Teacher and organization safety

Discernment for choosing teachers and communities while protecting consent, money, dignity and freedom.

GUIDANCE AND ACTION

Look for accountable teaching

A trustworthy teacher identifies sources, admits limits, permits questions, discloses money and power arrangements, respects other traditions and has safeguarding processes that do not depend on personal loyalty.

GUIDANCE AND ACTION

Recognize red flags

Danger signs include isolation from family, sexual access framed as initiation, pressure for secrecy, extravagant promises, threats of curses, medical prohibition, unpaid exploitative labour, financial urgency and punishment for leaving.

GUIDANCE AND ACTION

Leave and seek help safely

You do not owe a private confrontation to an unsafe leader. Contact trusted people, safeguarding professionals, legal authorities or emergency services as appropriate. Spiritual language does not excuse assault, fraud or coercive control.

SAFETY BOUNDARY

Know where this guide stops

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SOURCE TRAIL

Continue with traceable sources

Bhagavad Gita 4.34 read alongside ethical accountability
Traditional tests of teacher and student
Contemporary safeguarding and coercive-control guidance