It's entirely normal to have an angry and defensive emotional response when your soft spots are questioned. Considering that was an angry response I thought it rather good, lots of reasoning going on.
But, it is a forum, and I do have some things I'd like to say in response.
point a - the people going round hurting other people are largely Not people lashing out in pain, that is minor compared to all the hurt that is being dished out - it's people with nasty natures who are doing most of it and they seem to enjoy it.
point b oh well probably I will ramble on from here - the profound experience that comes with the surrender of your life to a guru. You really are standing on high here, as if you don't think any of us stood on our own hills, of course we did.
Really, that is the crux of the conversation here - as I exited the cult that is what I wanted to understand. What I'd experienced.
To me that is the real cruelty of religion - sticks it's oar into the profoundly personal heart of us.
In my imagination of paradise lost there is no religion no earnestly misguided priests dispensing bad advice and no charlatan messiahs screwing you over. There's no dishonesty and love rules.
