"Darkness over India" - Amma, the Hugging Saint, aka Mata Amritanadamayi

[Iron]

It seems like former group-members often tend to present the former group leaders in the worst way possible. While I am also quite sceptical towards Amma, I also know a few intelligent people who seem to find it very helpful.

It does seem like the devotional path is a good way for some people's growth. Just because it is different than what works for some people does not mean that it is not helping others.

Not sure if this is the mode of thinking, but undiscriminated relativism ("A man's poison is another man's gold") is sometimes a logical trap. Sometimes a man's poison is also another man's poison.