my life behind the headlines of the Hare Krishna movement Muster, Nori J. (Nori Jean) 1956- creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. ilu 1997 monographic eng 1 online resource (xviii, 213 pages) : illustrations. Combining behind-the-scenes views of an often besieged religious group with a personal account of the author's struggle to find meaning in it, Betrayal of the Spirit takes the reader closer than any other source so far to the reality of life in the Hare Krishna movement. Nori J. Muster, a California native, joined the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) - the Hare Krishnas - in 1977, shortly after the death of the movement's spiritual master, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. She lived in the Krishnas' western world headquarters in Los Angeles and worked for ten years as a public relations secretary and editor of the organization's newspaper, the ISKON World Review. Her story of the Hare Krishnas' decline is a gripping presentation of facts gleaned from personal reminiscences, published articles, and internal documents. Betrayal of the Spirit details drug dealing, weapons stockpiling, deceptive fund-raising, child abuse, and murder within ISKON, as well as the dynamics of schisms that forced some 95 percent of the group's original members to leave. Although the movement fell into disarray after the death of its founder, the author's story is one of a continual search for truth and religious meaning as an ISKON member. Muster's account of the scandal-plagued decade following Swami Prabhupada's death ends in 1988 when, disillusioned over the continuing internal strife and scandals, she left her job and the movement. Nori J. Muster ; foreword by Larry D. Shinn. Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-206) and index. n-us--- International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Muster, Nori J. (Nori Jean) 1956- Hare Krishnas United States Biography Erlebnisbericht RELIGION / Comparative Religion BL1285.84 .M87 1997eb 294.5/512 Muster, Nori J. (Nori Jean), 1956- (DLC) 96004451 (OCoLC)34077011 9780252094996 (electronic bk.) 0252094999 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=691610 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=691610 N$T 140203 20200709060053.0 ocn869735761 eng