10 Warning Signs of Cult Recruitment

I'm having a little difficulty with your story. Maybe something happened to you, but TM classes don't run many weeks. They're typically a couple of hours and then an initiation ceremony that's nothing like what you described. Dave Hunt is the last person I'd go to for information on cults. Walter Martin would be far more preferable.

The question is whose promises are you being led by: God's or the cult's? God will never lead you down the wrong path. A cult will lead you into some light mixed with darkness.

Maybe you were a TM teacher?

I can see that. An us vs. them mentality. If you're one of the good guys you're with us; otherwise you'll die friendless, loveless, and alone.

I think that the tides are slowly turning and hopefully standing against "wokeness" does not leave one friendless, loveless and alone.

Just another lure to discredit people.

Nonsense. You speak as though you have no clue about the existence and tremendous influence of cults within Christendom. Cults need to be discredited since they promote false Christianity.

The 23:45 minute mark described a big Hindu cult called Transcendental Meditation (TM)

I'm not saying I agree with that way of thinking; I'm just saying that's how they manipulate people into playing along. It's not true of course.

Hi Wattie,

That seems to be one of the things that is common to the New Age and eastern religions.
I assume that you practiced some form of meditation then?

Christianity is a cult. So is community involvement. So are a lot of organizations.

The problem is not with cults per se....but destructive cults.

Christianity is a constructive cult that can be used to become destructive (and has many times)

Christianity is a cult.

Yeah..being 'one' with a rock, plant, animal or even stars and planets!

Feels nice..but what are you opening yourself to?

On a more serious note, it seems to me "cult like thinking" with buzz words of tolerance, equity, inclusion, diversity is the new cult of post modern society.

TM was huge in the 60's, as were many other Hindu influences such as the Hare Krishna Movement and several Hindu "gurus" who suckered gullible Westerners into joining them.

I ask because us Americans were not told what the Indian Hindus were. I did an investigation on the Mantras. We were told that it was personal and especially unique for each individual. What I learned was that they were not just some random syllables that were chosen for vibration, and different for each student. We were forbidden to tell anyone else the mantra because they were common to others based upon year and whether man or woman, boy or girl.
They were Sanskrit and a list of names of demon false deities. I suspected such and this was confirmed by an American former Hindu teacher.

I thought you'd like to know as I was.

Below is a list of common mind control techniques used by cultists. Maybe you have an experience or story of your own to tell about how a cult tried to recruit or keep you. In today's world, manipulation techniques have become so commonplace they may not be recognized. Sometimes, people or groups we may not even consider to be cults use these these techniques. Hopefully this thread will help.

https://thriveworks.com/blog/protect-yourself-from-mind-control-techniques/

Research shows that anyone is susceptible to joining a cult. “Not me!” you say. Yes, you. The self-serving bias that makes people think they’re the exception to the rule can make them feel invulnerable—and leave them unprotected from pathological salespeople. You don’t have to be particularly gullible, insecure, or emotionally needy to be successfully recruited. Cults exploit psychological elements that are hardwired in pretty much everyone. Here’s how they do it:

That's very interesting, the only good thing to come out of my experience is now I can tell when Christians are veering into it.

Especially with charismania. It's very very similar.