A profound them in Sufism is that of longing.
This can be cruelly exploited.
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(A dead or absent parent, lover, child can be just as effective. But someone who
has been bereaved of a guru (or a Tibetan rinpoche ) is just as vulnerable.
And a former disciple of (say) a Fourth Way Gurdjieff teacher, Ammachi, Chogyam Trungpa, Rajneesh/Osho, Muktananda, may also know valuable techniques and people handling skills - useful for whoever recruits them.
This can be cruelly exploited.
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She TARGETS people, gathers intelligence, pre-frames them, talks on the phone, meets them, induces trance states, creates confusion to overwhelm the conscious mind, asks question to collect information, inserts powerful suggestions, creates Guru Transference, more suggestions, and on from there.
The key is to pick people with a dead Guru they are longing for!
Notice how many senior BK people have come from previous Guru's?
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(A dead or absent parent, lover, child can be just as effective. But someone who
has been bereaved of a guru (or a Tibetan rinpoche ) is just as vulnerable.
And a former disciple of (say) a Fourth Way Gurdjieff teacher, Ammachi, Chogyam Trungpa, Rajneesh/Osho, Muktananda, may also know valuable techniques and people handling skills - useful for whoever recruits them.