“Robert Schneider has written a fascinating tale of a young man’s quest for enlightenment in the ashram of an Indian guru, revered as a saint by his thousands of followers in the West. This compelling tale of spiritual seduction and betrayal, of ecstasy and trauma, is riveting, surprising, and most importantly, deeply authentic. If you were enchanted by the mystical mystery of the ashram in Eat, Pray, Love, this is the book that describes the other side of such groups – the corrupt, abusive world of the inner circle of a powerful, charismatic, traumatizing narcissist guru. This is the story of the dark side of enlightenment, and it could not be more clearly portrayed or better written.”
—Daniel Shaw, Author, Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation, and psychotherapist in private practice in New York City.