Do we prefer an endless game to a grand finale?

by | Oct 31, 2011 | Post

A technical writer's job is to write manuals and a manual's job is to solve chaos. Therefore, a technical writer’s job is to solve chaos. That has been the definition of my job for a long time, and in my fantasy I rank it as high as police officers and...

Cults are Us

by | Oct 24, 2011 | Post

I emphathize with cults but do not sympathize with them. I would like to dig into this issue. I define a cult as a (mostly) religious group that meets the following conditions: Its core belief is not widely known but nevertheless considered dangerous. Its primary...

Is it about cults, or me?

by | Oct 17, 2011 | Post

So, my fear of cults doesn’t reside in cults but myself. What does that mean? This topic goes down a path in my history. Throughout my life I never felt like I belonged to the majority. When I was five years old my family started to move around the world, from Japan...

Do I fear cults?

by | Oct 10, 2011 | Post

Ever since I encountered Tibetan Buddhism, the word "cult" has been in my head. When I started visiting the dharma hall, I wondered if I saw one. When my visits became regular, I wondered if I befriended one. When I decided to seriously study Buddhism, I...

First Impression: Sasha Cobra

by | Oct 3, 2011 | Post

In a cozy apartment, munching a delicious home-cooked meal, a dozen of us eagerly wait for Sasha Cobra to join the Skype call after we have watched the DVD of her bodywork. We have more questions than we anticipated. One reason is that we are simply confused because...