Why_RRQ we_PPIS2 love_VV0 Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE latest_JJT film_NN1 ,_, "_" Eat_VV0 ,_, Pray_VV0 ,_, Love_VV0 ,_, "_" opens_VVZ today_RT ,_, is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 recent-vintage_JJ movie_NN1 stars_NN2 whose_DDQGE fame_NN1 and_CC box-office_JJ clout_NN1 rivals_VVZ those_DD2 of_IO the_AT great_JJ stars_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 good_JJ long_JJ stretch_NN1 --_NN1 roughly_RR 1988_MC ,_, when_CS Roberts_NP1 stole_VVD "_" Mystic_JJ Pizza_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Steel_NN1 Magnolias_NN2 "_" out_RP from_II under_II her_APPGE more_RGR established_JJ costars_NN2 --_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ figurative_JJ and_CC literal_JJ money_NN1 in_II the_AT bank_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE name_NN1 could_VM finance_VVI and_CC open_VVI any_DD film_NN1 ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 mediocre_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE megawatt_NN1 grin_NN1 and_CC tragic_JJ frown_NN1 could_VM sell_VVI almost_RR any_DD story_NN1 ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 ludicrous_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX quite_RR on_II that_DD1 level_NN1 anymore_RR ,_, thanks_NN2 less_RRR to_II any_DD professional_JJ choices_NN2 (_( if_CS anything_PN1 ,_, her_APPGE taste_NN1 has_VHZ grown_VVN more_RGR adventurous_JJ over_II time_NNT1 )_) than_CSN the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST audiences_NN2 and_CC studios_NN2 allow_VV0 female_JJ stars_NN2 a_AT1 shorter_JJR shelf_NN1 life_NN1 than_CSN men_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR a_AT1 Meryl_NP1 Streep-level_JJ performer_NN1 ,_, and_CC Roberts_NP1 would_VM probably_RR be_VBI the_AT first_MD to_TO admit_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, and_CC still_RR has_VHZ ,_, that_DD1 ineffable_JJ something_PN1 that_CST separates_VVZ stars_NN2 from_II actors_NN2 --_NN1 plus_II aspects_NN2 of_IO humility_NN1 and_CC arrogance_NN1 that_CST surface_NN1 from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, puncturing_VVG her_PPHO1 carefully_RR managed_VVN image_NN1 in_II ways_NN2 she_PPHS1 almost_RR certainly_RR did_VDD n't_XX expect_VVI ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ 's_VBZ really_RR unusual_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 is_VBZ that_CST she_PPHS1 always_RR seemed_VVD aware_JJ that_CST the_AT image_NN1 of_IO Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 was_VBDZ exactly_RR that_DD1 ,_, and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM control_VVI it_PPH1 in_II some_DD ways_NN2 and_CC not_XX in_II others_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 serious_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO explore_VVI this_DD1 strange_JJ fact_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 through_II acting_VVG (_( in_II good_JJ films_NN2 and_CC bad_JJ )_) ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, if_CS there_EX 's_VBZ any_DD vivid_JJ through-line_NN1 in_II Roberts_NP1 '_GE screen_NN1 career_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 deliberate_JJ ,_, often_RR playful_JJ commingling_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE off-screen_NN1 and_CC on-screen_JJ lives_NN2 ._. 
Simply_RR put_VVN ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ number_NN1 of_IO Roberts_NP1 '_GE post-_JJ "_" Pretty_JJ Woman_NN1 "_" (_( her_APPGE breakthrough_NN1 )_) films_NN2 are_VBR not_XX just_RR21 about_RR22 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR about_RP ;_; they_PPHS2 're_VBR also_RR about_II what_DDQ it_PPH1 means_VVZ to_TO be_VBI Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 plays_VVZ on_II who_PNQS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC who_PNQS we_PPIS2 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, in_II ways_NN2 that_CST clear_VV0 up_RP certain_JJ mysteries_NN2 but_CCB deepen_VV0 others_NN2 ._. 
In_II her_APPGE own_DA peculiar_JJ way_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ as_RG much_RR the_AT author_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA image_NN1 as_CSA Madonna_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC nearly_RR as_CSA self-aware_JJ ._. 
Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE latest_JJT film_NN1 ,_, "_" Eat_VV0 ,_, Pray_VV0 ,_, Love_VV0 ,_, "_" opens_VVZ today_RT ,_, is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 recent-vintage_JJ movie_NN1 stars_NN2 whose_DDQGE fame_NN1 and_CC box-office_JJ clout_NN1 rivals_VVZ those_DD2 of_IO the_AT great_JJ stars_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 good_JJ long_JJ stretch_NN1 --_NN1 roughly_RR 1988_MC ,_, when_CS Roberts_NP1 stole_VVD "_" Mystic_JJ Pizza_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Steel_NN1 Magnolias_NN2 "_" out_RP from_II under_II her_APPGE more_RGR established_JJ costars_NN2 --_NN1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ figurative_JJ and_CC literal_JJ money_NN1 in_II the_AT bank_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE name_NN1 could_VM finance_VVI and_CC open_VVI any_DD film_NN1 ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 mediocre_JJ ._. 
Her_APPGE megawatt_NN1 grin_NN1 and_CC tragic_JJ frown_NN1 could_VM sell_VVI almost_RR any_DD story_NN1 ,_, no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 ludicrous_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX quite_RR on_II that_DD1 level_NN1 anymore_RR ,_, thanks_NN2 less_RRR to_II any_DD professional_JJ choices_NN2 (_( if_CS anything_PN1 ,_, her_APPGE taste_NN1 has_VHZ grown_VVN more_RGR adventurous_JJ over_II time_NNT1 )_) than_CSN the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST audiences_NN2 and_CC studios_NN2 allow_VV0 female_JJ stars_NN2 a_AT1 shorter_JJR shelf_NN1 life_NN1 than_CSN men_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ never_RR a_AT1 Meryl_NP1 Streep-level_JJ performer_NN1 ,_, and_CC Roberts_NP1 would_VM probably_RR be_VBI the_AT first_MD to_TO admit_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, and_CC still_RR has_VHZ ,_, that_DD1 ineffable_JJ something_PN1 that_CST separates_VVZ stars_NN2 from_II actors_NN2 --_NN1 plus_II aspects_NN2 of_IO humility_NN1 and_CC arrogance_NN1 that_CST surface_NN1 from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ,_, puncturing_VVG her_PPHO1 carefully_RR managed_VVN image_NN1 in_II ways_NN2 she_PPHS1 almost_RR certainly_RR did_VDD n't_XX expect_VVI ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ 's_VBZ really_RR unusual_JJ about_II her_PPHO1 is_VBZ that_CST she_PPHS1 always_RR seemed_VVD aware_JJ that_CST the_AT image_NN1 of_IO Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 was_VBDZ exactly_RR that_DD1 ,_, and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 could_VM control_VVI it_PPH1 in_II some_DD ways_NN2 and_CC not_XX in_II others_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 serious_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO explore_VVI this_DD1 strange_JJ fact_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 through_II acting_VVG (_( in_II good_JJ films_NN2 and_CC bad_JJ )_) ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, if_CS there_EX 's_VBZ any_DD vivid_JJ through-line_NN1 in_II Roberts_NP1 '_GE screen_NN1 career_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 deliberate_JJ ,_, often_RR playful_JJ commingling_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE off-screen_NN1 and_CC on-screen_JJ lives_NN2 ._. 
Simply_RR put_VVN ,_, a_AT1 good_JJ number_NN1 of_IO Roberts_NP1 '_GE post-_JJ "_" Pretty_JJ Woman_NN1 "_" (_( her_APPGE breakthrough_NN1 )_) films_NN2 are_VBR not_XX just_RR21 about_RR22 what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR about_RP ;_; they_PPHS2 're_VBR also_RR about_II what_DDQ it_PPH1 means_VVZ to_TO be_VBI Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 plays_VVZ on_II who_PNQS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, and_CC who_PNQS we_PPIS2 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, in_II ways_NN2 that_CST clear_VV0 up_RP certain_JJ mysteries_NN2 but_CCB deepen_VV0 others_NN2 ._. 
In_II her_APPGE own_DA peculiar_JJ way_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 's_VBZ as_RG much_RR the_AT author_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA image_NN1 as_CSA Madonna_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC nearly_RR as_CSA self-aware_JJ ._. 
Over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ,_, Roberts_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 runaway_JJ bride_NN1 and_CC played_VVD one_PN1 on_II film_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ played_VVN a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS became_VVD a_AT1 virtual_JJ prisoner_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 controlling_JJ monster_NN1 who_PNQS loved_VVD not_XX her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ she_PPHS1 represented_VVD ,_, and_CC briefly_RR escaped_VVN captivity_NN1 by_II pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI someone_PN1 else_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ played_VVN a_AT1 movie_NN1 star_NN1 hiding_VVG from_II the_AT press_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 movie_NN1 star_NN1 playing_VVG a_AT1 reporter_NN1 interviewing_VVG another_DD1 movie_NN1 star_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 fictional_JJ character_NN1 pretending_VVG to_TO be_VBI Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ._. 
Confused_JJ ?_? 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 look_VVI at_II the_AT slide_NN1 show_NN1 and_CC try_VVI to_TO sort_VVI it_PPH1 all_DB out_RP ._. 
Click_VV0 through_RP to_TO view_VVI ._. 
When_RRQ audiences_NN2 go_VV0 to_TO "_" Eat_VV0 ,_, Pray_VV0 ,_, Love_VV0 "_" this_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM watch_VVI as_CSA Julia_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ,_, blond_JJ and_CC brokenhearted_VVD ,_, folds_NN2 her_APPGE long_JJ ,_, long_JJ legs_NN2 into_II a_AT1 perfect_JJ letter_NN1 X_ZZ1 ,_, chants_VVZ a_AT1 mysterious_JJ mantra_NN1 ,_, and_CC magically_RR finds_VVZ the_AT equanimity_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ been_VBN eluding_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
Viewers_NN2 will_VM see_VVI her_PPHO1 undergo_VV0 life-changing_JJ experiences_NN2 thanks_NN2 to_II her_APPGE guru_NN1 's_GE grace_NN1 and_CC the_AT spirit_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE guru_NN1 's_GE master_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 she_PPHS1 calls_VVZ a_AT1 "_" South_NP1 Indian_JJ old_JJ lion_NN1 ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 will_VM perhaps_RR be_VBI awed_JJ and_CC enchanted_VVN by_II the_AT exotic_JJ spiritual_JJ treasure_NN1 chest_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ India_NP1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT they_PPHS2 will_VM cheer_VVI for_IF her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 finally_RR mends_VVZ the_AT cracks_NN2 in_II her_APPGE heart_NN1 and_CC makes_VVZ her_APPGE way_NN1 to_II Bali_JJ to_TO find_VVI love_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ they_PPHS2 probably_RR wo_VM n't_XX know_VVI is_VBZ that_CST the_AT unnamed_JJ guru_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 hugely_RR controversial_JJ figure_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ disappeared_VVN from_II public_JJ view_NN1 amid_II allegations_NN2 of_IO manipulation_NN1 ,_, financial_JJ misconduct_NN1 and_CC intimidation_NN1 ._. 
And_CC as_CSA that_DD1 guru_NN1 's_GE organization_NN1 ,_, the_AT Siddha_NP1 Yoga_NP1 Dham_NP1 of_IO America_NP1 (_( SYDA_NP1 )_) ,_, has_VHZ come_VVN under_II fire_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA guru_NN1 (_( yes_UH ,_, gurus_NN1 also_RR have_VH0 gurus_NN1 )_) ,_, the_AT "_" old_JJ lion_NN1 ,_, "_" has_VHZ been_VBN accused_VVN of_IO sexual_JJ abuse_NN1 ,_, molestation_NN1 and_CC sexual_JJ intercourse_NN1 with_IW minor_JJ girls_NN2 ._. 
The_AT film_NN1 ,_, like_II the_AT Elizabeth_NP1 Gilbert_NP1 memoir_NN1 on_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ based_VVN ,_, does_VDZ n't_XX name_VVI the_AT real-life_JJ ashram_NN1 or_CC guru_NN1 ,_, and_CC Gilbert_NP1 has_VHZ never_RR revealed_VVN the_AT guru_NN1 's_GE identity_NN1 ._. 
Readers_NN2 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 are_VBR instead_RR treated_VVN to_II breathless_JJ but_CCB abstract_JJ passages_NN2 like_II this_DD1 :_: "_" Then_RT I_PPIS1 listened_VVD to_II the_AT Guru_NN1 speak_VV0 in_II person_NN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE words_NN2 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 chill_NN1 bumps_NN2 all_RR over_II my_APPGE whole_JJ body_NN1 ,_, even_RR across_II the_AT skin_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
And_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 heard_VVD she_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 Ashram_NN1 in_II India_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD I_PPIS1 must_VM take_VVI myself_PPX1 there_RL as_RG quickly_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ._. "_" 
But_CCB if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR somewhat_RR familiar_JJ with_IW India_NP1 's_GE spiritual_JJ landscape_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO figure_VVI out_RP that_CST this_DD1 "_" feminine_JJ ,_, multilingual_JJ ,_, university-educated_JJ "_" guru_NN1 is_VBZ Gurumayi_JJ Chidvilasananda_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT SYDA_NN1 ._. 
For_IF starters_NN2 ,_, India_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI very_RG many_DA2 female_JJ gurus_NN1 ,_, and_CC fewer_DAR still_JJ that_CST speak_VV0 impeccable_JJ English_NN1 and_CC reside_VV0 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
Gilbert_NP1 also_RR dedicates_VVZ a_AT1 sizable_JJ chunk_NN1 of_IO the_AT India_NP1 portion_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE book_NN1 to_II the_AT troubles_NN2 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ with_IW the_AT "_" Gurugita_NP1 ,_, "_" an_AT1 obscure_JJ 90-minute-long_JJ hymn_NN1 that_CST Gurumayi_NP1 's_GE devotees_NN2 are_VBR required_VVN to_TO chant_VVI every_AT1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
Having_VHG been_VBN to_II a_AT1 Siddha_NP1 Yoga_NP1 meditation_NN1 workshop_NN1 myself_PPX1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM well_RR acquainted_VVN with_IW the_AT tedium_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ the_AT Gurugita_NP1 ,_, and_CC as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, Siddha_NP1 Yoga_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ Hindu_JJ spiritual_JJ order_NN1 to_TO have_VHI made_VVN the_AT Gurugita_NP1 such_DA an_AT1 essential_JJ part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 devotee_NN1 's_GE daily_JJ practice_NN1 ._. 
The_AT ashram_NN1 in_II the_AT book_NN1 is_VBZ located_VVN in_II a_AT1 small_JJ village_NN1 just_RR outside_JJ Mumbai_NN1 ,_, while_CS SYDA_NP1 's_GE India_NP1 ashram_NN1 is_VBZ tucked_VVN away_RL in_II a_AT1 rural_JJ idyll_NN1 called_VVN Ganeshpuri_NP1 ,_, some_DD 50_MC miles_NNU2 from_II Mumbai_NP1 ._. 
The_AT book_NN1 is_VBZ littered_VVN with_IW other_JJ telling_JJ biographical_JJ details_NN2 about_II Gilbert_NP1 's_GE guru_NN1 that_CST match_VV0 up_RP with_IW Gurumayi_JJ --_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 joined_VVD the_AT entourage_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Indian_JJ swami_NN1 (_( a_AT1 Hindu_JJ religious_JJ teacher_NN1 )_) as_II a_AT1 teenager_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 served_VVD him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 translator_NN1 for_IF years_NNT2 before_II being_VBG given_VVN guru-hood_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR in_II her_APPGE 20s_MC2 when_CS she_PPHS1 became_VVD his_APPGE successor_NN1 ._. 
Earlier_RRR this_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Post_NN1 drew_VVD the_AT same_DA SYDA_NN1 connection_NN1 to_TO "_" EPL_VVI ,_, "_" as_CSA others_NN2 have_VH0 ._. 
When_CS Salon_NN1 contacted_VVD Gilbert_NP1 's_GE publicist_NN1 at_II Viking_NN1 to_TO confirm_VVI that_DD1 Gurumayi_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II fact_NN1 her_APPGE guru_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 were_VBDR told_VVN ,_, "_" No_AT comment_NN1 ._. 
Liz_NP1 has_VHZ always_RR made_VVN a_AT1 concerted_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO respect_VVI the_AT privacy_NN1 of_IO the_AT ashram_NN1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB the_AT evidence_NN1 is_VBZ overwhelming_JJ ._. 
Known_VVN to_II her_APPGE followers_NN2 as_CSA just_RR Gurumayi_JJ ,_, Malti_NP1 Shetty_NP1 is_VBZ undeniably_RR beautiful_JJ --_JJ slender_JJ and_CC brown-eyed_JJ ,_, with_IW dimples_NN2 that_CST dig_VV0 deep_JJ commas_NN2 below_II her_APPGE high_JJ cheekbones_NN2 ._. 
Shetty_NN1 says_VVZ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ the_AT sole_JJ successor_NN1 to_II SYDA_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ Hindu_JJ religious_JJ movement_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ based_VVN on_II the_AT tradition_NN1 of_IO Vedanta_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE predecessor_NN1 and_CC guru_NN1 ,_, the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS appointed_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II his_APPGE throne_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ Swami_NN1 Muktananda_NP1 ._. 
SYDA_NP1 is_VBZ headquartered_VVN in_II a_AT1 large_JJ complex_NN1 in_II South_ND1 Fallsburg_NP1 ,_, N.Y._NP1 ,_, a_AT1 town_NN1 set_VVN in_II the_AT Catskill_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1980s_MC2 and_CC '90s_MC2 --_NN1 the_AT decades_NNT2 during_II which_DDQ the_AT SYDA_NP1 reached_VVD its_APPGE height_NN1 of_IO popularity_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT foundation_NN1 was_VBDZ said_VVN to_TO have_VHI some_DD 70,000_MC followers_NN2 across_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Its_APPGE devotees_NN2 ,_, mostly_RR the_AT wealthy_JJ and_CC well-educated_JJ ,_, included_VVD celebrities_NN2 like_II Melanie_NP1 Griffith_NP1 ,_, Isabella_NP1 Rossellini_NP1 ,_, Diana_NP1 Ross_NP1 and_CC Don_NP1 Johnson_NP1 ._. 
In_II 1983_MC ,_, an_AT1 expose_VV0 by_II journalist_NN1 William_NP1 Rodarmor_NP1 in_II CoEvolution_NN1 Quarterly_NN1 (_( a_AT1 Stewart_NP1 Brand_NP1 magazine_NN1 that_CST eventually_RR became_VVD Whole_JJ Earth_NN1 Review_NN1 )_) suggested_VVD that_CST before_CS his_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, Muktananda_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN having_VHG sex_NN1 with_IW several_DA2 young_JJ girls_NN2 in_II his_APPGE ashrams_NN2 ._. 
The_AT septuagenarian_JJ guru_NN1 ,_, said_VVD the_AT piece_NN1 ,_, used_VMK to_TO stand_VVI behind_II a_AT1 curtain_NN1 and_CC spy_NN1 on_II girls_NN2 in_II the_AT female_JJ dormitory_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 even_RR had_VHD a_AT1 special_JJ area_NN1 equipped_VVN with_IW a_AT1 gynecologist_NN1 's_GE table_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ used_VVN for_IF his_APPGE sexual_JJ dalliances_NN2 ._. 
In_RR21 public_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 announced_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ celibate_JJ ,_, insisting_VVG that_DD1 sexual_JJ acts_NN2 took_VVD away_II21 from_II22 spiritual_JJ energy_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_RR21 private_RR22 ,_, a_AT1 parade_NN1 of_IO girls_NN2 would_VM be_VBI trooping_VVG in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE bedroom_NN1 all_DB night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT story_NN1 even_RR describes_VVZ the_AT violence_NN1 and_CC intimidation_NN1 used_VVN by_II Muktananda_NP1 to_TO control_VVI his_APPGE devotees_NN2 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR accounts_NN2 of_IO him_PPHO1 beating_VVG hapless_JJ Indian_JJ peasants_NN2 outside_II the_AT ashram_NN1 grounds_NN2 ,_, of_IO stabbing_VVG his_APPGE valet_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 fork_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_IO sending_VVG burly_JJ enforcers_NN2 to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO devotees_NN2 who_PNQS refused_VVD to_II toe_NN1 the_AT party_NN1 line_NN1 ._. 
In_II an_AT1 account_NN1 posted_VVN on_II the_AT website_NN1 Leaving_VVG Siddha_NP1 Yoga_NP1 --_NN1 which_DDQ encourages_VVZ former_DA devotees_NN2 to_TO come_VVI forward_RL with_IW stories_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE abuse_NN1 and_CC mistreatment_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 former_DA devotee_NN1 ,_, Joan_NP1 "_" Radha_NP1 "_" Bridges_NP1 ,_, describes_VVZ her_APPGE sexual_JJ encounters_NN2 with_IW Muktananda_NP1 ._. 
Bridges_NP1 ,_, then_RT 26_MC ,_, says_VVZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ slowly_RR wooed_VVN by_II Muktananda_NP1 's_GE translator_NN1 ,_, Malti_NP1 Shetty_NP1 ._. 
As_II the_AT account_NN1 reads_VVZ :_: "_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ given_VVN an_AT1 invitation_NN1 by_II Malti_JJ to_TO come_VVI to_II the_AT Boston_NP1 Ashram_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ entourage_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 privilege_NN1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thrilled_VVN to_TO be_VBI included_VVN ._. "_" 
Soon_RR ,_, Muktananda_NP1 started_VVD kissing_VVG her_PPHO1 and_CC grabbing_VVG her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, eventually_RR pulling_VVG her_PPHO1 into_II his_APPGE room_NN1 to_TO inspect_VVI her_APPGE vagina_NN1 ._. 
The_AT next_MD night_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, Muktananda_NP1 brought_VVD her_PPHO1 back_RP into_II his_APPGE quarters_NN2 ._. 
"_" All_DB the_AT while_NNT1 he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, 'Do_NN1 n't_XX tell_VV0 anyone_PN1 ,_, '_GE and_CC ,_, 'Do_NN1 n't_XX tell_VV0 your_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. '_" 
Muktananda_NP1 put_VVD me_PPIO1 on_II a_AT1 high_JJ table_NN1 ,_, pulled_VVD my_APPGE legs_NN2 back_RP to_TO expose_VVI my_APPGE vagina_NN1 and_CC pulled_VVD out_RP his_APPGE flaccid_JJ penis_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 placed_VVD his_APPGE penis_NN1 as_CSA far_RR up_RP inside_II me_PPIO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 could_VM and_CC remained_VVD in_II that_DD1 position_NN1 a_AT1 very_RG long_JJ time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 took_VVD years_NNT2 for_IF her_PPHO1 to_TO accept_VVI that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, been_VBN a_AT1 victim_NN1 of_IO sexual_JJ abuse_NN1 ._. 
In_II 1994_MC ,_, the_AT New_JJ Yorker_NP1 revisited_VVD these_DD2 accusations_NN2 in_II the_AT article_NN1 "_" O_ZZ1 Guru_NN1 ,_, Guru_NN1 ,_, Guru_NN1 ,_, "_" written_VVN by_II Lis_NP2 Harris_NP1 ._. 
Harris_NP1 found_VVD several_DA2 other_JJ women_NN2 who_PNQS said_VVD that_CST Muktananda_NP1 had_VHD forced_VVN them_PPHO2 to_TO have_VHI sex_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 also_RR chronicled_VVD Shetty_NP1 's_GE behavior_NN1 as_II the_AT new_JJ guru_NN1 ._. 
Shetty_NP1 displayed_VVD many_DA2 of_IO the_AT same_DA traits_NN2 as_CSA her_APPGE mentor_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 ran_VVD a_AT1 hate_NN1 campaign_NN1 against_II her_APPGE brother_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN named_VVN as_II a_AT1 co-successor_NN1 by_II Muktananda_NP1 ,_, beating_VVG him_PPHO1 and_CC isolating_VVG him_PPHO1 until_CS he_PPHS1 finally_RR gave_VVD up_RP his_APPGE claim_NN1 on_II the_AT SYDA_NP1 's_GE spiritual_JJ mantle_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 denied_VVD all_DB allegations_NN2 of_IO Muktananda_NP1 's_GE sexual_JJ abuse_NN1 and_CC shielded_JJ other_JJ sexual_JJ predators_NN2 inside_II the_AT ashram_NN1 ,_, including_II a_AT1 man_NN1 called_VVN George_NP1 Afif_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ convicted_VVN of_IO statutory_JJ rape_NN1 ._. 
Harris_NP1 '_GE piece_NN1 even_RR hinted_VVN that_CST Shetty_NP1 herself_PPX1 had_VHD had_VHN sexual_JJ relations_NN2 with_IW Afif_NP1 ._. 
"_" While_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ working_VVG on_II the_AT story_NN1 ,_, "_" Harris_NP1 told_VVD Salon_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ constantly_RR followed_VVN &lsqb;_( inside_II the_AT ashram_NN1 &rsqb;_) ._. 
Men_NN2 with_IW walkie-talkies_NN2 would_VM n't_XX let_VVI me_PPIO1 go_NN1 anywhere_RL on_II my_APPGE own_DA ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR always_RR asking_VVG my_APPGE driver_NN1 questions_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 woman_NN1 who_PNQS I_PPIS1 worked_VVD with_IW in_II the_AT ashram_NN1 's_GE kitchen_NN1 was_VBDZ even_RR noting_VVG down_RP every_AT1 word_NN1 I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ very_RG Big_JJ Brother-like_JJ ._. "_" 
