Table Of Contents

Here is the outline of the book Sex, Lies, and Two Hindu Gurus.

Prologue: The Case of the Disappearing Swami — Whereabouts Unknown

Part 1 — In the Beginning — For the Love of God
1. Ask and You Will be Given — Seek and You Shall Find
2. Desperately Seeking God — Fateful Attraction
3. Irresistible — Did I Even Have a Prayer?
4. Hear No Evil — The Guru’s Gospel
5. Fork in the Road — A Spiritual Seduction
6. Intense Longing — A Trip to Texas
7. The Guru’s Darshan — Meeting Swamiji
8. It’s the Guru’s World — Learning the Ropes
9. Swami Dearest — Hooked on the Guru
10. Roy Adored Me — A Shot at Worldly Love
11. Guru Preparations — The Teacher Visits
12. Total Immersion — For the Guru’s Pleasure
13. Speak No Evil — Father Knows Best
14. Blind Sided — The Price of Devotion
15. See No Evil — The Guru Plays Favorites
16. A Sacrifice — The Turning Point
17. A Leap of Faith — Ashram Bound

2 — In the Ashram — The Razor’s Edge

18. Journey’s End — Abandoning the World
19. Living the Dream — Settling into Ashram Life
20. Inside the Gates — Steering Clear of “The World”
21. Hinduism Light — The Western-Friendly Dogma
22. The Tea Towel Incident — A Ritual Restored
23. The Guru’s Playground — Life on His Golf Cart
24. The Temple — Witnessing a “Divine” Creation
25. The Guru’s Rules — Law of the Land
26. The Ladies in Orange — Holier Than Thou
27. Missed Connections — Outside Looking In
28. “One Big Family” — Big Fish in a Little Pond
29. Ashram Seva — Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t
30. Ashram Children — The Guru’s “Grandkids”
31. The Birthday Cake Miracle — Saving the Day
32. Cooking Halva — Trial By Fire
33. Barsana Dham in the News — Rolling with the Punches
34. RV Rides Come — and Go
35. Waiting for Grace — Hope Springs Eternal
36. Guru Bonding — Fear and Longing
37. Misadventures in Photography — A Lesson in Humility
38. Escape Plans — Nowhere to Run
39. Surrendering to the Guru — Mission Impossible?
40. Uncomfortable Grace — The Women-Only Ritual
41. Mad With Desire — Life Without Sex
42. Giving — How Much is Enough?
43. Epic Blast — The Guru’s Wrath
44. More Bad Press — Royally Skewered

3 — In the Dark — Curiouser and Curiouser

45. Where is Swamiji’s Guru? — The 10-Year Code of Silence
46. Introducing Maharaji — The Guru of the Universe
47. Going to India — Suffering for God
48. The Maharaji Show — Show Me the Money
49. No Titiksha for the Gurus — Gluttons for Creature Comforts
50. Returning to India — One Last Trip
51. Where is Sureshwari? — A Preacher’s Mysterious Disappearance
52. Swamiji’s Prescription — My Therapy Cure
53. The Million Dollar Trip — Maharaji Finally Visits the West
54. Maharaji Returns — And Chaos Ensues
55. Charan Seva — My Initiation into a Secret Ritual
56. More Charan Seva — Seeing and Not Believing
57. Maharaji Leaves — The Beginning of the End

4 — In the Cult — Losing My Religion

58. Maharaji is Arrested — Bad News Rising
59. Con Realization — A Crack in the Façade
60. Where in the Hell Am I? — The Gurus’ Secrets are Spilled
61. Reading Between Their Lies — Grasping at Excuses
62. Thank God for the Internet — A Chink in the Gurus’ Armor
63. Down the Rabbit Hole — Wonderland Implodes
64. Follow the Money — Curious Circumstances
65. Maharaji Returns — Without a Hero’s Welcome
66. Confronting the Guru — An Invitation to “Private Time”
67. Prepping Me for “Private Time” — Decoding the Secret Language
68. Under the Radar — My Year of Living Dangerously
69. Behind Closed Doors — The Guru’s Sex Schedule
70. Clueless — Omniscience Debunked
71. A Forgotten Secret — The Depths of My Denial
72. The Girls Speak Out — Breaking Their Silence
73. Preemptive Strike — Creating Their Defense
74. The Demon Speech Trilogy — The Fear of God
75. Gaining Shakti — My First Radha-Krishna Experience
76. Break on Through to the Other Side — Escaping the Cult

5 — In the World — Divine Intervention

77. The Guru’s Arrest — All Hell Breaks Loose
78. Extradited — Free on $1 Million Bail
79. Becoming an Informer — The $10 Million Dollar Article
80. Barsana Dham Calls — Fear and Loathing
81. My Life as Deep Throat — Digging Deep
82. Suzy’s Story — A Near-Bliss Experience
83. Kripalu’s Secret Lust — Underage Virgins
84. Feeding the Beast — Offering Virgins to the Guru
85. A Rapist’s Rituals — Kripalu’s Modus Operandi
86. The Moral Minority — Our Ex-Devotee Network
87. Talking to Mary — The Former Sureshwari Surfaces
88. Hell on Earth — Saving Another Soul
89. My Awakening — God Realization in the Blink of an Eye
90. Witness for the Prosecution — Nothing But the Truth
91. Appealing to a Higher Power — The Guru Can’t Take “No” for an Answer
92. Publication Day — The Power of the Press
93. The Infomercial Guru — Mixing Spiritual and Secular
94. Conmen Correspondence — The Forgotten Tree House
95. Exposing the Gurus’ Dark Side — The Truth Project
96. Uncivil Behavior — When Lawyers Play Dirty
97. Justice Delayed — Out of Sight, Out of Mind
98. Caught! — Prakash’s Critical Misstep

6 — In the Trial — Truth and Consequences
99. “Lawyering Up”— Mounting a High-Priced Defense
100. Cathy Compton — A Warrior for the Prosecution
101. Pretrial Shenanigans — By Hook or By Crook
102. His Day(s) in Court — The Guru Has Entered the Building
103. Day One — A Jury of His Peers
104. Day Two — Backroom Confidential
105. Day Three — Cruella De Ville
106. Day Four — The “Hot Shot” Cult Lawyer
107. Day Five — Prosecution Rests and Defense Begins
108. Day Six — The “Star” Witness for the Defense
109. Day Seven — Nothing But Lies
110. Day Eight — The Defense Abruptly Rests
111. Day Nine (Part One) — Lawyer Interrupted
112. Day Nine (Part Two) — Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
113. Weekend Negotiations — A Low Blow
114. Day Ten — And Then He Was Gone
115. Day Eleven — Fugitive From Justice
116. The Wicked Flee — A Run for the Border

7 — In Hindsight — Deconstructing the Guru Con Game

117. Cult Proof? – Resisting the Irresistible Lure
118. An Accumulation of Evidence — Is Kripalu God or an Unstoppable Madman?
119. Liar, Liar — Who is Prakashanand Saraswati?
120. Unholy Union — A Deal Between Devils
121. False Profits — Is JKP’s “Charity Work” a Scam?
122. The Guru-Devotee Dance of Narcissism — Are Their Followers Drinking the Koolaid™?
123. Bondage and Discipline — Are They Spiritual Masters or Slave Masters?
124. The $10 Million Dollar Question — Where is Prakashanand Saraswati?
125. Cult Proof – How to Steer Clear of Fake Gurus and Other Conmen

Postscript: Next Chapter — My Life After a Cult
Follow this Story – It’s Not Over Yet
About the Author
True-Charity – Giving to the Children Who Lived in Cults
Glossary