Let us take a trip down Memory Lane. Werner Erhard was cosidered by many to be a 20th Century Buddha like figure; having declared his own "enlightenment". He hung out with various "genuine Indian gurus" and the like, like Swami Muktananda and the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa of Tibetan Buddhism. When Werner toured with Muktkanada he had to put up with the Swami's eccentri
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Why is it that a fuel can that is empty (with only fuel vapors inside) can explode whereas a full can (no air present inside) won't? "Because we can create something from nothing!" "We invented it from nothing!" "We take a stand for creating something out of nothing!" For some strange reason, all of these Landmark people, inventing something from
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"Life is empty and meaningless and it's empty and meaningless that it's empty and meaningless". That is the punchline of the Landmark Forum. This replaced the punchline of the old est traing, the purpose of which was to get "nothing". But before anyone gets too caught up in the "...empty and meaningless..." line you should be aware that the Landmark peop
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Hey Werner, I got a question for you. What were you doing standing in the middle of the road when a bus came by and ran over your life? You have never answered it, at least not for real. I think all of us who considered you to be a Buddha of the 20th Century are entitled to an answer.
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"