62 CULTS! Zen, Hare Krishna, Sri Chinmoy, Christian. 3 books recommended & 1 to avoid!

0:00 – Intro to sequel to Live Show #61 "What is a cult? 8 requirements for cults by Dr. Lee Ann Marino"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8nWY9YFwNg)
4:35 – All cults act the same so cult literature is universal
7:32 – RECOMMENDED BOOK: "Shoes Outside The Door: Desire, Devotion, And Excess At The San Francisco Zen Center" book by Michael Downing on the dark days of the San Francisco Zen Center under Richard Baker Roshi (SFZC online https://www.sfzc.org/)
16:55 – RECOMMENDED BOOK: "The Dark Lord: Cult Images And The Hare Krishnas In America" by Larry D. Shinn on brainwashing & cult status of ISCKON, see Live Show #34 "Does ISKCON brainwash to get members like a cult?"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMs08xoQ9Gc)
25:22 – RECOMMENDED BOOK: "Cartwheels In A Sari: A Memoir Of Growing Up Cult" by Jayanti Tamm on Sri Chimnoy, educational insight of cult literature
35:21 – NOT RECOMMENDED BOOK: "The Kingdom Of The Cults" by Walter Martin is only Christian propaganda & not good study of cults according to other cult studies, defining religions in light of Protestant belief in Jesus
57:13 – Closing thoughts, not being afraid is how we grow

Live 9/9/2023, unedited and off the cuff.

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