I've been to a couple of her free lectures in NYC, but I don't know much else about her. She gives a talk and then has you put your hand over the fontanel part of your head and you're supposed to feel hot air blowing out of it. She's married to someone who works at the U.N., I think.
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QuoteStoby gobyI was wondering what a group is called that hates and wants revenge on everything and everyone I think that would be nihilism and the people would be nihilists.
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Quotebatman1976 Are you sure I can go to the police if she won't testify or get involved at all? You can't press charges if you yourself weren't the victim of the crime, but I think Eric is right that you could go to the police and ask them for advice or whether they have any other complaints against this person. Best of luck with this difficult situation! Please keep us post
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Quotejoe6 Does it matter that the movie succeeds because people think it is real? That people see it 6 times and get their friends to see it because they believe what the movie is telling them, that this is what modern scientists have discovered about reality? When that's not the case at all? Does it matter that the movie succeeds by confusing people who don't know it's concoct
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Quotebatman1976She is too afraid to call the police. She says that he told her that if she tries to press charges, he will show the police the "training" contract she signed that apparently states that she agrees to ANY type of training that he wanted in order for her to gain human potential.. I don't see how any such contract could be considered legally binding. Rape is illegal
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Well, I still liked the movie.
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Here is an article about Kiyosaki and his new game, "Cashflow". It is in today's Houston Chronicle: If you need a password to read the article, you can get one at www.bugmenot.com
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Quoterrmoderatoror reign things in In this context, the correct word would be "rein", as in reins on a horse. Reign is to rule. Love the site!
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Kate, I am very sorry to hear of the loss of your sister in such a tragic, unexpected way.
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Our planet is way overpopulated. I don't understand how anyone would be encouraging mass reproduction in this day and age, with food shortages, lack of clean water and air, rainforests disappearing, and green grass being replaced by strip malls and housing developments.
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Quoteemaline Ayn Rand wrote about architecture as if it is a religion, didn't she? And have you read about Robert Moses in New York? Actually, the main character in "The Fountainhead" is based on FLW. Apparently he was not flattered by it. When Hollywood was doing the film version of the book, FLW was hired to do the architectural drawings. If memory serves me correctly,
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QuoteKeirWhose Frank Lloyd Wright again. Famous architect. If you go to the link I posted above there is a biography.
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Quoteelysium Is it possible to just do the weekend thing and get some benefits without getting obsessed with it? or is the whole thing just a dangerous con? Has anyone here had good experiences? Theoretically I suppose it might be possible, but you would have to be the type of person with a very strong personality and sense of boundaries. Are you good at resisting pressure? Because from wha
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That's interesting. I"ve never heard of that, but it doesn't really surprise me. It seems like Art Fairs and Craft Fairs are popping up all over the place. I never really thought about the people behind the scenes running them. So do you think it's a national organization that is running these art fairs in different regions? Is it a multi-level marketing organization? If y
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Quotenettie The programs are available on the web - they are in swedish though. Now THAT I can't help with. :lol:
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Quotemidonov123 Here's a little correction and comment: «Landmark Education a une pédagogie de pointe et, en tant que telle, est plus susceptible que d’autres d’être mal comprise». I would translate as: "Landmark Education proposes a "leading edge" pedagogy and, as such, it is more succeptible to be improperly understood compare to others." Merci beaucoup! I
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QuoteTexas ChristianAsk around on related subject matter boards and email lists... you might be able to arrange to borrow it from someone who already has a copy. Or maybe you could find some other interested people to split the cost, and make copies for each other,
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OK, here's the rest. Whew! I really should have been doing my work instead of this, but it was fun! Saturday, October 18, 2003, 9AM. Second day of Landmark Forum. A latecomer, a half-hour of sermons. Nobody has slept (snored); the night was short. The rhythm intensifies. Halfway through the day, I barely know what my name is. They have ordered us to write a letter to someone we
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Here is part 1 of the article (Day 1 of Landmark). Sorry for my sloppy translation. I was raised bilingual but don't use my French much anymore. At home with the gurus in neckties Nouvel Observateur (French newspaper) May 19, 2005, by Marie Lemonnier 395 euros for 3 days: Of American origin, Landmark Education proposes stages of personal “transformation”. For (some) long mont
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Quotelooking for helpThanks! Wish I could find this in English. I will find a translator. I need all the help I can get! I could try to translate it. I just can't promise I'll get around to it soon.
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QuoteIheartThetansYou maybe confused with Barry White, who is deceased. Or Lou Rawls, who just passed away recently.
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I remember someone from the Hunger Project coming to my school and speaking at an assembly in the late '70s/early '80s. I also remember a few people challenged them and asked what they were actually DOING to end hunger. The speaker just babbled on and on about "raising awareness" (and of course, raising money), but he never said anything concrete about what was actually bein
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I can't help but notice that the sudden influx of "indigo children" is proportionately equal to the proliferation of lax parenting and lack of discipline in today's society. Most parents don't spank their kids anymore; they give them "time outs"...if they even punish them at all. Kids are no longer taught to speak to adults with respect; they can say and do
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Quotebonnie Of course, if an artist has a spouse or relative who is willing to take on the role of full-time promoter, becoming a god would have its advantages; a steady supply of slaves and models, There are many "masters" in the artworld, all of them well equipped with the necessities and luxuries of life. Many of them probably engage in the guru business because they want to c
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I just rented a documentary about legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright that was made by Ken Burns in 1998. It was a very interesting story. One thing I did not know was that his last wife, Olga, was a follower of Gurdjieff. She used her knowledge of the inner workings of that cult to set up a cult around FLW. She basically helped FLW set up a school/apprenticeship program for architectu
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Whether or not the Marines are a "cult", it's still a very scary story! Those types of aggressive recruitment tactics are unacceptable.
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Quotemidonov123This is the theme of the New Age movie "What the Bleep do we Know!!?" that is now available at your local movie rental store. The movie is said to be "a movie where reality is created by every thought". Many participants at Landmark refer to that movie to support their new philosophy that "you create your own reality". The movie is said to be the
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If you want to read a good book on the Ayn Rand "cult", read "Two Girls, Fat and Thin" by Mary Gaitskill. It's fiction, but it's obviously based on the later years of Ayn Rand and her circle. I love Ayn Rand's books and some of her ideas, but I don't like what I've read about her as a person.
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QuotebonnieWikipedia: QuotePolitical correctness is a term employed to describe real or perceived attempts to impose limits on language and the range of acceptable public debate. ... After reading the thread below, I'm not going to believe any Wikipedia definition. I didn't realize it was just average bozos writing the definitions! Why the heck should I take their word for wha
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Is your book going to be fiction or non-fiction. John Updike wrote a novel called "S" that appears to be based on Rajneesh. It's a good read!
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