Hhmm, she probably would. I see her every week at a class we both attend. Do you have a copy of the video? I thought you were the one saying that it would be expensive to get a copy of the video? I won't see her again until Saturday. Or if it's a big rush I could get her phone number (I'm a friend of the teacher) before that. I have access to the internet from work, @ 8:30-4:00, w
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Not to butt in, but I know a woman who was born in France. She is now an American citizen, but travels back and forth between the US and France regularly. French is her first language, and her English is excellent. She is well-educated. She would probably translate a written copy of the transcript for free, if you had a copy available. Let me know if you'd like to pursue this
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

I was involved with an artist and was reminded of my experience by your post. This person was a musician. Basiacally I would call it a cult of personality. The artist would meet people, schmooze them and gain their confidence. Then after winning them over, slowly begin to make more and more use of these "volunteers" and other hanger-ons, getting other people to do all of the gruntwork
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Natural Mystic- I enjoyed reading your posts very much. You are quite knowledgable on the subject matter, and I have to say that everytning that you posted sounds right to me. If you feel like answering-What is your background and/or experience that you have such an overview of the history of Indian religous movements, and ISKCON specifically?
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

ataloss, You make some good points. I will say that at least in the case of ISKCON, not every temple in every location is the exact same. I did preface my remarks my saying that my main experiences are limited to the local temple that I am familiar with. I certainly don’t want to give the impression that my limited experience allows me to make blanket statements concerning either ISKCON or all
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Greetings to all on this forum. As you can see, I'm new (this being my first post). First of all, I'd like to thank Rick Ross for providing this forum, and for all of the work and effort that he has put into making this space available to us. I've been "lurking" for the past week or so, reading and learning a lot. I'd like to contibute to this particular thread, bec
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