Talk:Muktananda

Rodarmor as the source
We need to be very careful with using Rodarmor as the only source of extraordinary claims. Firstly, such claims must be corroborated by other sources independent from Rodarmor. Secondly, Rodarmor himself is very careful and purposefully vague. For instance, he has has not written anywhere that Muktananda himself issued death threats. In absence of direct quoting, we should really avoid going beyond what's in the source. — kashmīrī  TALK  07:39, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Tantra
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Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk!  02:36, 5 June 2021 (UTC)


 * That's Caldwell's take. But his autobiography (on cursory glance) doesn't mention the existence of any Tantra or Kaula teacher. It;s no secret that Muktananda was self-taught on Tantra, and from Hindi books since his understanding of Sanskrit was quite poor. Even assuming that he secretly admired Abhinavagupta (obviously, without studying his Sanskrit works), can we blindly copy Caldwell's assertion on Kaula here? For once I agree with the IP editor to remove the passage. Muktananda's acts were not Tantric practices IMO; it was sexual molestation and rape, plain and simple. — kashmīrī  TALK  02:56, 5 June 2021 (UTC)


 * We don't write about our opinions, we write about what WP:RS say. Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  03:04, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * We need to assess the value of sources ourselves. And we can judge that Caldwell has no idea about Kaula. — kashmīrī  TALK  09:34, 5 June 2021 (UTC)