<p>Breath of Fire is an excellent documentary about Kundalini Yoga, a group invented out of thin air by the self-styled Yogi Bhajan, who claimed to be a Sikh and to have a system of yoga. Bhajan was neither a Sikh nor a yogin. His techniques lead to dissociation and hypomania (false ecstasy) and then to the depths of depression. Followers can spend years believing that they&#39;ve failed on the path to enlightenment when, in reality, they were conned into using dangerous and untested methods to induce euphoria.Hoyt Richards is a documentary maker, actor, and former member of another eastern-themed cult, Eternal Values.Notes and links:Jon says "Yogi Bhajaj" throughout, but realizes that the name is "Yogi Bhajan." These things happen sometimes.The term "S.P." in Scientology usually means "Suppressive Person," ie, someone who is not to be trusted. However, Jon and others in the ex-Scientology community have reclaimed this title as a "Social Personality."The Sharpeville Massacre deserves much more recognition than it normally gets; <a href="https://sahistory.org.za/article/sharpeville-massacre-21-march-1960" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here is a page from South African History Online</a>. Also do check out the other resources cited in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpeville_massacre" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">this Wikipedia article</a>.<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Here is the complete poem</a> Jon quotes toward the end of the video.</p>


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