abusing-scripture

  Preface "He Quoted Gita, Then He Hit Me" is not a cry for sympathy. It is the echo of countless unheard voices wrapped in silence. It is the unmasking of love that bruises and spirituality that manipulates. It is the story of Rashmi — a woman who loved twice and lost twice, but this time, she decided not to lose herself. Rashmi was not looking for a savior. She had already braved one broken marriage, was raising her son with quiet dignity, and had stitched her life back together piece by piece. When Damyank — a man cloaked in the charm of a monk, quoting Gita verses with practiced ease — entered her life, it felt spiritual, magical even. He spoke of karma, of soulmates, of destinies intertwined. She, ever the believer in redemption and hope, opened the door to her heart and her home. Their love was born in the eeriness of the pandemic, walking through empty streets, sharing long phone calls, planning dreams, whispering fears. But this love, as Rashmi would come to reali...

  Structure: 30 Chapters ✨ PART ONE: The Illusion (Chapters 1–10) Focus: Falling in love, the spiritual trap, early warning signs, denial Spiritually Betrayed – He Used God to Break Me When Dharma Turns Dark – A Survivor’s Story of Love, Lies, and Spiritual Manipulation From Temple to Trauma – How I Fell in Love with a Devotee The Devotee Who Never Loved – His God Was Everything — I Was Nothing Weaponized Scriptures – He Quoted the Gita — Then He Hit Me The Brahmachari’s Vows – What He Promised and What He Took The Devotee’s Charm – The Soft Words That Covered Hard Truths My Sacred Wedding – Vows Taken Before God, Broken in Silence I Was His First, Not His Equal – The Love He Couldn't Give I Loved a Lie – I Thought I Married a Monk 🩸 PART TWO: The Abuse (Chapters 11–20) Focus: Emotional, spiritual, and physical abuse; loss of self; isolation Vedanta Was My Cage – How Scripture Was Used to Control Me The Devotee’s Wife – Behin...

 My Voice Against Devotion, Violence, and Spiritual Misuse 1. Spiritually Betrayed Title: He Used God to Break Me Subtitle: My Marriage to a Brahmachari Turned Husband, and the Abuse That Followed 👣 2. When Dharma Turns Dark Title: In the Name of Dharma Subtitle: A Survivor’s Story of Love, Lies, and Spiritual Manipulation 🛕 3. From Temple to Trauma Title: The Brahmachari Who Became My Abuser Subtitle: How I Fell in Love with a Devotee — and Survived the Darkness Behind the Devotion 🧎‍♂️ 4. The Devotee Who Never Loved Title: His God Was Everything — I Was Nothing Subtitle: An Indian Woman’s Journey Through a Spiritual Marriage Gone Wrong 🔥 5. Weaponized Scriptures Title: He Quoted the Gita — Then He Hit Me Subtitle: The Hidden Abuse Behind a Mask of Devotion and Discipline 🌪️ 6. I Was His First — But Never His Equal Title: The First Woman of His Life Subtitle: My Marriage to a Brahmachari Devotee, and the Love He Couldn’t Give ?...