Benthino Massaro being exposed

[Jodistrict]

21 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Jodistrict why not find your own practice? I have found that works better for me at the end of the day. To keep your ego in check, you don't need a guru; you need self-reflection, questioning your own beliefs, aka philosophy. That also will make you come up with authentic thoughts instead of being a copy-paste of whatever some guru says, which is almost as dogmatic as any religion. 

If you have a real teacher, you are developing authenticity which you can only do with another person.  A real teacher isn't transmitting dogma.  

[Jordan of the Shire]

On 5/4/2026 at 8:20 PM, Natasha Tori Maru said:

The poopy truth is that bullshit and the truth don't arrive separately. They are usually bundled together. You see this often with sharp insight in one domain, and then a completely distorted crazy statements in another!

@Natasha Tori Maru Yea this makes a lot of sense.

 

@Lyubov It sounds like you had a healthy relationship with your teacher. I see why it would work well to have a teacher give you the skills, then encourage you to go practice on your own for awhile. I'm experiencing something similar.

It can be a trap to get involved in a never ending treadmill of new skills and teachings. Dependency in a way. 

 

@Jodistrict I see the benefit in a gentle hierarchy based on recognizing a difference in expertise, while still acknowledging our common humanity. I like the term spiritual friends or sangha. Respecting the sovereignty of eachother, while still being in community. Even when the gap in skills, knowledge, wisdom, etc etc could be large.

@Olaf  As an example: I am impressed by someone like Damo Mitchel. After close to 50 years of dedicated practice and mastery in the arts, he sees his teacher, who introspects and reflects with him about his intentions, actions , failures and successes, and the responsibility he has as a teacher, and guides his development. He speaks openly and advocates for teachers even at the highest levels.

His humility inspires a sense of humility in me.  

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I think too that having no teacher and sourcing through the path with the tools you have is fine too.  But you could say that a forum like this is kind of like a sangha, where we are collectively guiding eachother, whether directly or indirectly. So though we may not have a dedicated teacher, we are still learning through osmosis through relationship.

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Imo, it's kind of an art - trying to figure out your own path and what works for you.

 

 

 

Edited May 6 by Jordan of the Shire

[Olaf]

@Jordan of the Shire sure hearing other peoples perspectives helps aswell, that is also why I am on this forum to share and hear other peoples reflections and reactions on what I say and my perspectives.

[Butters]

I knew from the beginning this guy was a POS by the way he treated his black caddy driver in that documentary they did on him a few years ago.

Just look at the way they treat other people, it's not that hard to see.

[Ry4n]

On 28/4/2026 at 3:58 PM, Jodistrict said:

Enlightenment is overrated.  We already have a world full of assholes willing to take advantage of vulnerable people.  If enlightenment just empowers more psychopaths then shouldn’t enlightenment be made illegal for the protection of society?  What good is it, if it just increases suffering?

Good point, I’d hope any genuine enlightenment that’s sane and grounded usually prevents bad behaviour so anything that doesn’t shouldn’t be considered an enlightened teaching I guess

[Olaf]

I have been in contact with some of the victims of Bentinho Massaro and I might do an interview with one of them on youtube about this, if you guys have any good questions let me know what you would want to know. No silly questions please. 

[Lyubov]

43 minutes ago, Olaf said:

I have been in contact with some of the victims of Bentinho Massaro and I might do an interview with one of them on youtube about this, if you guys have any good questions let me know what you would want to know. No silly questions please. 

Victims? Kinda a stretch of that word no?

This video will basically give you a look into the mind of a women who shacks up with this guy. She can barely contain her excitement for him. She looks like a high school girl talking about her celebrity crush or first boyfriend....

Edited May 10 by Lyubov

[Mellowmarsh]

Beware of false profits saying you will own nothing and be happy.

 

 

[Olaf]

@Mellowmarsh Bentinho is just preparing you for any type of abuse, financially, sexually, whatever he wants.

[Mellowmarsh]

27 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Mellowmarsh Bentinho is just preparing you for any type of abuse, financially, sexually, whatever he wants.

It’s fine, I would never be tempted or seduced into going anywhere near a guy like that, not even to slightly prod him with a 50 foot bargepole. 

[Emotionalmosquito]

Aaron Abke interview coming out tomorrow. The evidence keeps piling up. 

[Olaf]

@Emotionalmosquito yes its out now, I think this will be the end for Bentinho, there is no way he will still be able to run his cult like before

[Wilhelm44]

 

[Olaf]

@Wilhelm44 I just saw the interview, I would recommend to listen to it, he really goes into the pitfalls of spiritual teachings and how awakening basically doesn't mean shit, because you can still have a spiritual ego, which is so so so true. Also he talks about integration, what Bentinho clearly didn't have, I am actually impressed by Aaron; he seems very conscious and not such an arrogant spiritual teacher like some of these guru's.

[Wilhelm44]

29 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Wilhelm44 I just saw the interview, I would recommend to listen to it, he really goes into the pitfalls of spiritual teachings and how awakening basically doesn't mean shit, because you can still have a spiritual ego, which is so so so true. Also he talks about integration, what Bentinho clearly didn't have, I am actually impressed by Aaron; he seems very conscious and not such an arrogant spiritual teacher like some of these guru's.

Aaron even takes on solipsism in this video (around 1:15:40), says people who teach that are weaponizing darkness. He should have a word with Leo (:)

[Olaf]

@Wilhelm44 that would be really cool, Leo and Aaron in an interview and then talking about Bentinho and cults and consciousness. That would be definitely something to watch.

 

[Wilhelm44]

2 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Wilhelm44 that would be really cool, Leo and Aaron in an interview and then talking about Bentinho and cults and consciousness. That would be definitely something to watch.

 

Leo would shock Aaron. Aaron thinks solipsism is evil.