If “mindfulness” meant anything, the author couldn’t get away with saying what it REALLY means. So what is she doing in this piece?
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness "Revealing the Hidden Meaning" i.e. manufacturing esoteric doctrine is a tried and true business model.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@Meaningness and “I can see what your true / hidden motives are, even though you can not” is a tried and true means of manipulation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@badgermind@Meaningness Human trust heuristics are REALLY hackable. It's horrifying.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@St_Rev@badgermind Would be interesting to know how many people decide “I totally know how to start a cult, but won’t cuz it’s wrong.”3 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev Idea for article: the “actual meaning” of Buddhism is creating a benign cult to keep sheep out of darker ones :)2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@badgermind@St_Rev Intriguing idea! Isaac Bonewits used to recommend Silva Mind Control on the theory that as cults go, it’s benign.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness @badgermind I know of a number of smart people who got heavily into Gurdjieff and at least don't seem to have been hurt by it.
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