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New Book Tells the Story of One Woman’s Life in a Dangerous Cult — and Reveals Her Two Former Gurus’ Dark Secrets

Published on 02 February, 2012
New Book Tells the Story of One Woman’s Life in a Dangerous Cult — and Reveals Her Two Former Gurus’ Dark Secrets
February 1, 2012, AUSTIN, TEXAS — One year ago, Karen Jonson was sitting in a Texas courtroom praying that her former guru would be found guilty for his crimes against children. Now, she is publishing the story of her 15 years in his Austin, Texas, ashram in a book titled: Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus: How I Was Conned by a Dangerous Cult—And Why I Will Not Keep Their Secrets. The ebook will launch on February 15, 2012.
 
“I started writing this book during my last year in the ashram, after I’d learned that the men I though were God incarnate, were actually devils in orange clothing,” says Jonson. “I chose this publication date for two reasons: It’s the one-year anniversary of Prakashanand Saraswati’s criminal trial and escape into Mexico. Also, the organization is inaugurating its largest temple—a massive structure in Vrindavan India that cost one billion dollars—all of which came out of the pockets of duped followers.”
 
The sole purpose of the new giant temple is to glorify the head guru of the Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP)—Kripalu Maharaj (aka Ram Tripathi)—who uses the self-designated title “jagadguru.” He has been arrested for rape twice during his 60-year reign as a Hindu “spiritual leader.” Yet, he has never been held accountable for these crimes or any others, and his true story has not been told—until now in Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus.
 
In her memoir, Jonson tells the harrowing story of being lured into the cult by a clever conman, dedicating her life to the gurus, living in their U.S. ashram as a renounce Hindu devotee, learning their dark secrets, and working to expose the truth about the gurus and their spiritual con game. The story unfolds in seven parts: 

1.     In the Beginning — For the Love of God

2.     In the Ashram — The Razor’s Edge

3.     In the Dark — Curiouser and Curiouser

4.     In the Cult — Losing My Religion

5.     In the World — Divine Intervention

6.     In the Trial — Truth and Consequences

7.     In Hindsight — Deconstructing the Guru Con Game

Not only did Jonson live this story, she also conducted extensive research for this book. Jonson talked to many ex-devotees, experts on Hinduism, lawyers, the FBI, and others. She also unearthed documentation of the gurus misdeeds, including a newspaper article about Kripalu’s arrest for raping two underage girls in India, a flyer warning people about the deceptive rapist Kripalu, two letters where the gurus discussed their “goal of collecting millions of dollars,” and more. Also, to help propagate the truth about these dangerous cult leaders, Jonson started a Facebook page (The Truth Project for Barsana Dham and JKP) and a blog (www.Rishikaxcult.com). Many people have already been informed and have steered clear of the gurus.
 
“This book is the culmination of my effort to get this important information out to those who have been conned and who might be conned by the gurus and preachers of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat,” says Jonson. “My hope for this book is to give readers an inside look at how this con game operates, how I was lured in, what the gurus were actually doing behind closed bedroom doors, and why no one has stopped this organization and its fake gurus from raping underage girls, taking people’s money, and ruining people’s lives. I want to keep people, especially children, safe from the greedy clutches of this spiritual con game.”
 
The target audience for Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus is anyone who wants to keep themselves and their family members and friends free of bogus spiritual organizations, and people who want to better understand the inner workings of mind-control organizations, including past and current members of JKP, members of other cults, spiritual seekers, parents, young adults, lawyers, and law enforcement.
 
The book is published by Rishika Books. First edition copies of Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus are available as an ebook at www.Rishikaxcult.com. The 300-page ebook sells for $14.95. The ebook will be available for a limited time at the discounted launch price of $9.99. Future editions will be available on Amazon.com and other online bookstores.
 
A portion of the sales of Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus will go to charities that help children recover from being raised in cults.

About Karen Jonson (aka Rishika Xcult)

Karen Jonson is a writer, author, and former member of the Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP) cult, which is headquartered in India and has branches around the world, including Austin, Texas. Since realizing that she was a member of dangerous cult with dark secrets, Karen has become a tireless source of truth about the fraud gurus: Kripalu Maharaj and his main partner-in-crime Prakashanand Saraswati. As a result, she has been cyberstalked and slander online by followers still loyal to the two “gurus.” Karen lived in the JKP ashram formerly named Barsana Dham in Austin for 15 years. The ashram was renamed Radha Madhav Dham after the escape of the “guru” Prakashanand Saraswati, who was convicted in March 2011, on 20 counts of indecency with children by a jury in the State of Texas. Karen is the founder of the Facebook page called “The Truth Project for Barsana Dham and JKP,” where she informs the public about the JKP cult. Despite threats, she continues to share information about the cult. Her new memoir is a document of her life as an innocent spiritual seeker and her ultimate role as a warrior seeking justice for children harmed by the gurus: Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus: How I Was Conned by a Dangerous Cult—And Why I Will Not Keep Their Secrets. Karen is available for interviews and lectures on her book, this cult, the seduction tactics of dangerous cults, and how to recover from mind-control organizations.

New Book Tells the Story of One Woman’s Life in a Dangerous Cult — and Reveals Her Two Former Gurus’ Dark Secrets
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