QuoteThe AnticultThat is why her website is full of legal disclaimers, as after she hurts you, you will find it difficult to do anything about it. Could someone please post the text of her legal disclaimers she forces you to sign before you take her courses and School? Just post the text in these Byron Katie threads, so we can have a look at it. I didn't attend BK's school or any
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JJ: "Perhaps her book should be called "Loving What Isn't"." Bahahahahaha! That's great, JJ!
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Byron Katie repeatedly says that people ONLY need to question thoughts that cause suffering. So if something pleases you, if something doesn't cause you any unhappy thoughts... no problemo! I can see any number of problems arising from such a mindset. For example, "I'm happy with my addiction to cocaine. It makes me feel good! I'll just question any negative thoughts that
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QuoteThe AnticultJeez Whiz.... I just "noticed" the title of the blog for Carol L. Skolnick. soulsurgery.blogspot.com Get it? SOUL-SURGERY. Carol L. Skolnick knows exactly what she is doing...its beyond mere Mind-Control, Thought-Reform, that is too superficial, not deep enough. I wonder if she knows exactly what she's doing, or if she's just carrying out her brainwa
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I just took a look at the promo page for Byron Katie's 28-day "Turnaround House" - which purports to help one heal from addictions. Byron Katie's "Turnaround House" This is truly scary stuff, a whole new level to the madness. And it costs $20,000. That's right, $20,000. For an entire month of brainwashing. The BK website says that next Turnaround House
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QuoteThe Shadowi just read some of the messages at the Guruphiliac Blog; man alive, what a bunch of hoowey - don't people have better things to do with their time than spend it at these crazy workshops, like perhaps they could go out and help old people do their grocery shopping...there are tons of ways to do good other than giving your personal possessions to complete strangers, etc. ...she
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QuoteThe AnticultI would agree that outright "supporting" Byron Katie is not the correct word. Its better expressed as creating a "distortion field" and more confusion around Byron Katie, and trying to minimize and deflect from the LGAT aspects of it. To me its not the personal opinion, its the deflection, and the bias and conscious distortion. That does create an open door. Y
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Here is a critical look at Eckhart Tolle's approach, from Steve Salerno's "SHAMblog": Tolle Calls. Part 1 and Tolle Calls. Part 2
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Shakti, I think you've made some good points in this and the other thread re Byron Katie... am appreciating very much your additions to this intense discussion. Thank you. :-)
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Here is a look at least some of the problems with Eckhart Tolle's (and others like him) approach, from Steve Salerno's "SHAMblog": Tolle Calls. Part 1 and Tolle Calls. Part 2
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QuoteThe AnticultByron Katie and the dangerous LGAT "PSI Seminars" have assocations. PSI Seminars ______________________ There is also a thread about EST, Landmark and The Work. Notice how they spread the lie that Byron Katie knew nothing before 1986, and the client can see this is bullshit, and they keep pressing the lies at her? Did Byron Katie take her material fr
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Quotejj52I wanted to ignore ralpher, but I seem to have gotten stuck on trying to make any sense at all of his erratic post. Anticult, corboy, skeptic, helpme2times... any suggestions or feedback? JJ, I think you are doing just fine. That erratic post by ralpher wasn't decipherable. Not unless one lives on Planet Katie. Shoot, I wanted to add, "keep up the good work!"
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Just found this re Jody/Guruphiliac: Blog Critical of Guruphiliac Blog
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QuoteThe AnticultThe alleged Guruphiliac, Jody, has made a response about Byron Katie, and it is quite ugly. Comment #15 Guruphiliac's conclusion... BLAME THE VICTIM...of organized systematic thought reform that is founded on extreme deception and manipulation. This guy is supposed to have something to say about these issues? The best he's got is BLAME THE VICTIM? Blame pe
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Quotejj52helpme2times, That interview sounds like typical Byron Katie. At the School, while in that hyno-trance... we just sat there listening to this stuff and absorbing it like it was life's sustaining blood. It was draining for me. Felt more like I had a super-vampire sucking my life force out of me. I spent almost a whole day in the back of the room lying down, just to shut out the &q
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Hi all, I'm here to add to the discussion re BK. Thankfully I narrowly missed attending her 9-day school. That's because I came here and found this thread as well as another one taking a critical look at BK. Hallelujah! Not long ago I joined an online forum re BK's work. There I learned that the woman who wrote "Loving What Is" has had a facelift. Yes, BK h
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QuoteThe AnticultYes, The Guruphiliac blog is bending over backwards, forwards, and sideways to try and rationalize what is going on with Byron Katie. Is the Guruphiliac blog allowing all comments, or only approved comments? Is there a conflict of interest there between Guruphiliac and Byron Katie? Who is it that The Guruphiliac is able to instantly call up on the phone and get this wonderf
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Check this out: A truly bizarro interview with Byron Katie
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