It's not hard to turn someone into a bully. JZ Knight is a classic example by using the ‘spiritual advancement / ‘no pain no gain’ doctrines to excuse violent, verbal and racist abuses at RSE.
Dozens of psychological experiments have shown that in certain conditions well intended people can be made to perform the most horrific deeds and often in the name of religion. Most of you have witnessed first hand bullying and abuse at RSE events and some of you have been directly assaulted by ‘Ramtha’. Do you really believe this is the behavior of a spiritual teacher?
Please take a look at these videos regarding ‘The Milgram Experiment’
Or..BBC 2009. Milgram Study on Obedience to Authority.
The Milgram experiment, 1962:Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience, culminating with killing a person, all within an hour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gPYCRfHg3Q
PLEASE really question how 'Ramtha' has shaped your spiritual path, behavior and world view since you joined RSE.Milgram Experiment (Derren Brown) on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/69887754
It wouldn't be so bad if RSE was nothing more than a hoax and JZ Knight a street corner hustler.
But what you have been indoctrinated into believing is much much more deceptive and destructive than you could dare to imagine.
But to face the truth and look behind the masks of Judith Hampton will take more courage than it ever took you to join RSE.
Are you frightened of JZ Knight/Ramtha? now there's a clue.
Take care...and walk with honor,
David
Related:
Milgram experiment - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment