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cults and zen
From: Golden Sun
Subject: General
Date/Time 2005-02-17 15:00:04
Remote IP: 205.188.116.138
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I just recently spent over $1000 for a six month membership to a local yoga school called "Dahn Yoga"(Dahnworld.com)I basically just wanted to connect with a local group of meditators(There is no HT group here in Phx)I figured it was yoga mixed with some qigong and no harm would come of it . The atmosphere seeemd friendly enough.
Then, after I joined, I started reading all these stories online on how this school is a cult and takes as much money as they can from it's members .The first thing I read is how some lady was milked for $11,000 in a 6 month period for "special healing sessions". Many other stories follow . They have these weekend retreats and no one is supposed to talk about what goes on there . The people that broke away say it is a kind of brainwashing they do on you to be a lifetime follower of the school.
The founder's name is Illchi Lee, a Korean Guy, he seems like a peacful, altruistic guy on the otside and his students seem caring enough but there is a subtle forcefulness about it that I didn't notice until after I joined . it feels like a cult to me and I won't go back.
They bascially have the same exact philophy and similar practices to healing Tao. jing Chi shen transformations and opening the microcosmic orbit(Water up fire down they call it)Anyway..it disturbs me when people take qigong and ancient practices and turn it into too much of a business . I don't mind people making a living off of it. But $11,000 from a student for a couple months of special energy healing? come on!
As to zen, I noticed some of the teachers smoke, I figured it was a japanese thing and didn't really bother me. But I did always felt there was a big absence of dealing with the whole sexual nature of the body and how that relates to spiritual practice, which is why HT stuff originally interested me. I would often have really nice meditations with zen and get a level of samadhi but often would sit there(I started zen sitting when I was 18 so that also may have something to do with it)and notice my body was on one side with it's lsutful caravings and desires and my mond was on another side with it's desire for enlightent. So the whole HT Kan and Li practice of bringing these two sides together sounded interesting to say the least.
Anyway, still jsut exploring different stuff and figuring things out. still would like to check out a HT retreat and may do so this summer. Despite what Plato says about you not having any virtue:O
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