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Mary Garden

 

Mary Garden B.Ed., Dip. Tchng., is a writer who lives in Queensland, Australia. Her book The Serpent Rising: a journey of spiritual seduction is based on her extraordinary experiences in India in the 1970’s with various gurus including Rajneesh, Sai Baba and Balyogi Premvarni. First published in 1987, a second revised edition was published in late 2003 (Sid Harta Publishers). She also co-authored (with Bernard Gunther) Bhagwan’s Neo-Tantra (Harper & Row, 1980). Mary writes on a range of issues for newspapers, magazines and journals. A major feature article The Trouble with Gurus: Mary Garden issues a travel warning for seekers of spiritual enlightenment was published last year in Australia’s leading newspaper, The Australian Financial Review. She has spoken about her experiences on radio and television, at universities and schools. Her article Bad Karma, on the ISKCON child abuse case, was the cover story of the New Humanist Magazine (UK), July 1005. http://www.newhumanist.org.uk/volume120issue4_more.php?id=1628_0_37_0_C

 

(marygarden@bigpond.com; www.users.bigpond.com/marygarden)

 

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Conference 2004 GA: Events Overview
Garden, Mary: "The Potential for Abuse in the Guru-Disciple Relationship"
The Serpent Rising - M. Garden
The Serpent Rising: A Journey of Spiritual Seduction - Book Review by Marybeth Ayella, Ph.D.

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