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- Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:33 pm
- Forum: Cults and religious organisations generally
- Topic: The Century of the Self
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21132
Re: The Century of the Self
@chittani We have a difference of opinion on the matter - that is a good thing. You say I am 'confused' about what the 'self' is - so it would appear that you are a greater authority on the 'self' than I am, and that you are certain that you are not confused about what the self is. I would like to k...
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:46 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: Art in Action
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18913
Re: Art in Action
@Middle Way
Fear of what, exactly?
I ask because fortunately I've never been a member of SES, nor did I go to the schools, so I've never had to experience the fear that you refer to.
Fear of what, exactly?
I ask because fortunately I've never been a member of SES, nor did I go to the schools, so I've never had to experience the fear that you refer to.
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:08 am
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 439182
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
There is a term that describes a condition where one is incapable of feeling the hurtful effects that their speech/actions have on others.
There are several terms that describe this but one is narcissism and another is egocentricity.
That is what the SES is all about.
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 439182
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
37 copies available here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Cult-Pet ... 345&sr=8-1
It costs 1p plus around £4.00 to ship to Australia, depending on which of the sellers you choose to buy it from.
It costs 1p plus around £4.00 to ship to Australia, depending on which of the sellers you choose to buy it from.
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:47 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
Dear Ella, Thanks very much for your thoughtful reply. You wrote: I realise this is your line of work so you do not say these things without there being some basis to them. Here you've jumped to a conclusion - this is not my line of work. I am not more of an authority on the subject than anyone else...
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:52 pm
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
Tootsie,
I appreciate your reply and all is understood.
Is it not the case that you were missing something before you joined the SES? Did you not have low self-esteem, some kind of discomfort about yourself, or your past?
I appreciate your reply and all is understood.
Is it not the case that you were missing something before you joined the SES? Did you not have low self-esteem, some kind of discomfort about yourself, or your past?
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:24 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
@Tootsie I'm reluctant to use the word 'stupid' because it is way to vague and probably imprecise. It is also an easy word to displace a whole range of pretty scary and complex reasons why a person might stay in SES so long. I assume you don't have an unusually low IQ, you don't travel by car withou...
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:00 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
@Ella "I believed all that I was told by our leaders .. either naively or just plain stupidly!" This sense of 'stupidity' is a consistent feeling among people who are about to leave or have left SES. In fact, sometimes it is so embarrassing for certain kinds of members that it actually sto...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:27 pm
- Forum: Cults and religious organisations generally
- Topic: Corrupted Spiritual Groups
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9381
Re: Corrupted Spiritual Groups
+Denial that the group is a religion despite generally noticeable characteristics of a religion +Members become ever more distant from old friends and family with time, and form closer bonds with the group +Noticeable personality change among new members +Behavioural codes creating social barriers w...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:05 pm
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
@Ella
"I realised that School actually keeps you more asleep, than actually helping you to wake"
Now THAT is what I call the truth.
"I realised that School actually keeps you more asleep, than actually helping you to wake"
Now THAT is what I call the truth.
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:06 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
@Blissfully
Yes, the Khmer Rouge did this as well, when indoctrinating child soldiers.
Famous scene in The Killing Fields as far as I recall.
Yes, the Khmer Rouge did this as well, when indoctrinating child soldiers.
Famous scene in The Killing Fields as far as I recall.
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:46 am
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
Re: 'Secret' mantras
@Ella "A genuine mantra given by a genuine Holy Man is very traditional and a bona fide part of the Advait-Vedanta Tradition." That's precisely the point. SES tutors are certainly not 'Holy Men'. They're insecure suburban commuters with empty, materialistic lives. It is a total desecration...
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:51 pm
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: 'Secret' mantras
- Replies: 50
- Views: 96736
'Secret' mantras
Following the mention of 'secret' mantras on a thread I'm opening this one to discuss the topic. In my opinion the initiation ceremony including the 'secret' is a threshold in the slow mind-control process. Being given a secret is an ego boost. It works as an SES filter that keeps in people who are ...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Australian and NZ schools
- Topic: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
- Replies: 317
- Views: 439182
Re: Sydney School for Self Knowledge
Dear Tootsie,
Bear in mind that Laura Wilson stated for public record than an SES member killed herself rather than leave.
Considering why that person chose suicide over leaving might help your question to be answered.
AT
Bear in mind that Laura Wilson stated for public record than an SES member killed herself rather than leave.
Considering why that person chose suicide over leaving might help your question to be answered.
AT
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:26 am
- Forum: Cults and religious organisations generally
- Topic: The Century of the Self
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21132
The Century of the Self
Recommended viewing for all regular contributors to this forum, a 4-hour BBC series that for me provided a superb explanation of what is going on at SES. The documentary is all about how 'the ego' and 'the self' has been manipulated by politicians, advertisers and public relations people to prompt t...