The Cultist:
Buddhism is a strange and interesting religion, but one thing that it has going for it is that by and large there aren’t a lot of “fringe” sects (unless you count Mahayana Buddhism, but that’s being a little harsh, no?) Well, a couple of weeks ago we met a very controversial monk in
To be fair, I may be being a bit harsh in my description of this fellow. There’s a lot to be said for the mind healing the body. Belief that you’re being helped could improve your condition considerably. But this particular monk and his disciples seem to be deluding themselves, in my opinion. It’s shocking to me that an ordained monk would be so full of himself, and he told us how on one occasion he seriously considered murder as a perfectly viable option. Meeting him was an interesting experience.
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hmm. there is a certain power in faith which invites the troubles that any power may bring, no? Does this monk have charisma? Do the people he touches feel healed?
They do, by and large feel healed. And the monk has been described as having a very strong charisma (and his followers seem to think so). Personally, I'm not very enthralled by him. It's like if someone is being nice to you only to get something in return, and you know it, you're not going to be affected by their charm. That's not the situation we have here with the monk, but it's all I could think of to describe something that's charming (or charismatic) but in a very empty and shallow way.
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