LEGAL  ARGUMENTS




THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF FRAUD

The garden variety preacher could be described as an "information provider".  He talks about God and how people should be good and kind and so on.  To the degree he is able to inspire people, they give him money which keeps him going.  However, the preacher does not claim to be capable of actually "doing anything" - he simply talks about things that God does.

Gurinder is different.  He claims to be a "service provider".  People do not hang around him to hear him preach about God.  Instead, he claims that he IS  god  - Sat Purush to be specific.  And, in exchange for loyalty, money and physical services, he promises to personally appear at the time of a member's death and "take care of everything".  

The question is, how many grandiose claims and promises can Gurinder make to people before he meets some legal definition of fraud.  The truth is Gurinder is not god - he has no spiritual powers - he does not come to meet people when they die and he cannot perform miracles or any other task that the average person cannot do.  But he specifically promises these things in his initiation ceremony.  Also, the many cult publications are filled with claims of his powers and examples of claimed miracles.

It is one thing to go around and preach about the powers of God and quite another to claim you are god and make specific promises of service to people which you cannot provide and have no intention of providing.

THE DERA AND THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT

The Dera is a unique little place.  It is a walled city right out of the days of old.  And, built into the wall every so often is a circular guard tower just like ancient castles.  

These guard towers are manned by soldiers of the Indian army.  Also, an Indian army detail camps out in a tent just outside the entrance to the "guest house" where visitors stay and Gurinder lives.

Why are they there?  Why does the government of  India provide army troops to protect this ashram?  What is so special about these people that they rate such special services.  Clearly, there must be some relationship between Gurinder's group and the government of  India.  

If Gurinder has a relationship with the government of  India, he is required to register in the United States as an agent of a foreign power.  Has he - probably not.  Considering current events in the world, maybe he should be detained and asked next time he enters the country.

GURINDER'S SLAVE LABOR SYSTEM

Beas original philosophy was that one's primary duty was to do his meditation.  However, lately this has been overshadowed by one's duty to report to work sites and do free labor for Gurinder in exchange for spiritual favors after death.  First, Gurinder cons someone into giving him property or money to buy property and then tells cult members to improve the property by constructing buildings and the like.  He offers no help at all and expects workers to bring their own tools and equipment and  take care of all their needs while they are working for him for free.

Now, with respect to projects in the United States, what about all of our labor laws - OSHA rules - workman's compensation and the like.  What about on the job injuries.   Well Gurinder does not worry about such trivial things as people's rights and US laws - after all, he is god - so why should he care.  However, a judge might see things differently if he were hauled into court and held responsible for any ill effects people suffered while on his property doing  slave labor for him.


GURINDER'S PIPELINE OF RESTRICTED TECHNOLOGY

Gurinder is from the modern generation.  He likes technology - lots of it.  And, to get the technology he wants. he simply asks people who come to visit him from developed countries - mainly the United States - to bring it to him.  Of course his followers obey and deliver the goods as ordered.  Before Gurinder, you could not find a computer or anything remotely resembling one anywhere at the Dera.  Now, the computer center is huge and has its own building.  The problem here is that much of what Gurinder desires and, in fact, has in fact obtained is "not for export".  It does not seem to occur to his followers that they are violating the law by bringing him restricted hardware and software from the United States.  And, since he has so far not been caught, the process continues.

WHEN GURINDER'S COMMANDS CAUSE INJURY

Let's consider some of Gurinder's basic commands.

Well, he wants everyone to  be a vegetarian for one.  Now, this may not be appropriate for all people.  Suppose it negatively impacts your health.  Gurinder is not a licensed dietitian in the United States and he can't give dietary advice.  To do so is practicing without a license and anyone who is told by a for real doctor or dietitian that their health is being negatively impacted by following Gurinder's advice should be able to haul him into court and collect damages.

What about his special brand of Yoga.  Well, despite the name change, it looks just like Kundalini Yoga which essentially all experts agree must be practiced under direct guidance by a competent expert.  So what does Gurinder do?  He sends out "representatives" who have no idea what they are doing to give out instructions "by proxy" to people who may well never meet Gurinder.  It would not matter if they did meet Gurinder because he does not know what he is doing - he is just using an             "initiation instruction book"  left to him by the previous master who probably did not know anything either.  So you have unsupervised people scattered all over the world doing introductory Kundalini Yoga exercises with no clue as to what they are doing and no one to turn to for help if anything goes wrong.  

This could be grounds for arresting Gurinder on a charge of "reckless endangerment" because any recognized expert on Kundalini Yoga in the United States would testify that you should not give out this type of instruction unless you were available to physically supervise your student.  

GURINDER'S  MONEY  COURIERS
Many people from many countries visit Gurinder's stronghold in India each year.  And, each year some are "chosen" for special missions where Gurinder's organization buys them tickets to another country and gives them satchels of cash (currency) which they are to deliver to someone and then return to headquarters at the Dera.  The people chosen are, of course, completely under the influence of Gurinder and never entertain the thought that something illegal may be going on since "they are on a mission from god".

What's really going on here.  What is this money trafficking network that Gurinder operates doing.  Where does the money come from?  Where does it go?  Loyal followers would never ask such questions because it would be "questioning god's will".
However, for the less gullible, perhaps it is time to see just what is going on here.