Join us... come join the cultA friend of mine recently floored me with the admission that he'd spent several years in Eastern Europe with the Moonies. And he seemed so normal. Have you or your mates disappeared into a cult? Now that the brain-washing has worn off, tell us all about it.
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chthonic, Thu 26 Jan 2006, 17:46)
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Not a very dangerous cult, butI was involved for some time with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, who are a rather dodgy outfit. They are a mish-mash of people who practice 'Western Buddhism', which is a rather nonsensical concept itself. Although they were fairly sincere, most members seem deeply unhappy, and not many seem to actually achieved much insight at all. Rather disturbingly, they open places called "Buddhist Centres" in towns, giving the impression that they are in some way representitive of all the Buddhist community, which is certainly not the case.
I now am a member of a group that's actually got a proper lineage and very good teachers, and I recommend doing the same.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:01, Reply)
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