CULT MESSIAH: A Cautionary Satire Concerning Spiritual Sects 

    Now follow me closely - 
    listen to what I say

    if you want to get enlightened
    you must learn to obey.

    Your ego is basically an obstacle
    that must be erased.

    Interested in liberation?
    The path is simple:

    Give me all your time & possessions
    & I'll give you a joy which stays.

    Are you serious about awakening?
    Then surrender completely unto me - 

    I'll turn you into a fitting tool
    for my world liberation scheme.


An-Yi:   (raising her eyebrows) One thing I can't understand . . .

Daiki:   Huh? What's that?

An-Yi:   Why is this message is so seductive to so many?

Daiki:   Hey – lot's of folks want some sort of "higher power" to take over their lives.

An-Yi:   (pausing) Maybe so. Yet if you look closely, aren't these so-called "higher powers" actually clay-footed?

Chariya: Usually. Yet I do believe a few real saints exist. . .

Bhäraté: Hmm. Please forgive me for being skeptical.

An-Yi:   Same here. I'm suspicious of anyone asking me to surrender my intellect.


===================================================================================== 
from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields 
SUMMARY: Some thoughts about charismatic cults and exploitation.
KEYWORDS: cult Leaders, gurus as dictators, guru-dictator, fascist-guru, fascist gurus

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) 
Begun: 1971 in Newtown, PA  ≜ Finished: 2014 in Tokyo, Japan 
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted 

< LAST    http://www.tnewfields.info/BambooGroves/mystic.htm
  TOC     http://www.tnewfields.info/BambooGroves/index.html 
  NEXT >  http://www.tnewfields.info/BambooGroves/mahesh.htm