SOCIAL: Help finding whether organization is solid or not

[Elisabeth Lamoureux]

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all your replies!

After some more search on the web, my sense is that (as Amy notes) the
Kairos Fdtn and its "more to life" courses are a somewhat smaller version of
Landmark.  And, as several of you also note, there are positive aspect to
going to such courses, but--it seems--only if one is well centered to start
with and is able to "fly" on one's own once one has taken the course(s).

My conclusion is that I will decline politely to put those posters up.  I
don't want to advertise something that I do not fully understand.

Thanks again!
--Elisabeth



On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:25 PM, <mike.kosim at mac.com> wrote:

> My friend ellen went to a landmark forum "free class" that was the first
> day in a 3 day session.  You had to pay a lot to get the other two days, of
> course.
>
> She did say that there was a lot of value.  She only went the first day,
> and it catalyzed her change incareers to become a radio producer.
>
> She did say that there were definitely very cult-like things that went on,
> such as the person guarding the door.
>
> Also, IMHO, you should be suspicious of any org that after a day of
> lectures urges you to act on strong emotions.  In fact, the orgs I have
> trained under (shanti, zen hospice project) encourage you to be
> introspective due to the volatile nature of the emotions at that point. They
> actively discouraged their trainees from acting on their emotions at that
> point.
>
> IMHO, treat with suspicion anyone who treats your life with urgency.
>  Rarely in life are things truly so urgent that contemplation is
> ill-advised.
>
>
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>
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