Vanguard’s ‘new tools’ not like the old tools of Buddha, Gandhi, Christ

In our previous posts we discussed Keith Raniere, the Vanguard’s treatment of Toni Natalie, his ex-girlfriend.

With millions at his disposal and with an array of lovers, we listed 16 actions (see bottom of page for list) that Raniere did to hurt her.

He might say it was to bring her to justice.

Keith Raniere’s followers like to compare him to the compassionate Buddha.

The Buddha is quoted as saying, “Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”

“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”

“To understand everything is to forgive everything.”

According to Raniere’s website:  “Scientist, mathematician, philosopher, entrepreneur, educator, inventor and author  Keith Raniere has devoted his life to studying the human psychodynamic and developing new tools for human empowerment, expression and ethics.”

If what he has done to Toni Natalie is an expression of the “new tools” for “human empowerment” and “ethics” we can see that it is very different than the old tools taught by Buddha and Christ.

Or even 20th century tools taught by Gandhi, Martin Luther King  or Mother Teresa.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma  Gandhi

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

“These are the few ways we can practice humility…. To pass over the mistakes of others. To accept insults and injuries. To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked. To be kind and gentle even under provocation.” –Mother Teresa

But Raniere can offer quotations too.

Here are three of his quotes: “Humans can be noble. The question is: Will we put forth what is necessary?”

Did Raniere put forth an effort to be noble toward Natalie?

“When we smile, the world smiles with us: each experience of joy is an experience of joy for all people and a victory for human kind.”

Did Raniere bring joy to Natalie?

And finally: Knowing what to do is useless without the emotional strength to do what you know.

Here we see Raniere’s words and actions are one. He has had the “emotional strength” to destroy her life.

Raniere has known what to do with Toni Natalie – attack her endlessly.

“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it,” said Confucius, 2500 years ago.

Raniere has an uncommonly good memory.

“Hate is more lasting than dislike,” said the Fuehrer.

And he said, “I do not see why man should not be just as cruel as nature.”

It seems Raniere’s new tools are not so new at all.

  • 16 actions by Keith Raniere against Toni Natalie in 16 years
  • He sued her
  • Arranged for his followers to sue her
  • When her legal bills exceeded her assets, he tried to block her bankruptcy
  • Sent her threatening letters
  • Encouraged his female followers to harass her
  • Allegedly had followers break into her house
  • Sent law enforcement to her door
  • Contacted the US Attorney and FBI to encourage an investigation
  • Had followers compile a financial report on her
  • Released it to the media and law enforcement
  • Hired a private investigator to monitor her
  • Tried to lure her to Mexico to allegedly have her arrested
  • Contacted her family and threatened them
  • Called her and threatened her
  • Pressed criminal charges 
  • Got her indicted.

 

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  • The Japanese,Lankans and East Asians see the Hindoos as a strategic partner against PRC in South China Sea.?

    They feel that hey have a common link via Buddha ? They forget that the Hindoos exterminated all the Buddhists ! They also forget that all Buddhist sculptures and scriptures, indicate Mongoloid features of the Buddha – which are not Indian !

    But more important – as per Hindoo scriptures – Buddha was a fraud ,charlatan and sent to beguile Hindoos ! Still the Japanese see the HIindoo Nation as a Strategic Military Ally – against the PRC ?

    Buddhists believe that they have a special bond with India and Hindoos !

    The poor souls – if they knew ! dindooohindoo

    i present the proof of what the Hindoo scriptures say,about the Buddha

     “In the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana,in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those atheists.” (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1:3:24)

    यथा हि चोर स्स तथा हि बुद्ध-स्तथागतं नास्तिकमत्र विद्धि।

     “As a thief, so is Buddha”. Know that “Tathagatas are atheists”. [Ayodhya Kandam,Sarga 109; shloka 34]

    As per Hindooism – Boodhism was a lie introduced by the Hindoo Gods to distract Atheists , idolators and animal sacrifices ! dindooohindoo

    But they lost control of the plot ! If the Buddhists knew ……

    Sample 1 – Lord Shiva is “explicitly ordered by Lord Vishnu”,to promote the philosophy(i.e. Advaita Vedanta) to “fool and beguile”, the Dindoo Hindoo Bindoo

    svāgamaiḥ kalpitais tvaḿ ca
    janān mad-vimukhān kuru
    māḿ ca gopaya yena syāt
    sṛṣṭir eṣottarottarā

     [Addressing Lord Siva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead said:] Please make the “general populace averse to Me” by imagining your own interpretation of the Vedas.
     Also, cover Me in such a way that people will take more interest in “advancing material civilization”, just to “propagate a population bereft of spiritual knowledge”. ’Padma Purana, Uttara-khanda (62.31).

    Sample 2 – Lord Vishnu instructs Siva,in the “Varaha Purana”,by saying:

    esa moham srjamy asu yo janan mohayisyati
    tvam ca rudra maha-baho moha-sastrani karaya

     O mighty-armed Siva, please “write books filled with lies”, and thus bewilder the people.

    atathyani vitathyani darsayasva maha-bhuja
    prakasam kuru catmanam aprakasam ca mam kuru

     O mighty-armed one, please “preach a collection of lies”. Place yourself in the forefront,and conceal Me.

    Sample 3 – Shiva tells his “wife Parvati”,as under

    mayavadam asac-chastram pracchannah baudham ucyate
    mayaiva kalpitam devi kalau brahmana-rupina

     O Goddess, in the age of Kali I shall “descend in the form of a brahmana” to spread this “Mayavada philosophy”, which is actually “covered Buddhism”. (Padma Purana)

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Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist.

His work has been cited in hundreds of news outlets, like The New York Times, The Daily Mail, VICE News, CBS News, Fox News, New York Post, New York Daily News, Oxygen, Rolling Stone, People Magazine, The Sun, The Times of London, CBS Inside Edition, among many others in all five continents.

His work to expose and take down NXIVM is featured in books like “Captive” by Catherine Oxenberg, “Scarred” by Sarah Edmonson, “The Program” by Toni Natalie, and “NXIVM. La Secta Que Sedujo al Poder en México” by Juan Alberto Vasquez.

Parlato has been prominently featured on HBO’s docuseries “The Vow” and was the lead investigator and coordinating producer for Investigation Discovery’s “The Lost Women of NXIVM.” Parlato was also credited in the Starz docuseries "Seduced" for saving 'slave' women from being branded and escaping the sex-slave cult known as DOS.

Additionally, Parlato’s coverage of the group OneTaste, starting in 2018, helped spark an FBI investigation, which led to indictments of two of its leaders in 2023.

Parlato appeared on the Nancy Grace Show, Beyond the Headlines with Gretchen Carlson, Dr. Oz, American Greed, Dateline NBC, and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, where Parlato conducted the first-ever interview with Keith Raniere after his arrest. This was ironic, as many credit Parlato as one of the primary architects of his arrest and the cratering of the cult he founded.

Parlato is a consulting producer and appears in TNT's The Heiress and the Sex Cult, which premiered on May 22, 2022. Most recently, he consulted and appeared on Tubi's "Branded and Brainwashed: Inside NXIVM," which aired January, 2023.

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