Hey, here is one way nasty brutal teachers reframe their cruelty into a selling point:
By claiming their approach is for elite souls tough enough to take it.
Its effective.
Anyone who refuses to be abused or flees, show themselves as weak, inferior.
Compassion is reframed as weakness, inferiority.
Those who remain faithful to the abusive guru convince themselves that they are elect, superior to the weaklings.
The abused disciples reframe torment of suppressing their own misgivings as purification that they are tough enough to bear.
For examples, read Men Wilbers praise of Rude Gurus and the excuses made on behalf of Andrew Cohen.
Males disciples of DA Free John rationalized in this manner when DFJ demanded access to their wives.
By claiming their approach is for elite souls tough enough to take it.
Its effective.
Anyone who refuses to be abused or flees, show themselves as weak, inferior.
Compassion is reframed as weakness, inferiority.
Those who remain faithful to the abusive guru convince themselves that they are elect, superior to the weaklings.
The abused disciples reframe torment of suppressing their own misgivings as purification that they are tough enough to bear.
For examples, read Men Wilbers praise of Rude Gurus and the excuses made on behalf of Andrew Cohen.
Males disciples of DA Free John rationalized in this manner when DFJ demanded access to their wives.