Yes, I have.
It's a very special place to me, truth be known- I know of nowhere else quite like it.

Sometimes it pays to be a nosy git!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 20 Mar 2009, 18:24, 1 reply)

damn... wish they had a place in the UK...
Y'know - sometimes I wish i could get somewhere like this - just get some REAL quiet and do some serious thinking...

I envy you your discovery and salute your nosiness. I checked out their sites and the wikipedia article on the chap himself - and they seem like that rare (but not entirely unknown) abso-freakin'-lutely genuinly nice religious types.

You must have met the type at the retreat - but does the rest of you lot know what I mean? - they don't hassle, they don't preach - but they are amongst the nicest, most humane, decent True Humans you will ever meet: ever.
(brumguvnor www.twitter.com/brumguvnor, Fri 20 Mar 2009, 20:46, closed)

Yes, they are.
His ban on proselytizing, directing that their lives be more of an example of his teachings that preaching his words, was brilliant. The people I met were all very happy to discuss Baba- and sometimes even to tell some rather rude and funny stories on him- without pushing anything. They were genuinely curious as to my thoughts, without judging. It was a really great experience.

Then again, I do tend to stand out in that crowd- I'm tall, male, white, relatively young and more than happy to converse. Most of who I met there were either Indians or middle aged or elderly people. When I told the story of how I found the place they were mesmerized. And when I spoke of my own ideas they were really interested. I suspect it's rare that they get younger people coming in off the beach.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 20 Mar 2009, 21:07, closed)