turquoiseb: > I've had a few such breakthrough moments. One of the > first was a few years after I'd started studying with > Rama. Following his advice to double my salary in a > month, I'd landed myself a gig... > "As a recruit is eased out of a pre-Lenz life and into the cult, computer programming is stressed as the only realistic career.
Computer careers are desirable, Lenz and his surrogates tell new students, because working with a computer sharpens and focuses your mind. It also isolates you from others, which is desirable to avoid people's negative spiritual energy. Lenz never commands them to become programmers, but he suggests that it is the only fast track to enlightenment. In practice, all members who stay in the group more than a few months - including physicians, engineers, and other professionals - go into programming..." Wired Magazine: http://www.ex-cult.org/Groups/Rama/wired
