Steven Hassan is one of America's leading cult counselors, employing
the Strategic Interaction Approach to help people leave destructive
groups. He has been involved in educating the public about destructive
cults in America for over nineteen years. He is a licensed mental
health counselor and holds a Master's degree in counseling psychology
from Cambridge College. In 2000, his acclaimed book Releasing
the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves was
published by Freedom of Mind Press. It is also available in Polish,
Russian, and Chinese with other language texts being prepared. Stevenhas
appeared on virtually every major news program in America, including
"60 Minutes" and "Nightline."
Lama Surya Das is an American meditation teacher, poet, Buddhist
scholar, translator, and social activist. He is the author of The
Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales From Tibet (Harper
San Francisco, 1992) and is editor/translator of Natural
Great Perfection by Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche (Snow Lion Publications,
1995). Founder of the Dzogchen Foundation, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
he conducts meditation retreats worldwide and organizes the Western
Buddhist Meditation Teachers Conference with the Dalai Lama.
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freedom and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The fact that a person’s name or group appears on our website
does not necessarily mean they are a destructive mind control cult.
They appear because we have received inquiries and have established
a file on the group.
The Freedom of Mind Resource Center Inc. was established by cult expert Steve Hassan.
