I’ve found the curation at @batgap to be atrocious. They got a few right, but many more—especially @BentinhoMassaro—have been disasters.
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Wow, I was not aware he was on there. That's a straight up cult leader. The episode appears to have been taken down, and the batgap website has a page stating that some interviews have been removed because someone pointed out that they were platforming some crazies.
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It goes on about how they are not in a position to "endorse" any guests and encourage people to "discriminate carefully". What a load of horseshit.
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As a general rule, if you host a "spiritual" podcast and don't take careful steps to only promote genuine and qualified meditation teachers, you're not just spreading the dharma - you're also destroying it from the inside.
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How many spiritually naive people have stumbled across the podcast, looking for reliable and safe information about a practice that can dramatically transform the way their mind works, and how they perceive the world?
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These are a lot of the people that are likely to join a cult, or engage in harmful practices without proper guidance, or get seriously abused. Not everyone with a spiritual bent has the skepticism and critical thinking skills required to navigate the marketplace.
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To promote someone who claims to be able to hand out enlightenment if you become enslaved to his crazy new religion (one that somehow perfectly encapsulates the worst aspects of both eastern and western religions) is not just irresponsible but actively dangerous. What's going on?
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We need spiritual leaders who don't speak in enlightened poetry, but rather educate people on what's useful spirituality versus spiritual entertainment; who promote teachers that are actually qualified to teach and make sure none of them are batshit crazy, amoral, or both.
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Same here. Batgap was an essential resource to me for a while. I don't listen anymore, too much baggage.
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$100 per bag after the 2nd bag None may weigh more than 50 lbs One carry-on, one personal item
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lol, maybe that's why I stopped. Airlines started charging for luggage and I realized batgap was too expensive!
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