Mark Eliot

"Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult"

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"And I decided to phone him," recalled Giles. "A member of his
staff said that he was not at home and would call me back.
Several days later at three a.m. the phone rang. It was Rama.
We spoke for about an hour. When I suggested that he consider exercising
more discretion, he was reasonable and polite. We discussed the issue
like human beings. After all, I am old enough to be his father.
He told me, 'Of course I like girls. I'm just an ordinary guy.
You don't know what it's like. They throw themselves at me. What's a
healthy man to do?'"
"At the next Centre meeting," Claire said, "Rama gave us the cold shoulder.
And at the one after that, he distributed the tape 'Sophisticated Sexuality'
(see Appendix C). During the break, Rama approached me.
His eyes became small, like hard, little bullets. He was furious.
He told me repeatedly that my letter was self-indulgent nonsense."
"Then he asked to see me outside," said Giles. "Alone. Grabbing me
and digging his fingers into my shoulders, he shouted, 'I'VE BEATEN YOU!
I'VE BEATEN YOU ALL!'"
"After the break," Claire continued, "Rama lectured for thirty
minutes about how people had been constantly throwing him bad energy--
all the while glaring at Giles.


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