▁m ast urb ation ▁entitled ▁" Yes ▁to ▁Self - L ove " ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Betty ▁D od son , ▁Ra ël , ▁and ▁a ▁Ra ë li an ▁bishop . ▁ ▁Betty ▁D od son , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Montreal ▁the ▁previous ▁month , ▁spoke ▁about ▁her ▁dream ▁of ▁a ▁world wide ▁m ast urb ation ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁celebr ation . ▁Ra ël ▁described ▁his ▁view ▁on ▁self - lo ve , ▁saying ▁it ▁is ▁how ▁people ▁become ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁cos mos , ▁while ▁Daniel ▁Ch ab ot — a ▁local ▁college ▁psych ology ▁professor — sp oke ▁about ▁the ▁psych ological ▁benefits ▁of ▁m ast urb ation . ▁ ▁Ch ab ot ' s ▁statements , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁status ▁with ▁the ▁sect ▁and ▁his ▁pur port ed ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁psych ological ▁credentials ▁to ▁attract ▁new ▁rec ruits ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁controvers y ▁with ▁a ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁The ▁corpor ation ▁won ▁the ▁suit ▁but ▁was ▁ultimately ▁charged ▁by ▁Ch ab ot . ▁ ▁Ra ël ' s ▁return ▁to ▁racing ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁rich ▁Japanese ▁Ra ë li ans ▁r ented ▁a ▁race ▁car ▁and ▁showed ▁it ▁to ▁Claude ▁Vor il hon . ▁ ▁They ▁believed ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁generate ▁public ity ▁for ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁Claude ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁fund ing ▁must ▁not ▁come ▁from ▁member ▁t ith es ▁or ▁emb ass y ▁fund ing