- Is Your Spiritual Teacher a Narcissist - Gigi Young Quote1) They are more "special" than you. They have more of a connection to higher abilities or god. 2) They put others teachers down. No one is as good as them. They are threatened easily by others. (Corboy They make jokes at the expense of other teachers and traditions or even insult them.) 3) They seek pity or are a
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Analysis of a Byron Katie Dialogue Small excerpt QuoteBecause Katie is not doing any trained CBT here (which presents itself as a technique, not a pathway to mystical truth brokered by an awakened being), the impact of the scene as a scene must be considered. Note the benevolent aggression of Katie’s body language. She leans forward, makes intrusive eye contact, smiles in an alpha wa
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Someone named Teal Swan has her own following and has garnered many harm reports. Teal Swan recommended Byron Katie Recent article here: Discussion of Teal Swan here:
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Why is it funny when people say a book changed their lives? sunshine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A writer on another board shared this link: > > > > I'm creeped out by the number of EPL fans. It's > weird when women -- especially people who are > middle aged or older, educated and intelligent -- > say that Gil
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If Eckhart Tolle's material actually freed us from ego, we'd *lose* interest in "playing the game" and not want to be pick up artists. Quotebout 9,950 results (0.79 seconds) Search Results Eckhart Tolle | Pick Up Artist and PUA Lingo www.pualingo.com/eckhart-tolle/ Aug 3, 2014 - Affiliation: Eckhart Teachings Website: Eckhart Tolle Bio Spiritual leader and mento
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Here are examples of passing thought conglomerates that would NOT form or would be written off as delusional if someone used Trungpa's method of thought noting or Tolle's method of dropping thought and remaining in some luminous 'now'. Once, I strolled down a neighborhood street and saw a large cactus. Suddenly, in spite of myself I imagined saying to some trustful visit
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Here is a situation that relates to thought stopping, rather than the sort of Trungpa's method as reported by Chandler of noticing and noting individual thoughts, then making them go, with no chance for each thought to form any relationship with the other thoughts and construct a narrative. This person reported trouble after getting involved with Eckhart Tolle material. QuoteWha
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Another person 'Brainwashed90' came to CEI reporting they'd had problems after exposure to the Tolle material. Ignore what discussant 'dsm' wrote. dsm turned out to be a Help Troll and was banned by the moderator. * Any time trolls arrive, especially if one or more trolls takes time as dsm did to write detailed replies, this signals that a discussion is takin
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Thank you for your post, you explained it so clearly. I can relate to everything you stated. My experience is very similar , but was connected to Gestalt therapy ,and Transactional Analysis Therapy. The last four years have been traumatic for me. I have gone to the brink of suicide to, I have lost all my identity and doubt every word that I speak and think . I won't go into the brainwashing
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Someone who tried to break big in the Self Help industry found she could not cope with the stress. Her mistake was: she didn't have the nerve to acquire an entourage of helpers. Read here and you will get the inside scoop on the real "Secret" behind Tolle, Byron Katie, Gangaji, Mooji and -- yes. Deepak Chopra. He worries about looking fat when he makes public ap
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What "powerofno" has written is fascinating. QuoteLovebombing Eckhart Tolle says that only those who are "ready" for his teachings will recognise their truth. This makes the reader think that if they believe the teachings, they must be special. If you are prepared to give your mind away to Tolle, you must be more evolved and more enlightened than the average person. T
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Another one I forgot to include. Lovebombing Eckhart Tolle says that only those who are "ready" for his teachings will recognise their truth. This makes the reader think that if they believe the teachings, they must be special. If you are prepared to give your mind away to Tolle, you must be more evolved and more enlightened than the average person. ----------------- By the
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I wanted to lay out some of the tricks that I've started to become aware of Mr. Tolle using. Tolle's Tricks Trance Induction and Hypnotic Suggestion In the Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle encourages you to not think about what you are reading, but instead to (paraphrasing) "feel the truth" of it. If your mind raises any doubts or concerns, he says that you should cast the
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Hello everybody. This is my first post here. I wanted to share my experience with the so-called 'teachings' of Eckhart Tolle. I know ET has been discussed on some other threads on here, but those discussions seem to have died down which is why I'm doing this as a new topic. I apologise if that's not the protocol. This is going to be quite a long, rambly personal account. Ag
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Re" For what I'm hoping for is one of them to please give me an advice on what religion/movement was one of the origins of the idea of lowering the ego." (darlof) I don't know who came up with the idea that your feelings are an issue (no one is quite clear about the elements of an Ego....and yes, I've studied the Eckhart book, power of now), and that they can be resolv
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Dear Darlof: One way to assess a teacher's character is to observe how he or she deals with source material. If someone claims to be sole custodian of something for which no one can be sole custodian -- hmmm. One item to be aware of is that some are out there who claim that a "serious seeker" gives up all claim to basic human rights. That one isnt a serious seeker unless
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Corboy, thank you for your kindness and all your advice. I will definitely use my gut feeling and my sound judgement when I face religious movements that are new to me. About the religious groups and meetings, I think they're a bad idea in general. At least for me I'm certain that the spiritual realisation is too personal and unique to be the same for even two people. I prefer to be
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Dear darlof, I am no authority on anything. I can offer advice I wish I'd heeded earlier on: * Do what you can to run background checks on anyone you consider getting involved with. If the teacher has published books, look at *all* of the books. Bookfinder dot Com is a potential research tool. You can see if you can get the books for free by inter library loan. Why do this?
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Yes, corboy you're right. I need help from someone to show me a road for me to take on, which can lead me where I want to go with my spiritual exploration. From what I learnt in the last month, reading Cult Education Institute forum is that you guys deserve great admiration for helping people get out of those harmful groups and movements, showing them a clearer and more sober view on what
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Dear darlof, it sounds as though you are looking for material to guide you in your spiritual explorations. Cult Education Institute is a resource for assisting people to understand what distinguishes harmful teachers and groups from those less likely to be or become harmful. As an evidence based social science and education resource, CEI cannot offer advice on "diminishing of th
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Hi all :) TLDR: What more to read about ego diminishing? I found this forum after googling for opinions on Eckhart Tolle. I'm really glad of learning different views from this topic: forum.culteducation.com/read.php?6,54633,page=1 After finishing that topic, I read this one as well: forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,7166,page=1 And I still haven't found an answer to what I
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That's kind of what SIF and butler devotees tried to do with thier ridiculous web campaigns. There must be at least 100 sites all related to butler. They are basically simplistic sites that give little to no authentic info about butler. In essence they have attempted to paint over the butler empire as a Ekhart Tolle style meditation group.
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Dialogue works equally well, if not better for manipulation, but the technique employed is certainly different. And of course, the feedback is an essential manipulation tool.
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Some comments following the Lululemon Diaries article. Here is a conversation about genuine empowerment. Fuzzyresearchbunny 7/15/15 12:29pm When the new overtime rule goes into effect in September, they will be violating labor law if they do not compensate those making under ~$50,000 for time and a half for hours worked beyond 40 a week. . And it is a labor violation if they ma
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Good analogy, Corboy, the daisy. She certainly does cast herself in the best possible light. But all of "the work" is still based on your being honest with yourself--continually (not easy). Figuring out what the truth of your situation is, wanting to make the right decisions,knowing what those are. There are so many personal variables. So it seems like she's made a win-win s
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Yeah. Sounds pretty hypocritical to me if they are charging that much money but you do have a point that if someone could do that they would want to share it. It's just all the evidence I've seen is against it working.
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YeleneJBean "If you could really do that with your mind why write all the books and do all the business deals. Why not just sit at home and manifest what you want :)" I guess under the guise of helping others. But if they can't actually do it themselves, it is hypocritical. To give them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps they do want to help people, but then it turns into a hug
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ultraspring Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I also don't subscribe to the idea that just > because you think something, it makes it true. Or > that not thinking it makes your suffering go away. > That just sounds to me like more positive thinking > hype veiled under another cloak. I agree. I've tried that stuff for the last couple
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Replying to Dumbstruck, After years of studying with Michael and RW, I can say that my caring and interaction with others outside of the group was affected in a positive way. In RW a lot of time is spent working on listening, engaging, growing empathy, seeing things from a larger scope. It is also a secretive cult that will not allow you to participate without attending ritualistic retreats th
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b.f.m.: Speaking as someone who has appeared on Oprah twice, back in early days 1989 and 1992, before she got into all the mumbo jumbo and self-help gurus, the fact that Katie appeared on the show means nothing. Oprah has featured and promoted Dr. Oz, who appeared before congress and was berated for his quackery and false health claims. Also, Oprah featured James Arthur Ray on her "
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