Sunday, Febuary 27, 2011

Retired Royal Air Force intelligence officer gets 800,000 back in damages from spiritual guru for brainwashing him!

A retired RAF officer who claimed he was 'brainwashed' into signing over his £800,000 home to a spiritual guru has won a court battle to get his property back.  Richard Curtis, 53, and his wife Fiananda were active members of a the guru's controversial 'healing centre' and donated their farmhouse and possessions to their leader, Rena Denton.  Miss Denton - who prefers to be known as Mata Yogananda Mahasaya Dharma - is the 79-year-old 'spiritual head' and founder of the Self Realization Meditation Centres movement, which has been described by some critics as a 'cult'.
Full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350710/Former-RAF-officer-claims-brainwashed-gur-wins-800k-house-gave-away.html