From a post from Maria in Transitioning from a Cult Back into Society and mentioned by Madelein Tobias. This is a 1983 documentary called "Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond".
There is a pretty amazing example of the power of hypnosis ... and believe it, it is powerful ... by an academic in front of a class.
I am starting to wonder if the reason I did not fall for the Brahma Kumaris is that I am not very susceptible to hypnosis and that that might be a commonality amongst ex-BKs and folks that jut don't get sucked into it at all.
That then therefore suggests that hypnotic susceptibility IS a common trait amongst those that get sucked in and cannot leave. I certainly think hypnotic ability (the ability to hypnotise others even if untrained), is a VERY key element in what makes a good Brahma Kumari teacher, and I am thinking of someone like Jayanti Kirpalani in this context.
I don't think it is a simple question of "Is Brahma Kumarism hypnosis, or not?". Brahma Kumarism is not just hypnosis. Personally, I think it is more of an 'AND' question. Brahma Kumarism is what it is AND it also includes many hypnotic elements.
There is a pretty amazing example of the power of hypnosis ... and believe it, it is powerful ... by an academic in front of a class.
I am starting to wonder if the reason I did not fall for the Brahma Kumaris is that I am not very susceptible to hypnosis and that that might be a commonality amongst ex-BKs and folks that jut don't get sucked into it at all.
That then therefore suggests that hypnotic susceptibility IS a common trait amongst those that get sucked in and cannot leave. I certainly think hypnotic ability (the ability to hypnotise others even if untrained), is a VERY key element in what makes a good Brahma Kumari teacher, and I am thinking of someone like Jayanti Kirpalani in this context.
I don't think it is a simple question of "Is Brahma Kumarism hypnosis, or not?". Brahma Kumarism is not just hypnosis. Personally, I think it is more of an 'AND' question. Brahma Kumarism is what it is AND it also includes many hypnotic elements.