About this episode
You normally associate yoga with love and light, but what started out as a peaceful path to spiritual enlightenment turned into a horrific doomsday cult when Shoko Asahara founded the religious group "Aum Shinrikyo" in Japan in the 1980's. Today, we explore how a charismatic and manipulative man was able to convince his followers to perform the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, leaving Japan, and the rest of the world, both shocked and horrified.Today's sources include:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/shoko-asahara https://irp.fas.org/congress/1995_rpt/aum/part03.htm https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/phowa-teachings/#:~:text=The%20Phowa%20practice%2C%20or%20Transference%20of%20Consciousness,in%20the%20six%20realms%20of%20cyclic%20existence.&text=In%20the%20Vajrayana%2C%20Phowa%20is%20known%20as%20a%20quick%2C%20direct%20path%20to%20enlightenment https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/world/guru-s-journey-special-report-seer-among-blind-japanese-sect-leader-s-rise.htmlSupport the showLike our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast!Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/You can also leave us some love on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcastHave feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at:theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com
