I've done a Sedona Method weekend seminar in NYC with David Ellzey and I found the techniques very helpful during the weekend itself. However, afterwards I got lazy and stopped practicing them. They tell you at the end to pick a partner and call them during the week to practice the exercises, but my partner and I only spoke once afterward and let it drop. I still get emails about differ
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OK...let's see if I can remember what I wrote before the computer wiped it out. I am familiar with both Ekhart Tolle and Byron Katie and know people who are involved in that scene. IMO they don't set themselves up as gurus and simply refer to themselves as teachers. I have read parts of Tolle's book. I found it hard to get through the whole thing because it's a bit borin
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Darn! I had written a whole long answer and it's gone. :-( Maybe if I have time later I can re-create it.
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If you haven't already done so, run a search here on this site, some good threads on them both. I've looked over some info on Tolle and stay clear of him and anyone like him. Loaded confusing language is used (a.k.a. mumbo jumbo), focus is encouraged on his eyes and appearance, all too much like most every other charlatan.
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No experience with them per se, but definitely with their following and followers...they have been all the rage in a lot of Unity and Religious Science churches for the past few years. Especially Tolle. I remember when his "Power of Now" book first came out, he did a seminar in another part of in our state, and everyone was rushing to buy tickets, make motel reservations, and carpool ou
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I heard about Byron Katie when I was involved with the Unity Church several years ago. At that point, I was kind of overloaded with "new age" gurus and I was becoming jaded as nothing these gurus said transformed my life to the heights indicated by these self-proclaimed gurus. After gathering some information about BK on the internet, I felt very dubious about her. The one commen
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In searching the web for the above two mystics, there only seem to be glowing accounts. I was exposed to the philosophies of these two through my experience with Unity. In particular, I find Byron Katie dubious in that she charges enormous amounts for her seminars. Eckhart Tolle also seems to be cashing in with all his books (Power of Now was his first book), seminars, even "Power of Now&
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I, too can totally relate to what you're going through, Question4truth. I went throught the same mindf*ck with a small, under-the-radar cult I was invovled with for three years. It took me a very long time to regain a sense of my own integrity. Somehow I allowed myself to believe that the abuse this woman was perpetrating was not only okay, but "good" for everyone involved. All of
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Q4truth, Thank you for you words...tho I have not been "under the influence" but only suffered 2nd - hand smoke-damage...I really appreciate you candid expression of what you endure (d)....I feel that even tho I am only a "second - hander " (I refuse to use the word victim), I have "endured/survived/gained )from a different position (I hope that even Glam might "g
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(To find it, put 'tolle' in the search slot) Scroll down and read the 10-21 post from 'PSISurvivor'. This person had been through another group called PSI Seminars hence the username.
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Welcome to the board, question4truth. I think you'll find many of us have a lot in common with what you experienced. Congratulations for trusting your gut. I can totally relate to what you felt as I went through a similar experience with a holistic physician who tried to turn health problems into a spiritual problem. He was also involved in Landmark Education, and at the Forum I att
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Here's a link to a story I posted to usenet a couple of years ago: (Just scroll to the 4th post.) Ellen
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I wasn't sure what you meant by a "thread" to get to the Tolle postng 10-21-04- I looked in the Search under "E. Tolle" and also "PSI survivo"r. I'm not sure what PSI stands for. I'm still kind of new at this..thanks
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The links you wrote to the articles are extremely helpful. Thanks
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There's an interesting discussion on BK on the integralnaked.org forum, which can be read here: (Reading the material is free. If you wish to register as a member on the IN.org forum, you have to pay--read their terms) This new article describes how recovery takes place sequentially. The kind of question asking used by some spiritual teachers appears to be a powerful techni
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I decided to join this messege board to get help and feedback for myself related to Byron Katie's and The Work. If there is anyone who has had experience with her, or with any people she trained through "The School", I would really appreciate your sharing your experiences if you can. I finished reading Margaret Singer's book, Cults in Our Midst, which really helped me to
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Despite being called 'The Work' Byron Katie's material apparently has no tie to Fourth Way/Gurdjieff work. Only way to tell if a group or teacher is helpful or not is to look at long term effects reported by former participants and friends, relatives and family members of participants. A group or teacher that are helpful will foster autonomy and students will not feel pressured
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The Work by Byron Katie About the Work....
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