Guest guest Posted May 18, 2002 Report Share Posted May 18, 2002 I can vouch for this, that this is what he has long advised. I met Thakar and read some of their literature some years ago. He really means it. It is upsetting to think of the effect on the eyes and brain of this kind of deprivation. Clearly, if anyone tried it, they would be found guilty of child abuse and medical neglect. I guess they will use religious freedom and see how far that goes. He is touring U.S. in summer. I am not sure the visa is the issue. It's really the practice we need to stop. I don't want to prevent his devotees from seeing him, as far as I am concerned. Some of his writings are indeed precious; I just was impressed by one of his teachings. It is scary that someone can be so right and so wrong. I am sure he means well, but we must put the children above his misguided efforts. I know that if one eye is much weaker than the other in terms of acuity, and it is left that way, at some point the brain will not process that information at all, irreversibly. If both eyes are blinded, as in this case, I would think that the brain would be similarly affected, and irreversible damage occur. I am going to run this by my ophthalmologist before saying more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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