Are ALL our Spiritual Leaders now CORRUPTED?

Many people have just been shocked to

find out that the Delai lava has

recently been mentioned over 150 times

in the Jeffrey Epstein related documents

released by the US Department of

Justice. Somewhat surprisingly though,

he's been beaten by well-known spiritual

guru and author Deepak Chopra. And you

might be surprised to learn he has over

3,000 mentions.

One quite notable email from Deepak

Chopra to Epstein included the line,

"God is a construct. Cute girls are

real."

What the hell was that about and why is

a prominent spiritual figure emailing

with a convicted pedophile? The Dalai

Lama, though, he's not completely new to

scandal. A video clip from a live event

went viral in early April 2023 and it

shows the then 87year-old Dai Lama

interacting with a young boy when he

suggests he should suck his tongue.

Now this was kind of laughed off at the

time but it's not something you're

really going to expect from somebody

whose title is his holiness. And

honestly, I think it's time to take a

look behind the curtains and examine

what is really going on in our worldwide

spiritual community. Today, we're going

to take a look at not only the Dalai

Lama and Deepak Chopra, but also some

very influential figures like J Shetty,

[music] spiritual teacher Loji, and

probably it's worth mentioning a couple

of well-known people like Wimhof and

Teal Swang. And honestly, I think that

you're going to be really surprised when

you hear what's been going on. Before we

dive in, I want to be very clear why I

have put this together. Because my

motivation doesn't come from a cynical

place. Sometimes people like to tear

down and criticize leaders and public

figures simply because they're taking

action and being visible. Some people

don't want you to step up because they

then themselves will be called to a

higher standard and they'd rather pull

down people to be in the mud with them.

So let's return to the 14th Dalai Lama.

Born on July the 6th, 1935

in the small village in the Amdu region

of northeastern Tibet. He is the current

incarnation of the Dalai Lama lineage.

He's authored over 100 books on

Buddhism, ethics, and science. In 1989,

his holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Here though is where his story takes a

very unexpected and somewhat dark turn.

Last year in 2025, journalist Michael

Walsh recounted in a Daily Beast podcast

episode that he encountered the Dai Lama

at Epstein's New York townhouse during

one of his visits sometime around 2014

2015. Wol described it as part of a

salon where high-profile figures,

particularly people like the Dalai Lama,

would drop by.

Drop by?

Why would the Dalai Lama just be

dropping by? Why on earth would he even

be there? A specific email from October

the 21st, 2012 in the files shows

Epstein informing a contact that he

planned to attend an event on Ireland

because Delai Lama is coming. What? Now,

I want to be clear that while there is

no concrete evidence of the Dalai Lama

meeting with Jeffrey Epstein, it still

smells pretty bad. Especially when you

consider that it was way before these

dates, already in 2008, that Epstein had

pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for

prostitution. Now, you may well think

that someone whose life is supposed to

be about emphasizing ethics and

compassion might want to avoid potential

connection with the pedophile and child

trafficker. Right? So, we have these

possible meetings with Jeffrey Epstein,

the scandal in 2023 where his holiness

suggests on camera that a young boy

should suck his tongue.

It's not a great look, but did you know

that for more than 15 years, the Dalai

Lama received an annual subsidy of no

less than $180,000 a year from the CIA.

Yeah, you heard that right. that Delai

Lama, who has consistently positioned

himself as a global advocate for

nonviolence, has been more than happy to

take money from a clandestine

organization known to give guns and cash

to many a random dictator as part of

their regime change playbook. Now, I

don't know about you, but I'm not sure

if all of this deserves a Nobel Peace

Prize for lifelong commitment to

non-violent struggle and advocacy for

peaceful solutions. I really think we

should expect better. Now let's look at

someone that I used to think of as a

kind and loving spiritual teacher,

author and guru the Prag Chopra. Now a

decade after Epstein's conviction, the

Bakshopra and Jeffrey Epstein met they

initiated a friendship that involved

frequent emails and in-person

encounters. Between 2016 2018, there

were many interactions including emails,

shared news articles, event planning,

and discussions on spirituality,

finance, as well as personal matters.

Choper sought Epstein's financial advice

and even asked for social introductions,

for example, to celebrities like

Leonardo DiCaprio or Mara Maples, who

was Trump's ex-wife. In a February 2017

email, Jopra invited Epstein to Israel.

"Come to Israel with us," he said.

"Relax and have fun with interesting

people. If you want, you can use a fake

name. Bring your girls. It'll be fun to

have you." Now, if you're asking what

girls was Chopper talking about, well,

Epstein had a well doumented habit of

traveling and surrounding himself with

young women, many of whom were later

identified as victims or recruits in his

sex trafficking network. And based on

extensive court records and survivor

testimonies, some of these girls were as

young as 14. And there's much more

really, at least a dozen documented

meetings. Uh but really this is

inexcusable for a spiritual teacher

don't you think? So what has his

response been? On February the 4th 2026

so just a few days before this recording

via a statement on Hex Sherpa addressed

the backlash he wrote I am deeply

saddened by the suffering of the

victims. I unequivocably condemn abuse

and exploitation in all forms.

He goes on to say more, but honestly, I

can't bring myself to read it out. Am I

shocked?

No. I mean, I've seen so many spiritual

teachers and leaders fall over the

years, but it's pretty sad, don't you

think? I mean, Shop's got three

grandkids, and he frequently posts about

how grandfatherhood has brought more

presence and joy compared to his earlier

years of parenting.

You know, look, I'm a spiritual guy, so

I'm not supposed to judge, right? You

know, namaste, but

I'm not quite sure what to think of all

of this. I think you deserve better. I

think we all deserve better. Don't you

long to hear something from somebody

authentic, you know, like an inspiring,

impassion speech from Martin Luther King

or Nelson Mandela, something. I mean, I

look around these days and I wonder,

does anybody let that exist anymore? I

feel like we're kind of surrounded by

fake influences everywhere.

Okay, let's move on from Est. Let's have

a look at this fellow Sguru born

Jagadesh Jagi Ludv September the 3rd

1957 in India. He's an Indian yogi,

mystic, author and he's founder of the

Isha Foundation which was established in

1992. So it's a nonprofit organization

that promotes yoga, inner well-being,

environmental initiatives as well as

global outreach programs. Now he is a

prominent spiritual teacher with over 13

million followers on Instagram and over

12 million followers on YouTube. Right?

So he's got a big reach. He's

influential. Now in 2019 he spoke at the

World Economic Forum the W Indian

Economic Summit where he said all of the

religious spiritual groups they're all

against me at the moment because I'm

talking about population. They want more

souls but I want less on the planet. Now

between you and me I think that's not a

good look these days. Many people

criticize him for being a globalist WE

puppet and I get that criticism. Now

he's responsible for the Issha

Foundation and there have been multiple

complaints from parents, former staff

and ex-f followers alleging sexual

abuse, um rape and harassment, right?

Not small stuff. um both of mayers and

students both at his school and at the

ashram there have been multiple habius

corpus petitions that had alleged that

women were brainwashed into monastic

life at the ashram restricted from

family contact and confined against

their will. Now, I want to state that

these allegations and police

investigations were not made against him

personally. But let's be real, he's on

top of all of this. So, the buck has to

stop with him. These cultlike traits are

very bad practices. Okay. Here we have

Moy. Do you know him? Born Anthony Paul

Mu Young, January 29th, 1954, Jamaica.

He's a renowned spiritual teacher in the

advant tradition of non-duality.

Now he currently resides in Portugal. He

offers satsang retreats and claims to

help people go through self inquiry to

awaken to their true nature as pure

awareness.

I hope I'm not coming across as too

cynical here. Now, he may well do all of

this, but many ex-members of his

cult-like environment have accused him

directly of gross sexual misconduct,

things like sleeping with or praying on

vulnerable female students. So, sounds

like there's quite a price to pay for

your spiritual awakening with him. But

in dollar terms, too, critics accuse

Moji of leveraging his spiritual

authority to extract financial resources

from them. And volunteers at the ashram

pay up to $600 monthly for SA right

service. That means they're working 10

hours a day without any compensation.

Now, this one made me laugh. Moji and

his team allegedly smuggled over

$200,000 in cash from London to Portugal

over a period of 6 years to fund his

purchase of land. former staff admitted

to hiding cash in luggage which exceeded

the EU limits of moving $10,000 per

person. One of them was caught by police

uh and he lied about the source of the

money. Now meet Tal Swan, born Mary Teal

Bosworth on June 16th, 1984 in Santa Fe,

New Mexico. If you don't already know

her, she is an American spiritual

influencer, author, public speaker, and

self-described new thought leader. She

specializes in human development, trauma

healing, relationships, and emotional

authenticity.

Rashid claims to have endured severe

childhood trauma, years of ritual,

sexual and physical abuse by a satanic

cult starting at the age of six. Uh she

said it involved mind control, child

sacrifices, and she said that she was

groomed as an oracle or future leader.

She claims that the memories were

repressed but later recovered through

therapy and these claims were reported

to police in 2006 by her therapist

Barbara Snow. They were investigated but

investigations were closed due to lack

of evidence. Now look, if all of that

did actually happen, then really she has

my deepest sympathy. If you've watched

any of her videos, you'll see she

projects quite a strong and authentic

persona.

But here's what I think you should know

about. She is not without casualties.

Former members and a private

investigator who was hired by her own

manager described her inner circle as

cultish with intense devotion,

dependency on her guidance, isolation

from outsiders, and pressure to align

fully with her teachers. She's quite the

charismatic figure. Now, importantly,

she has been heavily criticized and in

my mind rightly of mishandling suicidal

people. Juan frames suicide in a way

critics consider unsafe by primarily

describing it as a safety net or some

kind of reset button that is always

available. Now, she suggests that

acknowledging suicide as an everpresent

option can paradoxically reduce

immediate pressure and allow people to

focus on alleviating present pain

instead of acting on it. She often

encourages suicidal individuals to

vividly visualize their own death or

suicide in graphic detail. This, she

claims, helps them realize that they

don't truly want death, but rather an

end to their suffering. ultimately

reinforcing a commitment to life. But

mental health experts and critics argue

that this rehearsal of suicidal

ideiation can be triggering. I mean,

makes sense to me, you know, cuz it kind

of romanticizes or normalizes the act.

So, let me tell you about Leslie

Wanggard. She was an early follower and

supporter who helped sponsor one of Teal

Swan's first workshops in Salt Lake City

in the late 2000s. Sadly, she died by

suicide in 2012 after engaging in

Swann's trauma processing techniques,

which reportedly uncovered repressed

memories of sexual abuse by her father.

In interviews featured in the Gateway

podcast and the Deep End docu series,

Swan described a final conversation in

which Leslie expressed being done with

life. And this led critics to link the

tragedy to Swann's controversial framing

of suicide as a potential safety net.

Now, Swan expressed feelings of guilt

about this, but she insists that her

methods were not responsible. Leslie,

unfortunately, is not alone. There is at

least one other specific case where a

follower deeply engaged with Teal Swan's

teachings reportedly died by suicide.

Now I should probably state here for

legal reasons that no direct causation

has been legally established and no

criminal charges have resulted for T

Swan but I think that this is a powerful

illustration on the real

responsibilities that spiritual teachers

have

now maybe not a spiritual teacher but

otherwise this chap pretty influential.

You might know Wimhof, right? Famous

Dutch man. He's known as the Iceman.

Now, I met him a few years back and he

didn't much care for me to be honest.

But that's not my reasons for calling

him out. It's because people have died.

Thousands of young men and women

practice his breathing technique, right?

Icebath plunges and they report benefits

like reduced inflammation, boosted

immunity, improved mental health,

enhanced athletic performance, right?

All the good stuff, overall resilience.

But he has been heavily criticized for

presenting his techniques in an

extremely unsafe way. No less than 34

deaths have been linked to Wimhof. When

I first heard this number, honestly, I

was shocked. Investigative journalist

Scott Carney, who was actually close to

Wimhof and he wrote a book about him,

has closely tracked these numbers

through public news, police and coroner

reports, family tips, and watchdog

sources. And what's very sad about this

is that Carney says these tragedies

could have been avoided. So what has

been happening is that in YouTube videos

and social media videos, Hoth is shown

taking deep breaths and then plunging

his head underwater for breath holds.

And here's the problem. Because you

shouldn't do this kind of breathing in

or near water, what happens is people

get enthusiastic, they do the breathing,

and they black out, right? And they fall

underwater. I mean, it's really 2 plus

two. So, Hoff denies any responsibility

and yet no criminal liability has been

found. But what if this was your son or

daughter? Now, there are so many more

people that I could mention, but let me

show you one more before I make my point

and you can understand where the hell

I'm going with all of this. So, meet J.

Shetty. He is a British Indian

podcaster, author, motivational speaker,

and supposed former monk who gained his

fame through viral wisdom videos,

bestselling books such as Think Like a

Monk, and his podcasts called On

Purpose, where he shares insights on

mindfulness, purpose, and relationships

drawn from his experiences with the

Harri Krishna movement and time he says

he spent in Ashrams. out. With more than

18 million followers on Instagram,

Shetty has a worldwide reach, attracting

people with his romantic origin story

and his wonderful celebrity interviews.

His big claim is that he spent three

years living as a monk in an Indian

ashra after a transformative encounter

with a monk during university. But this

cool story has been debunked by a 2024

Guardian investigation which found

inconsistencies in his timeline.

Evidence that he spent most of his 2010

to 2013 period actually at the UKbased

Back to Vidanta Manor which is an Iscon

temple where he was making promotional

videos. Oops. His time in India was more

likely a series of vacations, but he

exaggerated or fabricated key elements

of his former monk backstory to build

his very successful self-help brand.

Now, tell me if you think this is a

scam. The J Shetty certification score,

which costs $7,400 per term, markets a

master's degree in life coaching.

Oh, yes, life coaching. It has implied

official UK credentials, but

investigations reveal no direct offqual

approval, only loose ties to a private

certifier, and that lacks any regulatory

oversight. So Jay was in fact

overpromising unregulated qualifications

when contacted by Guardian newspaper

journalist John McDermott, the

University of Derby, Angela Ruskin

University and University of Buckingham

all denied any affiliation or link with

J. Shetty's programs and as a result he

was forced to remove all of this fake

information from his website. So let me

ask you, would you buy a life coaching

course from this chat? I wouldn't. Now,

in the 30 years of being in the

spiritual scene in all kinds of ways,

unfortunately, none of this surprises me

much. Even though it does sadden me and

even angers me, especially in cases

where people have died.

But you might well ask, why am I

bringing all of this up? Firstly, what I

want to say is in an Instagram perfect

world of glamorous and beautiful

teachers and coaches,

watch out. Watch out for your soul.

Really, I mean it. And watch out for

your wallet. This is quite a messy

planet. There are far more wannabes here

than people actually living a truly

authentic life. It's just the way it is.

Trust me, I've sat with many teachers

all over the world. And just because

someone presents themselves as a

teacher, um, a coach or a guide doesn't

mean that they're trustworthy. We really

have to be critical and careful, right?

I'm not cynical, right? I believe that a

lot is possible. Really, and there are

some amazing people out there, but if

you're interested in following a

teacher, really check them out. Don't

assume anything. Some of these people

are really charismatic and charming.

Really, they sweep you off your feet,

but they're going to have their hooks

and claws in you before you know it.

It's totally okay to ask questions. Uh

it's totally okay to request someone's

qualifications in whatever field. This

is your life. This is your soul. It's

the most precious thing you have. And I

want you to be careful with it. Please

only entrust it with people that are

going to care for you and will uplift

you.

Now, what I also want to say, and I

think this is important, and maybe this

is the good news, is that in my 13-year

quest to understand the nature of self

and the nature of the universe, what I

have found is that spirit, creator, or

God deeply supports you in your quest

for self-realization.

And the reason I can say this

confidently is because the very nature

of the universe is God looking for God

in and through you and me. Right? It's

that simple. So do look and inquire and

you shall find the truth that you're

seeking and you will find actually that

you are much more capable than you might

even believe of yourself at this moment.

feel or true teacher or guru is someone

who themselves has walked up that tough

path up to the mountaintop. They know

the way and their desire really is to

help you find yourself. Their motivation

is going to be heartbased. Now, thank

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