A guideline for a critical examination of (psycho-)spiritual groups - using the example of the Bhagwan movement
Keywords:
psychospiritual groups, criteria, regressive and narcistic tendencies, imbalance of transcendental and wordly orientation, sabotage of developing processes, flat interpretations of spiritual experiences and philosophies, Bhagwan-Movement
Abstract
According to some present doubtful psychospiritual groups and movements the author developed some criteria for a critical view on them, concerning regression, narcism, dynamic of development, community, transcendence and worldly orientation and simplified interpretations of contents and experiences. Finally they are applied on the Bhagwan-Movement.
