I know there are a lot of self-help books out there whose authors are suspicious for some reason or another, if only because their main aim seems to be making money. In that latter category probably goes most of them. But the one that stood out to me as the worst I've read in my many years as a self-help reader is "Radical Honesty" by Brad Blanton. For a few days I was enthr
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

I have no experience with Byron Katie, but I've read Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" and "Stillness Speaks." I found the ideas to be inspiring and refreshing at the time. But as with all self-help I've tried, they never stuck, although they did help get me interested in spirituality enough to find a legit meditation hall. I think Tolle's ideas mig
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"