Re: New database: horror films

From: tschibasch <tschibasch_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:28:32 -0000

Well, after I took the EST training, I learned that there were several
follow up courses available: "Be Here Now", "What's Up", "About
Money". Courses were given one night a week, for ten weeks. Except of
course the "Six Day Course" which for some reason involved a lot of
rock climbing...

I took "Be Here Now" with David Coons. It was okay. By now, I had
enough of it.

After it finished, I got the obligatory telephone call to sign up for
the next course. Yes, they are like used-car salesmen! A simple NO was
the only way. I stuck to it, and took no more courses.

Funny how EST is being called a cult... I see little difference in EST
and some maintstream religions. They all have their rituals and their
buzzwords. And why the need to convert people??? I have had more
obnoxious encounters with people trying to convert me to Christianity.
Like EST, these followers thought it was in MY interest, that they
were doing me a favor by helping me. Something about salvation, saving
my soul.

It's basically the same thing.

John





--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Marinacci"
<mikalm_at_i...> wrote:
> > [snippy]
> >
> > I remember Keith saying "No!" repeatedly and quite firmly. The estians
> > wanted him to qualify it so they could attack...
> >
> As the Old Philosopher once said, "The sale BEGINS when the customer
says
> 'No'"!
>
> All groups that est do is adapt proven hard-sell tactics to push
their own
> psychological and spiritual bills of goods. Pushy and obnoxious,
yes, but
> not too different from what you'd encounter at your average used-car
lot.
> Except that car dealers are usually negotiable about prices and
options, and
> rarely have hidden cult-indoctrination agendas.
Received on 2004-07-23 14:28:43