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Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati (aka Joyce Green, Joyce Cho, Joya Santana, Joyce DiFiore) is a spiritual teacher born to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, U.S.A. Her outlook has been influenced by Jesus Christ and the Hindu saint Nityananda. She has also been informed by the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba, Ramana Maharshi and Shirdi Sai Baba. Her own teachings are therefore undogmatic; principal among them is an emphasis on "the importance of service in spiritual life".
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati founded the Kashi Ashram, "an international interfaith community based on kindness, compassion and service", in Florida in 1976.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is the subject of some controversy regarding her Ashram and has been accused by some of promoting a cult. She allegedly has been repudiated by Ram Das (aka Richard Alpert) (see, e.g., Stripping the Gurus by Geoffrey D. Falk). Probably the most aggressive such accusations are presented at http://www.kashiashram.com, although much of this material is not directly focused on Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati but is more general in its aim. Members of her staff and followers have created a number of websites promoting Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati's teachings and methods.
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