QuoteOcean_Of_LiesO_o this is really... enlightening! Now I understand afterward some of the strange behaviors of my friend (still a disciple). How do you manage to count and attest your points? In the diary? Do some disciple cheat to jump to upper level? Can you buy extra points? Basically, SMCH just meterialized and quantified 'Blessings' & all actions, jobs, etc. to �
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Below is smch's letter in 2005
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Quotedynamic Its interesting that you bring that up. A couple of years ago, I think 3 or so, SMCH rolled out what she called "merit points" where by doing certain activities, one would gain more merit points for "liberation". It required some sort of impossible number of merit points to reach the elusive 5th level of enlightement. On it, watching SMTV for hours on end would
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuotedynamicQuoteThe Anticult Ms Ching Hai knows this 100%. That is why Ms Ching Hai bans people taking in information from other groups. Ching Hai wants total information control. She wants you to watch only her TV station, books, and media. ... Its interesting that you bring that up. A couple of years ago, I think 3 or so, SMCH rolled out what she called "merit points" where by do
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Quotedynamic As for the PHD thing, havent heard of that one, and i've watched alot of the videos. I'm still trying to get a copy of the thesis that was written by Lai at the University of California back in the 90s about SMCH that many articles apparently reference to. It has a researched background and true history of SMCH apparently. Anyone have access to UCSD thesis database?
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteOcean_Of_Lies I was really shocked and didn't know how to react. It was unbelivable for me that an educated girl (the is a postgrad student!) could watch such a TV chanel more than 1 minute without thinking "what the hell am I doing here!". I really tried to watch more, in order to check if there was something good that I missed, but there is not. I understood that SupremeMast
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Ocean_of_Lies, you're right, Chinghai doesn't own the patent of five precepts and vegetarianism. For a long time in the minds of desciples, Vegetarianism has been an euivalant of compassion, and a criteria of True Path compared with other religions. Largely from ChingHai's emphasis and taking credit from it. She mentioned Dalai Larma before and pointed out the fact that He is not
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Yes, in mid nineties, Hs-Hu (headquater) was building caves for impending war too with the fear fed by Chinghai. I myself was one of those fled to Cambodia under Master's instruction. It was quite a terrified and anxious experience. During 7 days there, she defended the war was supposed to happen but perhaps of our meditation & pray had detered the war. We all believed it was due to Her
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Below is a personal experience sharing by an initiate echoed mine, it was originally posted on a Taiwanese web page titled “ Chinghai is a fraud’ in Chinese in 2007. This experience would tell enough of that creating fear is not a strange thing associated with Chinghai, especially in 1996. (Apologize for mistakes of grammar and spellings in advance). -------------------------------------
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Below is a personal experience sharing by an initiate echoed mine, it was originally posted on a Taiwanese web page titled “ Chinghai is a fraud’ in Chinese in 2007. This experience would tell enough of that creating fear is not a strange thing associated with Chinghai, especially in 1996. And what stupid absolute obedience like when received Her teachings also money donation, purchasing Her
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"