TOPIC CLOSED: Cultish behavior, emotional expression

[Guest guest]

Ramlal,

 

Dear soul, thank you.

 

Everyone approaches spirituality from their own place

and has their own path. If some around Amma tend to

act a little more 'cultish' than others care for, then

perhaps that person needs to cultivate his/her own

relationship with Amma.

 

With love,

Padmakshi

 

--- Ramlal <conte wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:04:32 -0000, manoj_menon

> <manoj_menon

> wrote:

>

> > I really liked the way you got out the

> "underlying" reasons why

> > 1. some people post bashings

> > 2. some of the listeners accept them

> unconditionally

>

> Having been involved with SYDA and Chetanananda, and

> having found

> disturbingly "cultic" aspects in the Orthodox Church

> in which I was

> formerly a priest, and very much NOT wanting to find

> that in Amma's circle,

> I've been interested in this discussion from the

> start.

>

> My thinking has been evolving as the discussion

> unfolds.

>

> At first I found the mere fact that we were having

> this discussion to be

> quite reassuring - as if this alone was a proof that

> there are no problems

> here. *Real* cults don't talk about this stuff, I

> thought.

>

> Then I remembered specific instances of having

> similar discussions and

> reaching similar conclusions in each of the

> above-mentioned groups! I

> realized that the fact that we are having

> discussions is proof of nothing.

>

> Finally it occurred to me to ask myself why I think

> I find cultic

> tendencies in all these places where I've invested

> my life. What do they

> all have in common? Well, in a word, ME! So I

> begin to think maybe, just

> maybe, the cultic tendencies are in me first and

> foremost? My conclusion:

> my focus should be on tending the garden of my own

> soul rather than trying

> to weed the tares out of the organization.

>

> Regards,

> Ramlal

>

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