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matthew sexton wrote: I think I'm afraid to watch it. The medium post makes me feel like I've led a sheltered life.
Nothing to be afraid of. It really is a compelling story. Shows why it’s necessary to have one’s morality trip together in spiritual work, if nothing else.
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I know some perfectly awful people have this quality, and am inclined to be suspicious of it, but maybe it is capable also of doing good?
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Laurel Carrington wrote:
I know some perfectly awful people have this quality, and am inclined to be suspicious of it, but maybe it is capable also of doing good?
Notice what Sheela is doing these days! She seems to have an extremely narcissistic personality very much in line with Osho's (and likely has him to thank for some of the precipitating traumas), and she's using that total confidence in her own personal superiority to potentially help a house full of guys with special needs...who will of course worship her in return. It sounds like Osho might have had a positive impact on many of his followers as well (though I think the article shows some inherent issues with his legacy).
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One thing I’m interested in understanding better is how/why certain people have the ability to draw other people to them in such powerful ways.
Maybe the reverse is the problem. Yes, there are charismatic people who some folks are drawn to but most people are pretty much immune to it, right? I think the issue may more likely be with the people who are drawn to the charismatic person. Why is that? I suspect some sort of neediness, hunger for a protective relationship or a desire to rid themselves of responsibility in some way. I don't think it's easy to get healthy, well centered, self-aware people to join cults, if it can be done at all.
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