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Mooji

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2023–2026: academic and religious reassessments acknowledge multiple testimonies but no formal adjudication” and “2018–2019: former members accuse him of sexual relationships with female students amid significant spiritual power imbalance”.

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Profile No. 2663 · Updated on 12 October 2026

6Documented controversies

5Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2023–2026

2023–2026: academic and religious reassessments acknowledge multiple testimonies but no formal adjudication

Allegations

A 2023 academic publication and subsequent institutional reviews discussed allegations of sexual misconduct, psychological manipulation and financial exploitation surrounding Mooji. They emphasised both the existence of several critical accounts and the evidential limitations of the initial sources.

Sources · 2

[1]
Societies / MDPIThe Guru and the Gurukula: The Experience of a Western Disciple in IndiaAcademic publicationHigh reliability
[2]
Good Work / Anglican tradition resourceModern Non-Duality: The Way of What You Already AreOfficial documentMedium reliability

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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2018–2019

2018–2019: former members accuse him of sexual relationships with female students amid significant spiritual power imbalance

No legal proceedings

Former members interviewed by Be Scofield accused Mooji of having sexual or intimate relationships with female students and disciples while occupying a position of exceptional spiritual authority. A subsequent academic study acknowledged the controversy and existence of several testimonies.

State of the evidence: Allegations
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
Guru MagazineBecoming God: Inside Mooji's Portugal CultMedium reliability
[2]
Societies / MDPIThe Guru and the Gurukula: The Experience of a Western Disciple in IndiaAcademic publicationHigh reliability
[3]
Mooji.orgMonte Sahaja Response to Allegations of an Abusive CultPrimary sourcePrimary source

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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2018–2019

2018–2019: allegations of humiliation, psychological control, enforced relationship breakdowns and isolation in community

No legal proceedings

Former members described confrontation sessions, public humiliations, instructions concerning relationships and mechanisms of spiritual dependence which they characterised as coercive control or manipulation. Some said the community encouraged estrangement from people outside it.

State of the evidence: Allegations
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
Guru MagazineBecoming God: Inside Mooji's Portugal CultMedium reliability
[2]
Mooji.orgMonte Sahaja Response to Allegations of an Abusive CultPrimary sourcePrimary source
[3]
Mooji.orgBehind the ScenesPrimary sourcePrimary source

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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2018–2019

2018–2019: allegations of financial opacity and transport of substantial cash sums to Portugal

No legal proceedings

The Guru Magazine investigation claimed, in particular, that more than 200,000 euros in cash had reportedly been transported from the United Kingdom to Portugal and criticised financial opacity surrounding Monte Sahaja and donations.

State of the evidence: Allegations

Sources · 2

[1]
Guru MagazineBecoming God: Inside Mooji's Portugal CultMedium reliability
[2]
Mooji.orgMonte Sahaja Response to Allegations of an Abusive CultPrimary sourcePrimary source

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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2017; controverse publique en 2018–2019

2017: two suicides among people associated with community fuel debate over psychological support, without established causation

No legal proceedings

Scofield's investigation reported the suicides of two people who had attended or been connected to the community in 2017 and placed them within broader criticism of the handling of psychological vulnerability.

Legal status — source text: no_causal_or_criminal_finding_against_Mooji_identified

Sources · 2

[1]
Guru MagazineBecoming God: Inside Mooji's Portugal CultMedium reliability
[2]
Mooji.orgMonte Sahaja Response to Allegations of an Abusive CultPrimary sourcePrimary source

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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2019

2019: Monte Sahaja issues official response describing allegations of abuse and cult-like practices as lies and defamation

No legal proceedings

Faced with accusatory articles and accounts by former members, Monte Sahaja published a detailed response rejecting allegations of abuse, predatory conduct towards women, coercive control and cult-like operations.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Mooji.orgMonte Sahaja Response to Allegations of an Abusive CultPrimary sourcePrimary source

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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