Korea, JMS (Christian Gospel Mission, 3HO
"Maple, who exposed JMS (Christian Gospel Mission) through Netflix's "I'm God" and "I'm a Survivor," left a lengthy message expressing her feelings.
On the 26th, Maple said, "I don't know how to describe myself when introducing myself, but my title might be 'the woman who revealed the truth about the cult JMS,' right? Most people who know me got to know my story through the Netflix documentary "I'm God" or "I'm a Survivor." I filed a lawsuit against JMS when I was 28 years old, which was three years ago, and I disclosed my face, real name, and details of my victimization. That's how I was able to bring down that large group with a 40-year history."
Maple, who escaped from JMS and exposed their sexual crimes, causing a stir in Korean society, recently published a book titled "Trace" containing her story.
She noted, "The story is already known, so why would I publish a book to tell that story again? After watching the documentary, you might still have many questions. You might think that cults or sexual victimization are far from you. I think it's because you don't know in detail what I went through." She continued, 'In the book, I detailed the process from when I was 16 or 17 years old, when I was evangelized, through the brainwashing process, departure, and the lawsuit. My personal meaning is to write about that pain to整理 my thoughts and heal. I hope that seeing my footprints helps you realize, 'Oh, if I go that way, I could end up on the wrong path' and serves as a warning so you can avoid such harm.'"
"The boarding schools were just one part of what several people born into 3HO describe as a nearly 50-year-long child-rearing experiment gone horribly wrong"
"During the monsoon season in the fall of 1981, a group of American children, some as young as five years old, traversed deep puddles full of leeches on a treacherous walk to their new school in the Himalayan foothills. They had travelled thousands of miles away from their parents; white Sikh converts and followers of Yogi Bhajan, a former customs inspector in New Delhi who arrived in the United States in 1968 and transformed himself into a yoga guru.
Norman Kreisman, then known as Baba Nam Singh, helped escort the children to Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary School in Mussoorie, India. He remembers the children crying a lot and needing help with everything.
"They were totally shell-shocked, like basket cases," he recalls. "One of them said their parents didn't even say goodbye."
That year marked the beginning of a practice where children raised in Yogi Bhajan's Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO) were sent to residential boarding schools in India."
Generation Cult: 3HO Reparations with Philip and Stacie
"3HO Reparations with Philip and StaciePhilip and Stacie wrote about a recent reparations program meant to address complaints made for decades against 3HO (Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization), led by the late Yogi Bhajan, who started Kundalini Yoga.
Join us for a discussion with these two writers about the second generation of 3HO. The children of those who joined the organization felt like they were screaming into a void about the abuses they had suffered, especially when they were sent off to boarding schools in India.
The complaints reached a crescendo in 2020, and 3HO offered a reparations program to its former second generation members who reported neglect and psychological, physical, and sexual abuse.
The program just concluded and Stacie and Philip wrote about it recently for Baaz News in an article titled 3HO's Boarding Schools Were A Living Hell"
IndoctriNation: The Chaos & Contradiction of 3HO w/ Satpavan Kaur Khalsa
"Sat Pavan Kaur was born into the 3HO community and Sikh Religion. She spent her childhood moving around to various 3HO communities. At the age of 8, she was sent to India with 120 other children to go to boarding school leaving her family back in the US. At 16, she would be taken out of school and join Yogi Bajan's personal staff. In the last couple of years, she has left the Cult but stayed within the greater Sikh community. She is one of the many women that was abused by Yogi Bhajan. She has had to unravel her life, the good, the bad, and the horror that she experienced growing up in the 3HO community; the abuse she was subjected to, the toll it took on her and her husband, and the clear choices she made to raise her children differently from how she was raised.Sat Pavan now lives with her two children and husband of 27 years, raising her family and working hard to be a good person and do good in the world around her. She has been teaching and performing dance for the last 30 years to people of all ages and backgrounds, and is passionate about teaching and inspiring creativity, confidence, and individuality in her students, especially the younger generation which has been a hugely positive outlet for her. Satpavan is also a musician who plays Kirtan and has played Sikh religious music since she was a young girl and continues to do so. Her music, along with dance has kept her going by providing a sense of healing throughout her life. In this intimate conversation, Sat Pavan shares a full portrait of her life being born into the 3HO cult, from how her parents were pulled in to her childhood development as she was whisked away from one unsafe situation to another. Sat expertly points out the key moments of indoctrination, suffering, and red flags she experienced throughout her decades involved with 3HO and it's monstrous guru."
