Cult Education Repost
A rather longish thread incorporating Sidi Sheik Muhammads group and the later University of Sufi Healing led by Ibrahim Jaffe, MD. https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,57030
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Earlier Posts, Part 3
Anonymous September 1, 2015 at 3:58 PM The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power by Joel Kramer and Diana Alsted "When abuses are publicly exposed, the leader either denies or justifies the behaviors by saying that 'enemies of the truth' or 'the forces of evil' are trying to subvert his true message. Core members of the group have a huge vested interest in believing him, as their identity is wrapped up in believing in his righteousness. Those who begin to doubt him at first become confused and depressed, and later feel betrayed and angry. The ways people deny and justify are similar: Since supposedly no one who is not enlightened can truly understand the motives of one who is, any criticism can be discounted as a limited perspective. Also, any behavior on the part of the guru, no matter how base, can be imputed to be some secret teaching or message that needs deciphering." By holding gurus as perfect and thus beyond ordinary explanations, their presumed ...