The Controversial Guru Who Wants to 'Upgrade Civilization'

Bentinho Massaro has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, supporters the spiritual guru gained through his teachings about “self-realization,” “enlightenment,” and the idea of “upgrading civilization.” While some of his ideas are pretty standard, like the importance of silent meditation, others are controversial: he’s said that 9/11 was an inside job, that he can change the weather, and that humans might one day join forces with aliens.
To his devout followers, he’s an inspiration-but his critics have accused him of “cult-like” practices and peddling conspiracy theories during his retreats, which run up to $2,000 a pop. For an inside look at Massaro’s teachings, we went to one of his retreats in the Netherlands, speaking with his colleagues, his followers, and Massaro himself to try to understand exactly what the appeal is-and what he makes of the accusations against him.
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[@Ihavebeenwatchingyou]

A more accurate title would be 'Narcissist finds enlightenment through the exploitation of people with low self esteem'

[@yolandatully7573]

Exactly

[@kampanarzary9605]

He has the audacity to ask "does it make sense? " Hell no it doesn't..

[@sarahlee8022]

@@kampanarzary9605 yeppers👏👏

[@kakarot1007]

YES !!!

[@TheZalor]

To be fair, that's pretty much every cult ever

[@MemoryChronicles]

People gotta’ hug their kids more often and tell them how much you love them often so they don’t become adults craving comfort and love from smiling strangers 😎

[@JU1CEEY]

😅 well said!!

[@prockitilot240539]

Your soul is so beautiful 💗

[@pattyhud963]

You are sadly lost

[@DisconnectedRoamer]

wouldn't they crave it more if they received that kind of love as a child and then lose it as an adult?

[@nogodsnomasters6963]

for sure, kinda. some things can apparently still go wrong, i mean look at bentinho, the narcissistic and deeply mediocre cult leader...

[@Nunyabizness123]

The silent thing is a power play, he gets the other person to feel awkward and his smile and demeanor convey confidence to the other person.

[@imnotsure343]

Power is good.

[@antidote351]

Especially since his smile is so unaesthetic to look at right? It's just really far from a pretty or beautiful smile lol. Such cult dudes always have something so repulsive about them. Their followers are just bound by some desperate Stockholm syndrome effect and daddy issues.

[@JokersAce0]

It's amazing how these types of bad faith people allow news outlets like Vice to come into their sphere, thinking it won't be a bad idea for them. I think the reporter did a great job playing a little bit of naivete in an ethical way to reveal this guy for who he is. She knew that he thinks he can charm her and it's amusing to watch her run circles around him.

[@em84c]

I'm sure there are people who will watch this and want to join the cult. There is the saying any publicity is good publicity. That may be true for cults too.

[@HinduBoy]

Basically a 👸🤳🎣

[@pipkingdom]

What you place in the dark, keeps you in the dark.

[@imnotsure343]

It's easy to fear a situation full of people breaking down their own preconceived ideas, breaking down and playing with their trained barriers around concepts and relationships. But that fear and aversion not as intelligent or safety-protecting as they might seem to the "normal, common sense" mindset. It's always surprising to me that even in 2022, when difference, diversity, and such values are allegedly the theme of the day, and yet when faced with actually interacting with and accepting these values in practice, with those are truly different (and not merely superficially so), the same old rigidity, fear, and ill-will arises like clockwork. And ironically, it often comes most powerfully from the most ardent, passionate advocates for "diversity, tolerance, inclusion, etc.", whatever these people actually mean by these words (obviously there is some dishonesty behind these words and what the decode to mean in the progressive, communistic cults of the modern mainstream).

[@Boom-yu1ce]

@@imnotsure343 take an improv class. All the fun and relief of breaking down social norms and allowing yourself to play and connect with people in new ways. None of the baggage and trauma that comes with joining a cult of personality….. also it’s way cheaper

[@LesterDiaz]

This guy watched “Wild, Wild Country” on Netflix and said: “I can do that.”

[@elegantlywasted5447]

Lester Diaz seriously..especially that dancing

[@LafemmeDLux]

I came to write the same comment! 🤣😂🤣 Spot on!!!

[@russwilliams9585]

Don't drink the Kool-Aid

[@alekseysoldatenkov5675]

I mean, we ALL thought that... But this guy was like: "I want my life's work to be a cult." Edit: You know he did it for Blondie, tho... Edit2: In conclusion: No Rolls Royces, no robes... Bhagwan's rolling over in his grave.

[@mtf112]

I thought that before i even watched.😀🇦🇺

[@ILoveAnchovies334]

as soon as i see large groups of people who just met each other in a prolonged hug while crying I get a strong desire to run in the opposite direction

[@keep7smiling]

I have been there and it's absolutely beautiful. People here are quick to label something unknown as a cult. Taking a second look, you see people dancing, smiling, hugging, laughing and having fun. Playing volleyball or frisbee together or having a waterfight. And that's all there is. To love yourself, your close ones and even total strangers. By letting go of that fear of strangers and choosing to trust and love and be kind instead.

[@andyruth5333]

@@keep7smiling I’m in a cult call mainstream society, we are call to label people and ourself to create divisions. We are NOT to dance, smile, hugs, talk or have fun. We are told to worship $ and work two job if we want to have a family.

[@johnshrader4051]

​@@andyruth5333 Glad to see this sober response. Yes, I've just been doing a lot of research from the sociologist Berger and Luckman and their book, "The Social construct of Reality'. What most people failed to realize is that we are constantly constructing reality from an inner subjective experience. We have inherited what 'reality' means and we think it is set it stone, something empirical, instead of something that we have all just tacitly agreed upon. Our modern 'social reality' seems much more cultlike to me...

[@johnshrader4051]

@@keep7smiling Glad to see this sober response. Yes, I've just been doing a lot of research from the sociologist Berger and Luckman and their book, "The Social construct of Reality'. What most people failed to realize is that we are constantly constructing reality from an inner subjective experience. We have inherited what 'reality' means and we think it is set it stone, something empirical, instead of something that we have all just tacitly agreed upon. Our modern 'social reality' seems much more cultlike to me...

[@johnshrader4051]

Read up on the sociologist Berger and Luckman and their book, "The Social construct of Reality'. What most people failed to realize is that we are constantly constructing reality from an inner subjective experience. We have inherited what 'reality means and we think it is set in stone, something empirical, instead of something that we have all just tacitly agreed upon. Our modern 'social reality seems much more cultlike to me... .

[@leannegallacher8434]

If I was somewhere and someone just sat and stared at me smiling for several minutes in complete silence I would be out the room as fast as possible

[@conrapal5408]

Congrats! to all of us who even in difficult times didn't fall in these traps and kept it togheter , I celebrate our strong minds!

[@johngilmore697]

I got bummed

[@JesseNenninger]

He uses so many words to say nothing.

[@SB-ll8ow]

I thought it was just me.

[@MrClean-ny9zd]

Just like my physics teacher.

[@eugenecheong7066]

My thoughts exactly...it's like he made everything up...e-v-e-r-y-t-h-I-n-g...

[@SincerelyAsuntae]

Best comment ever.

[@dabwitsonyankata6655]

Exactly. He's trying to point you to no thing

[@wronggg]

"Behind every cult is just some guy trying to get laid." -Daniel Tosh

[@forevershampoo]

haha tru

[@OG-NASA]

Gang

[@shenway1470]

See his missus ? 😉

[@TheDoorspook11c]

True

[@nothingreal7137]

He gets an ego trip from being in charge of so many people. He likes the power and respect he gets. He’s a narcissist

[@lovelynina16]

He almost seems sadistic, the way he’s so passive is scary. I hope these people get to see the truth about what is going on

[@smithgorrilugum4574]

I once knew a guy that had that strange charismatic power over people. He would say something deliberately outrageous to you. Then he would just stare into your eyes, smiling. You would look away and then look back and he would still be staring at you smiling. You would look away again and look back;...he's still staring and smiling. He also would not blink.

[@crystalbrianna7410]

This dude literally sounds like me when I forget I have to do a presentation and have to make something up on the fly.

[@mariavastano2087]

Lmao! 8:02 I totally agree "the matrix and.... The Matrix"

[@Jjjeeztgravy]

Maria Vastano You can barely keep your boyfriends attention, much less a following of hundreds of people. Just saying 🤷‍♂️

[@jenniferfrances8793]

Word Salad

[@glamorsocial7081]

Crystal Starcher Humanity keeps getting worst and worst, it's sad how far humanity has came trying to follow false promises. Sheep sheep sheep for $2,000 i will make you rich, i will make you beautiful i will make you powerful & healthy. When will this retarted civilization wake up? Pastors, imposters, isheep!

[@JacquelineQ_]

Lol faaareal

[@ZecaLopes]

Cult leader starter pack: Sit in a weird way. Talk crazy stuff mixed with common sense knowledge. Say you're not a cult leader. Get money and smile weirdly.

[@ayrsine]

fuckin dyin!! lololol!

[@gianpaulov5353]

And hug people for 30 seconds each

[@runningbeard7380]

As long as you say it with complete confident certainty and with the pearly whites gleaming, you’ll never want for an audience... in spite of your message being a hodgepodge of woo, pop psych and self-help platitudes. Never underestimate the desire for store bought “enlightenment “.

[@nikkireign4498]

Well said!

[@jim8937]

Watch the Kumaré documentary. Spot on

[@parabrahmadas]

Interviewer "What can we expect?" Event coordinator: "this is so hard...i have never actually had to explain it before" 👁️👁️👁️

[@myrawest]

I'm coming to the conclusion that if we're going to call something a cult, we logically have to call everything a cult. No matter how big or mainstream, no religion is normal. They all have their crazy, wacky teachings that we're all so used to so we don't question it. Also notice how most cults and religions utilize the same things: community, connection, meditation, movement, physical touch, music, dance, singing..... all of these things have a massive impact on our brain chemistry and have been proven to release all the feel good chemicals. They are using our biology to deceive us. These things remind me the human psyche and brain is incredibly weak and impressionable. No, it's not just these people being ignorant or naive... it's you and me. We are all weak and impressionable and the more you study psychology, the more you realize it.

[@bartman1915]

Fancy seeing you here, I watch your videos! While I am not a fan of organized religion by any means, it is important to recognize the difference between religions and cults, cuz they are different. They may share a lot of the same elements but religions are very important culturally and historically and I would argue also socially. Religion's great at maintaining a people's identity through history and cultural changes, just look at the Jews and how they've managed to maintain a culture throughout thousands of years, kilometers, and persecutions. Cults are studied by sociologists and psychologists and are very particular groups that exploit not only the factors you mentioned but also social alienation, brainwashing, propaganda, etc... very specific social and psychological exploits. All for the enrichment of one leader. As I said I don't like traditional organized religion either and I think it needs to be reconstructed for the new area post platonist philosophy. But it is important to recognize that religions and cults are different and need to be dealt with differently. Anyway, love your videos!

[@kirtonos]

look up TAG (transcendental argument for God)

[@Enhancedlies]

well put!

[@diegomoreno5927]

Typical cult sheep apology

[@shiny_x3]

No, not everything qualifies as a cult. A better word for cult is "high control group". Which this doesn't really look like, this looks like standard New Age spirituality-for-sale.

[@raqueljaen18]

he reached enlightment at 8? what an annoying kid

[@SuperKawaiiChannel]

actually at 10 not 8 :P

[@ChristineNavarroTV]

She says he found spirituality at age 10 (I question his claims on that), and sought enlightenment in his teens at around the 1:38 mark. But I'm in agreement, I've never liked him. Saw right through him the first time I've seen him talk a few years ago. He's a fraud, regurgitates things said by others in the field that do have something substantial to say, and he just regurgitates combined teachings in a very generic, easy to digest way and uses his age, "relatability" especially with the millennial generation, confidence, and average to above average intellect to pull people in. He's aware of the vulnerability of the people he's dealing with, and that's why he's successful at what he does. Not with all of it or with everyone, but there's a hell of a lot of "off-ness" in that scene, and I've felt this way since I'd take part in some of these gatherings for the past 11 years.

[@SuperKawaiiChannel]

@@ChristineNavarroTV It's sad that people are actually buying it, how blind you have to be to follow such "movement"...

[@luisd.mancilla8169]

imagine peaking at 8

[@MR-zq5gt]

I’m dead 😂

[@Simon-pl2zi]

It's almost frightening how easily people will hand their power over to another human while simultaneously believing they are being self empowered.

[@misterprogressive8730]

The burden of taking responsibilites is elevated through willing slavery.

[@dallasmavsericks]

Facts !

[@letsomethingshine]

They don't understand that any psychopath can hug 1000 people each 1000 times without feeling the loss of a single once of emotional energy. They also underestimate the rate of psychopathy among the very wealthy, assuming that the very poor would be more broken in every single way including their proclivity to malice... however, most often the very opposite is trained into the classes.

[@andyruth5333]

@Si mon. Are you talking about society as it is. We are willing participants in our own imprisonment.

[@timothyj1966]

happens here on a Daily basis in Canada with Justin Trudeau

[@christophermintz4306]

I love that each time his name is mentioned the CC misspells it DIFFERENTLY EVERYTIME 😂

[@virginiagwen6523]

My mother is in a similar cult employing strategies identical to this. IDENTICAL. I am terrified for her, but I am glad I got out. Edit: I find it disturbing that I actually understood what that 'guru' is trying to say.

[@HT-rq6om]

I pray your mom wakes up and come to her senses as her smart daughter did.

[@__lavenderose__]

Same

[@furerorban9324]

@@HT-rq6om dont pray cretin

[@imnotsure343]

Reflexive distrust of that which is different isn't a virtue. You're not helping your mother by being rigidly attached to what you've been propagandized to believe. Diversity, and new, different ways of being sound pleasant when they're at a distance and we only have to interact with those who are fundamentally like us. Actually being faced with true difference is more challenging, and it's important to examine and challenge the mind's tendency to deem the new and unknown as a threat. This can't come in some easily digested prepackaged Progressive Inc. logic formula, it has to be a personal process forged emergently and dynamically by each individual looking at their own comfort zones, their own prejudices, their own blind spots, and doing the hard work of beating down new paths in what their minds and belief systems will allow as acceptable modes of human being. In short, you're reflexively rejecting the unknown simply because it's experientially unfamiliar. That's not being responsible or safe or looking out for the vulnerable. It's just fear turned into malice, like a child's reaction.

[@BlackHazama]

@@imnotsure343 you're a moron that tries too hard to sound intelligent. You drown in your own facades and self-righteousness.

[@ironlion805]

He said nothing for 8 minutes, stole something from “the matrix,” went on to say absolutely nothing and then ends it with, “does that make sense?”

[@zoe9632]

😂

[@clutchcargo2419]

He speaks gibberish -

[@rubyrae7715]

😂🙌🏽

[@jimaforwood743]

This is a great exploration into our current lostness.

[@zenolachance1181]

@@jimaforwood743 I would say exploitation of our current lost selves

[@kated3165]

If he seems in absolute zen control of his emotions 100% of the time, its not a sign that he's reached some sort of higher spiritual level of existence, its a sign that he's likely a psychopath.

[@howardroark2665]

Kate D absolutely

[@pablodarko84]

What he does in his meetings is called word salad, a technique used by psychopaths and malignant narcissists to dupe people, a very sad end awaits his followers, indeed.

[@tatamitani]

Kate D best comment

[@kated3165]

@Picogram I'm not saying its 100% impossible to reach Buddhist monk level of ''zenitude''. You see it a lot with cult gurus though, where its part of their attractiveness to seemingly have reached some unbelievable superior level of emotional control. People are like ''hey this guy must def know things the rest of us don't right?''. Unless you are talking about an actual Buddhist monk though, your first reaction should be wariness. Psychopaths (born, not made like sociopaths) don't really have emotions, so its easy for them to become the zen gurus... they are also the most likely to become cult leaders.

[@thedon5320]

Kate D thank you 💯💯

[@pinkmoonbaby]

Why is it that EVERYTIME people gather together to better themselves/connect with others or be part of something bigger….people think it’s a cult. But no one bats an eye at ACTUAL religion 😂

[@mircozettel8726]

Christianity is true, this is not.

[@jennaemma656]

@@mircozettel8726 please read your Bible critically you will find that it is filled with contradictions and added verses. A book written by man. Jewish and pagan elements.

[@mircozettel8726]

@@jennaemma656 ok

[@hildahilpert5018]

But to me there is a difference between this guy and Jesus.Same with Buddha, Zoasterism, Islam and Hindu, Shinto, etc.These religions have been around for hundreds or thousands of years.He,s just regurgitating new age and borrowing from oriental religions. There is a reason books like the bible and the Imitation of Christ are still in print. I,d rather go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compestelo like my ancestors , or go to Lourdes or Rome to St.Peters.

[@casie1124]

​@@hildahilpert5018all of thise religions were new at some point though. Is it not silly to think we wont ever create new religions?

[@marcelaramirez7483]

It’s interesting to me how mental hospitals are around $1000 a night, yet when spiritual retreats charge there is such large taboos. I think getting self help can be Accessible to all who want it, regardless of whether they chose to have a luxury retreat or not. People who are interested in healing will find it if they are truly open to it. I go to a 12 step online class that’s free to everyone

[@milot8374]

What hospitals are free

[@RaviDev108]

​@@milot8374not if you live in America

[@newthrash1221]

Of course he sits on the couch like that.

[@hafsa7951]

I noticed that and def knew that this guy was playing a role

[@sohndervenus]

absolutely essential

[@tritondriver1]

Must have couch for Cults

[@johnm5451]

Best comment!

[@ijustchangedmyname7794]

And shoeless ☝🏼

[@loopa-fiasco5300]

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain

[@motorcycleman-go4708]

Fantastic quote thank you

[@D4nt3ix]

@@motorcycleman-go4708 You all have been fooled yourself though. There is no source backing up that the quote is actually from Mark Twain. You can easily look it up on google. Kinda ironic and it just shows that most of you blindly believe most things as long as it sounds somewhat credible same as the people in this video. Though I must admit it is a nice quote and holds some truth to it.

[@Blueformdesign]

@@D4nt3ix lol...great response right down to the last bit.

[@jennyneedsmeds]

@@D4nt3ix i was about to comment to this LOL

[@NunYa953]

😂😂😂 the joke is on you. 😂😂😂

[@kellybortolin1143]

Before I was born again, I was heavily involved (practiced Ashtanga and taught yoga/created yoga teacher trainings and workshops) in yoga and other “holistic” practices and experienced how so many are “lost” in New Age teachings….glazed eyes, dreamy/disconnected/creepy smiles all supposedly based in acceptance and love whilst being a mask hiding neurosis, pain, anger, disconnection to what’s real, addictive tendencies, and hatred of self….. I wish I could scream it to the world….if you want to find REAL peace, REAL hope, REAL love, look to the One who gave His life for you…Lord Jesus….all these New Age/Self involved/Self Deluding practices only cause more harm as they lead you away from the truth.

[@pied2plomb]

Somewhere you could say following jesus is a cult too

[@kellybortolin1143]

@@pied2plomb then you misunderstand what a cult is….following the Creator of the universe and ourselves isn’t what most would call a cult

[@pied2plomb]

@@kellybortolin1143 jesus was human, like you and me

[@kellybortolin1143]

@@pied2plomb He was God made into flesh/man to suffer for and take on our sins on Calvary that day….He was and Is and will be forever God Almighty

[@pied2plomb]

@@kellybortolin1143 jesus was bhuddist if you ask me

[@TheK2TheC479]

With how many words were spoken it's crazy that nothing was said. I'd like to meet this kids parents, where it all went wrong, and why he seems to think he has came up with his regurgitated ideas that have been around far longer than any of us.

[@danthomas6587]

"If you want to get rich, start a religion." L. Ron Hubbard

[@indigo8256]

Of course that's what Hubbard did. He founded Scientology. Went from an author to the leader of a weird cult

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Science is a religion, a cult. And it is the wealthiest religion Or ideology on Earth! Scientists, Atheists believe in infinite galaxies. And spend billions a year to purse in the beliefs of it's ideology!

[@doomchild5144]

@@originalunoriginal4055 science has basis in reality though religion does not

[@letsomethingshine]

"If you want to GET a religion, start getting rich." ~ also L. Ron Hubbard, but you have to really read the pun into the quote. Not even the sum of all academic sciences (self-competing but still united) in the world have as much money as the 20th most popular false religion. If academic science were a religion/cult, then it would be automatically considered for the special tax-exemptions (including of land property) that false religions receive in the USA (and other strictly pro-mercantilism and anti-enforced-equality nations). Science would be the only cult (small religion) that does not require faith but specifically abhors such obvious pro-factional cultural stupidity. It would be the only religion to ask for public self-criticism and have a mechanism in place to evolve and change for the better without prioritizing the marketing aspect that false beliefs pressure toward, but in fact strictly prohibits any monetary relationships that would be unethical in terms of biasing any held ideas.

[@kolonko4425]

How many religions have you started ?

[@menso3852]

He's like a smirking, less charasmatic, less compelling version of David Koresh with Matt Damon's mouth. Jesus, anybody can start a cult these days. Don't these people have any standards?

[@janedoe5510]

The standards bit 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ottee2]

It is what it is. 😁 Why judge when you have the option to open and expand to your full potential? 😁 Make 2035 now. 😁 By the way, that's what you owe me: $2035 😁

[@ghandithesupremeleader9740]

That's free speech and too much freedom for yah...

[@Q_QQ_Q]

correct

[@JeffreyGillespie]

LOL. "WHEN I WAS A BOY WE HAD *REAL* CULT LEADERS LIKE JIM JONES." hahaha

[@JM-xz4ur]

crazy how when the interviewer asked him about his responsibility in leading a bunch of vulnerable people and he switched it around to "I feel vulnerable as the teacher"

[@abaddierey]

I used to listen to his videos on KZbin for free. I liked a lot of his perspectives and what he talked about didn’t feel toxic to me. Unfortunately, this piece makes him look a lot creepier than I ever found him to be personally. If you don’t wanna be a part of the message he’s not forcing you to pay for his retreats and other resources. People act like they’re against their will here…

[@SG-pu3rx]

You sound like a brainwashed cult member

[@joybarker7906]

I didn't see anyone, either in the event video, or in the comments that even alluded to feeling forced to be there. The whole premise of this video was for the reporter to answer the question "Is this a cult?" not "Are people being forced to attend against their will?"

[@beckaforte]

The event coordinator: “I’ve actually never had to explain the event to anyone before” Bro

[@DanielBuchanan1]

People know what they're getting into when they sign up!

[@chymarsowell]

Daniel dB Buchanan exactly!

[@caraisabelladeborah]

Sounds like my friend who joined a start up

[@crazydaizy915]

Ummmm yeah

[@melodyhofer3522]

Sounds like even she has no clue what he’s on about 🤣

[@Midnightblew23]

45 seconds into this, and it’s evident this is a cult.

[@christianjackson95]

Bet They make some pretty Tasty Fruit Punch.....

[@wildoscar416]

took me 44...bunch of cults

[@waahizle2957]

hahah i thought i was trippin when 30 seconds in i was like damn this is a cult

[@conversationswithcory3730]

I was on 30secs in

[@davidbrown180]

This is why aliens will never visit us.

[@honeybunch5765]

The woman who said she would admit if she was in a cult sounds exactly like someone who is in a cult.

[@carolel4025]

The narrator seems to be in awe. This is standard Buddhist awareness practice. Totally accessible to anyone who wishes to scratch below the surface

[@deniser2242]

the way that cult leader speaks is me trying to hit the word minimum for my college papers.

[@rosa2098]

Lol!

[@user-ro2nn7lt3r]

hahahahahahaha :D thanks for this one :D :D :D:D

[@urbannuance5151]

😂😂

[@mshumaker84]

Hahahahaha!

[@amyph]

Word salad

[@vitajanas]

I am fascinated not by the guy, but by all the people that follow him, watch videos, attend retreats. It says something about our society and shows how hungry people are for the alternative of the norms. Also, I don't think it's a millennials thing - even in the video I saw many older people, which shows that it's not generational but rather human craving.

[@VoZORoZ]

To express yourself outside of the norm is powerful

[@brucenatelee]

Kinda like "misery loves company" with the intention of getting out of that misery. People hear what they like, thinking because it's similar to what they already believe, they're no longer the only ones. Therefore, their way of thinking must be the right one. Thing is, this is likely something everybody has. People want to belong, regardless of how many different ways of thinking there are to say any single idea is right or wrong.

[@harrysk7935]

We're simply communal beings, and for the most part we all belong to one, whether it's a sports team with a coach, a church with a preacher, or a karate class with a master. To me this is really no different, and at the same time nothing special. A group of attractive people who are into common New Age / Spiritual philosophy and communicate through specific terminology that come together to be with like minds and have those beliefs reinforced. He's aggregated those terms and phrases and repeats it to them in his own unique way for inspiration. As long as they can leave at free will, don't begin to deify him, or become militarized, it's not really a big deal.

[@MOJOJONO]

It's the filter. All those who think this is a scam, ridiculous, ending in tears or death will not be there. These are those who are left.

[@denisdaly1708]

Yes. We have a good idea from psychology. But yes, very fascinating. Maybe you should do psychology with your curiosity about people.

[@aaronvu6292]

"When you comfortable and have nothing to do. That's when you started to get in troubles." The wise words from Confucius.

[@jillianarbour5323]

Anyone who calls themselves a mirror will be incapable of taking responsibility for any harms done

[@big3ye378]

I prefer my gurus to look like they just stepped out of meditating in cave for 15 yearss... not a men's handbag model

[@DioBrando90]

Big 3ye you’re talking about stereotypes

[@honeyfro2615]

@@DioBrando90 r/woooosh

[@trackwalkerfilms]

oh shit...I'm laughing to hard.

[@SylvanusWeathersbyIV]

Lol good one

[@s.a.8548]

Yes

[@martinapove]

After watching the whole video I still don't understand what he does or what his "teachings" are, apart from silently stare at people with a weird smile

[@24fretsoffury]

Martina Poverene that’s the gimmick! Tbh it’s probably some form of “disconnect from technology” shit.

[@erinflaherty3803]

Demonic...he has demonic spirits working through him...Yoga is straight up an Ancient Hindu practice...Yoga is not just physical exercise...it's mental and Hindus use Yoga to connect with Hindu gods/fallen Angels/Demons..all the same...the Most High warned us of these false demonic teachings...

[@JeffFinley]

It's a lot of Law of Attraction, the Secret, Law of One, "ascension" stuff. Basically "you create your reality" and "you are god" so stop being so negative and you can have anything you want and manifest this 4 million dollar masion and live an Instagram Lifestyle if you really put your mind to it. Also that there are lightworkers and "good" people (service to others) trying to save civilization from the "bad" people (service to self), to exit the matrix, to get off this damn planet with all it's pain and suffering. There's a lot of bypassing of negative emotions. Imagine if Tony Robins mixed with David Wilcock or David Icke. It's not all garbage though, this stuff is essentially practical "magic" that has been taught from esoteric mystery schools for millenia. Useful stuff you can start applying to your own life. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. But cults are not formed because of one charismatic guy trying to form a cult. But of a buch of people seeking something and projecting it onto a guy who then feeds on that power exchange. The cult sort of begins to coalesce around them without anyone realizing it.

[@TheNonProgidy16]

@@JeffFinley hit the nail on the head

[@r.d.machinery3749]

Adopting a vacant look to the eyes and a winsome smile are necessary when you indulge in "woo woo" talk.

[@SedonaMethodPlus]

I've been on things like this. Hugging drives me f'ing insane. So happy that it's all behind me now.

[@jackiemorrell2298]

I'd love to see one or more of the youtube body language experts read his body language, I see a lot of lying tells from what I learned in my career and college courses. I'm no expert by any stretch but I would like to hear what an expert says about him.

[@AnyaEmanh0me]

This sounds like hipster Scientology

[@CytotoxinK]

Yeah; and I bet within 5 years, they'll be stalking ex-members, suing critics and stockpiling weapons in the desert too!

[@cyber_netics811]

Still better than American democracy

[@grizzlybear4]

Werner Ehrhard recycle.

[@parisensore]

It even has the aliens!

[@actiontalk6914]

The backpacker club.

[@SylasTheGreat]

Oh shit the rain didn't stop? Nah you need to upgrade to the premium package for weather control capabilities. That'll be $3,500.

[@maryyalda548]

not including taxes and processing fees

[@portee9113]

@Robert Bruce no, you didn't.

[@UrsiesWhirl]

Lol

[@lucyna911]

Bwahahaha

[@jengeesh]

Robert Bruce you didn’t devolve clouds with concentration

[@tammylewis9324]

To each his own. Nobody is forcing them to be there. If you’re afraid of broadening your mind, you won’t be able to follow the words and will reject his approach. No prob. There’s never a shortage of time and we will all get there. I like Bentinho’s teachings. He may not seem as humble as Eckhart, Rupert or Mooji but he is teaching the same things.

[@KimWolfTV]

There is something about sitting cross legged in a chair that gurus love... 😄😄😄😄 He is missing the long hair and a bohemian style to achieve full guru status 😝

[@AEO21Productions]

This guy smiled for eight minutes straight.. i haven't done that since the late 1800's when we would take family pictures

[@katkatkat5]

Underrated joke

[@3jesus3christ3]

lmfao

[@CreativeCapricorn6]

Laughed my as off!!!! )))

[@williamfied9500]

Interestingly enough thats actually why they never smiled in those old photographs

[@twrites2845]

It’s insane how much human beings will believe in a perfect stranger yet they are not able to believe in themselves. Humanity- why do we seek the answers in others in order to validate our Selves🤔

[@hooliganjvp]

Diana Marrero preach it

[@midnightcassettelibrary5171]

You are so damn correct...people need to believe in themselves and THINK for themselves. Strengthen that mind and the healthy soul will follow...these gurus will do nothing but fuck you out of your money and your confidence and self-awareness. It's strange that the audience for these types of charlatans are often well-educated yet their abilities to think critically have apparently gone out the window...the blind faith is astonishing and scary sometimes. We humans are capable of being very smart and very stupid all in the same moment. Strengthen your minds! Read some books! Preferably non-fiction and not these ridiculous self-help ones ;) Stay the fuck away from people selling "truth"...decide what it is for yourself.

[@maddieellman3407]

So true, and at the end of the day everything that people look outwards for is all actually inside themselves

[@cyclonemt]

these people are not necessarily just believing him. They are SEEKING answers, so they may be attending these events, trying to learn, trying to stay open minded and accept whatever they find as true and beneficial.... Unfortunately there are a lot of hustlers/fake spiritual gurus who are misguiding them and wasting their time

[@izzydawiz7486]

because most of us are afraid of freedom. It is just easier to follow than leading your life. We don't wanna be sheep yet many of us are.

[@ecstaticntropy]

"But I did not wait to see the end of that smile, for shame suddenly caught hold of me. It had needed that smile to let me know that the man was a confidence trickster, nothing else." - Franz Kafka

[@michaelattoe5710]

It is truly a tragedy in this day and age that so many people are looking for spirituality but don't have the first clue about what to look for in a true spiritual master. The most basic thing one can use to judge this is the simple fact that no true Master will charge any fees for his teachings or initiation and such. Anybody doing so should be rejected out of hand as a master or as having anything to do with true spirituality.

[@gofres]

Those Cuban cigars are really clearing his chakras.

[@user-sy8ls6mt3q]

Cubans are great!

[@dakota3086]

I wish I could come up with a scam like this wouldn't have to work 12 hour days lol

[@blackfire1146]

Plot twist it's a phat blunt and they all just faded asf lol

[@blissofkundalini]

😂😂😂😂

[@yourloveriswild7533]

Johnny Hammonds Lmfaoooo

[@HelloWorld-lg1pz]

daddies boy grew up so well adjusted that he automatically became enlightened..wow a true buddha. someone sedate this egomaniac.

[@maddieb.8514]

Lol that last sentence made me choke on my drink 🤣😂

[@jesus-ql4tn]

@Ari Alburquerque yep, we should just do it

[@squidwardlongbottom4837]

Ahahahahaha that last line tho

[@andyruth5333]

As long as you save the good egg. Don’t feel bad for the bad egg if they rot. Just the few good ones are enough.

[@dominikfele9247]

Lol

[@rizingzun]

He literally stared at them for 8 minutes and then said a bunch of random BS These people need therapy

[@omnistpagan3282]

I can’t stand hearing this guy say ‘throw away everything you believe or think.’ That’s what rational people do, critical thinking, self reflection, finding your own path. This guy doesn’t want any of that he just wants to be worshipped for doing nothing.

[@Connor-kn3dd]

“The scientific community is not scientific, I am scientific.” Ok buddy

[@ivx8345]

hahahah

[@J9theExplorer]

But right after he said “but that’s my opinion.” Seems like he’s saying the perception of that which is scientific is subjective.. I don’t get why this guy is a problem... then again I was only paying attention to like a quarter of the video.

[@24fretsoffury]

Oh Hey dudes a full nutter. He’s predatory on people that are attempting to fix or fill a void in themselves by siphoning their wallet. IMO there are two types of cult leaders. One is knowingly screwing people over with nonsense, the other type is truly insane and believe they ARE Jesus or a prophet of some sort and gullible, empty people are attracted to that. If the first gains enough followers and enough time goes by with the people basically calling him god, they will eventually turn into the second type.

[@ohyeahminecraft]

Oh Hey any time people are controlled, esp with misinformation, is bad

[@RaymondTheThird]

THIS was the real alarm in this whole thing. Most other parts can be rationalized. This was the grandiose statement that confirmed he’s not safe.

[@leoniousmumblescraper1311]

Every time I try to come up with a good idea for a cult someone always seems to beat me to it.

[@bellenicks3879]

You are a complete ass!! ROFL😂😂😂😂

[@nqobilemsomi3656]

Just do it 😂il join you as a treasurer 👏🏾

[@lolaispure4296]

@@nqobilemsomi3656 LOOOL

[@randomstranger7751]

How about the cult of ‘let someone else do it’

[@yvettetorres7829]

He's not the only one out there talking about non-duality, which just means people realizing we are not our thoughts, body, nor mind, we are spiritual beings all connected by Source of life. You can hear these philosophies for free on KZbin by Rupert Spiral, Eckhart Tolle, Mooji and more. It is accessible to everyone.

[@tammylewis9324]

I think the peoples problem is that Rupert, Eckhart and Mooji are, for lack of better words, very humble… not trying to create a following per se. Here they see Bentinho, who does not seem so humble. He’s a cute kid and seems a little full of himself. But he is teaching the same things. And besides that, the word teacher to me has never been a correct terminology. It’s more that they are just reminding us all of what we’ve forgotten that they have already remembered.

[@user-su7mx5ux6b]

I was a seeker, as I was aware of an awakening a sense that I am, more than this body, this has led me to look at different spiritual teachings, and respectfully at those who teach. I have been vulnerable and followed but have never lost the strength to maintain my discernment, and too continue to use my freedom of choice. We all have choices.....

[@taragerdes7331]

when It said "eight minutes later" I started crying laughing

[@NunYa953]

🤫🤫 that means it's working🤫🤫🤫 more silence is what you need🤫🤫🤫

[@trestres236]

The silence is to get the audience in a hypnotic state, then he begins the brainwashing

[@jenniferfrances8793]

Staring at them with that menacing grin. Yikes. I wonder how much a ticket was lol 😆

[@violethaye6987]

agh i saw your comment right before i got to that part so I didn't laugh as much but it was hilarious

[@monicaandrade7638]

Same LOL!

[@kathystorey939]

My partner was a follower of Massaro, from 2014-16. He committed suicide in Nov 2016 after a sudden traumatic event happened in his life. Days before he killed himself, he told me he did one of Bentinho's meditations which advised 'following your thoughts absolutely'. He was having suicidal thoughts, so he followed them. I don't know what to make of that. I don't hold Massaro responsible for my partner's suicide, but I think he is highly irresponsible with some of the things he says.

[@suzsiz]

Sorry to hear that. That is horrible 😥😓😓

[@marlicedraijer3608]

Hi Kathy, I’m very sorry to read this. Would it be possible to contact you?

[@joybarker7906]

That is very sad, so sorry for your loss and heartbreak. ♡

[@siasina]

Sue him

[@imnotsure343]

"He is highly irresponsible with some of the things he says". Yeah, and if he was more secretive and only let certain people access that kind of teaching, when he personally knew they were ready, for their own safety, you'd say it's shady and secretive and that that's irresponsible and dangerous because "there's not accountability". It's not his fault your boyfriend killed himself, and don't deny that that it what you're saying, it's transparent.

[@everykidcooks7521]

Anyone who insists sitting like that in a chair for a prolonged amount of time, immediately has me questioning if I can trust them

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Anyone remember the show ‘Cult Crazy’ from the late 90’s on Channel 4 in Britain? I can’t find any trace of it online. Weird. Someone tell me I didn’t imagine it...

[@kenttheboomer721]

I was in a restaurant with a guy who thought he could control the rain. We sat there for three hours.... and sure enough, the rain stopped!!!!!!

[@JdSpoof]

Georgia Hunter That’s crazy! Amazing what humans are capable of if they just believe in themselves

[@operationada]

as open minded as i try to be and as critical thinking as i try to be, i do believe we can control the rain lol and it's sad when people think you're nuts b/c you do think that way lol

[@nephildevil]

xD

[@nephildevil]

Reminds me of that movie where this asshole tells a paralyzed guy he'll euthanize him, blinking his eyes means he agrees. Just try not to blink for minutes as if ur life depends on it...

[@97paugasollakers]

@@nephildevil what movie was that

[@chanewinthrop1089]

I find it fascinting how easily human beings can be brain washed by cults.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Any narc or phycopaths 2 weeks.

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

What if I told you society is a cult...

[@obscured9414]

@David Mack true ... Very.

[@yaadapaah7851]

Humans we r our own worst enemies.

[@claudiokortmann9066]

How many millions follow Christianity and later the líder fuck their children and they are very happy with that , I rather follow a cult or Satan

[@TheTrhoprice]

Always fun watching a cult show and seeing a girl I went to high school with being interviewed

[@Dakota-cz5od]

I love how everyone attending is just an upper class white person presumably bored of their life but too uptight to just go to burning man or something. Y'all you can experience meditation and transcendental teachings at an ashram for FREE. This is so weird from both parties.

[@TheEatMeDrinkMe69]

Word salad, essentially.... Everyone can impose their own meaning. That's why it's successful.

[@Rolando_Cueva]

It’s all new age mumbo-jumbo!

[@MrCockroach70]

I'm pretty good at incoherent rambling. Got that part down; only two things left, some followers that provide me with regular cash infusion; and a dopey name. Wish me luck!

[@shivamshandilya573]

Ambiguity is his weapon

[@Dontbustthecrust]

@@Rolando_Cueva malarkey if you'd ask me.

[@Ethyl.breaks]

L Ron Hubbard was a failed science fiction writer in the sixties. He then studied group hypnotism for 10 years before starting Scientology. He stated in an interview it’s seventy percent confusion and thirty percent directional thought. He died in 85 a billionaire when the only people that were billionaires were oil tycoons and kings at that point

[@spitalhelles3380]

He just strings some meaningless words together and the audience then fills the void themselves. He's basically telling them what they want to hear without saying anything. genius.

[@rebeccaboudreau7589]

This guy is devoid of any self realization. It’s easy to gaslight people who have no idea about any of these concepts. Great karmic opportunity 😬

[@dshow1658]

Most of what he says is true to as old as time it’s self. U can find this on your own just but in the work. Bless you all any way U like 🙏

[@DoomCycle]

Some people confuse clear mindedness with empty mindedness

[@cheery-hex]

you've clearly never experienced a clear mind.

[@DoomCycle]

theAbeElement it takes a clear mind to recognize an empty mind

[@DoomCycle]

Jacqueline Parker 🧠

[@Alphacentauri819]

However if you’re empty minded...you wouldn’t even know it... “mindblindness”, have you heard of it?

[@sullivanlucier-benson9020]

You know for sure it's a cult when everyone is smiling sycophantically.

[@johnshrader4051]

haha, just like you know its 'normal reality' when everyone is on antidepressants and angry and cynical.. hahaha

[@UFOhunter4711]

Toxic positivity

[@sullivanlucier-benson9020]

Does anyone like being smiled at by everyone through their teeth?

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

@@johnshrader4051 People don't grin like they're overjoyed all the time if they aren't feigning it. Even people who are generally happy aren't constantly ecstatic, they're sad when they're hurting, angry when they're disrespected, neutral when they aren't feeling strongly, their emotional state changes like humans do. When people are frozen in blissful smile mode, either they're pretending to be happy when they might feel otherwise or just not feel anything or they've been brainwashed into doing so. Nobody is happy all of the time.

[@MattyKwik]

Or ... MAYBE ... there's a professional camera operator, with a giant camera on their shoulder and a sound crew in the area and regular people start acting weird, once they notice. 😆 You're not good at analyzing people. You just sound judgemental.

[@clownworld3913]

This is pretty wild but you should really do an episode on these crazies walking around with face coverings that have suddenly popped up over the last two years.

[@imnotsure343]

It's easy to fear a situation full of people breaking down their own preconceived ideas, breaking down and playing with their trained barriers around concepts and relationships. But that fear and aversion not as intelligent or safety-protecting as they might seem to the "normal, common sense" mindset. It's always surprising to me that even in 2022, when difference, diversity, and such values are allegedly the theme of the day, and yet when faced with actually interacting with and accepting these values in practice, with those are truly different (and not merely superficially so), the same old rigidity, fear, and ill-will arises like clockwork. And ironically, it often comes most powerfully from the most ardent, passionate advocates for "diversity, tolerance, inclusion, etc.", whatever these people actually mean by these words (obviously there is some dishonesty behind these words and what the decode to mean in the progressive, communistic cults of the modern mainstream).

[@tammylewis9324]

Well said!

[@carren1983]

In the moment he started just staring at her I felt like the dora the explorer game when she asked you a question and she just sit there and look at you

[@ajheartsong]

🤣🤣

[@DreamGyrl360]

Im half asleep (it's 5 something in the morning) and I still laughed out loud to this.

[@geraldobrien7323]

Lol

[@flipingboredcritic]

I could not be more uncomfortable

[@Danno1850]

People will always be attracted to communities where they feel accepted, understood, and have a sensation of growth. People love getting into communities, specially ones that share a common idea or goal. The idea or goal doesn't really matter and can sometimes be horrifying but we love community for better or for worse.

[@alskndlaskndal]

Very very true. So many things thrive on this including gangs and the KKK. The basic desire is healthy but it can be misused. This is going to become even more of a problem in the future as our real, physical communities continue to be replaced by online "communities" that don't fulfill all of our real needs, so people seek out groups like this.

[@cherylkelly6613]

You re right ,We are humans after all

[@dbojangles1597]

+Danno1850 And this of course is exacerbated by all the forces at play that are making more traditional community organizations a thing of the past.

[@JoseGranny]

We live in a society

[@ludakidboy]

dude i found this guy 11 years ago, i've been looking for him for like 5 years. crazy i found this

[@oxid71]

I don't see a problem. People seem to enjoy this program, nobody is forcing them, they found friends and do things they like to do. Nobody is harmed. Seems to me like any other community of people. I think that not everybody can be spiritualy strong enough to discover things on their own, a lot of people need a leader, which is historically proven. I don't, i wouldn't join a community like this but it's okay to let people do what they feel is right for them. He seems sane and doesn't seem to be saying anything crazy or dangerous.

[@saugaatallabadi]

"You make more money as a leader, but you have more fun as a follower" - Creed

[@maepeterson7197]

Saugaat Allabadi I was just thinking this lmao

[@rajanlad]

I would rather follow Creed. He might be crazy but atleast he isn't narcissistic.

[@jovacullen]

LOVED this haha Creed would make a better leader lol

[@annegachanja3468]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 loveee creed!

[@raerae1630]

This was such a great line.

[@TheMayoHELLO]

These ppl paying $2,000 to learn how to be silent...

[@spencer62321]

If I wanted to learn that I could go to college

[@moonbeam4016]

TheMayoHELLO I can come to your house and tell you to shut up for half the price

[@visionaryventures12]

It also saves on how much script he has to remember to recite.

[@jacob.g.l1592]

@FirstName LastName He needs a boot to the face.

[@OG-NASA]

Lmaoo

[@dimitris_kleisiaris]

The longer i watch the more the collective iq of the universe drops.

[@jackjack8844]

'Truth is unmistakeable. If you seek it, you'll find it and no one will be able to deceive you.' Anon.

[@winterflower8543]

Being "Impossible to follow" is a necessary factor for being a cult leader. It's a tactic...basically people think "if I can't understand it,it must be coming from a genius. Who thinks on an unbelievably high level which I can not reach.I must follow them and must act as if I understand this person because not understanding them somehow inclines my lack of intallegence."

[@kyramainer3315]

Winter Flower emperors new clothes

[@TheNonProgidy16]

bingo

[@Jjjeeztgravy]

Winter Flower So what if he’s a Cult leader. Those people are making the choice to worship him and believe his philosophical views. What of it ?

[@jadefire2817]

Being impossible to follow doesn't make you a genius, it might make you four-square-looney-tunes though.

[@iconc1402]

Like contemporary 'art'.

[@PrimitiveBaroque]

"Does that make sense?" No. It doesn't.

[@Daysed.and.Konfuzed]

10:52 >>> Maybe it's me, but this kind of "upside down" smile always gets me suspicious...

[@FacebookCanKissMyAssbook]

Yes. I think you're onto something there!

[@kitsune090]

this is like the naked king tale, everybody pretended they were seeing his clothes... in this cult everybody pretends to understand all the nonsense he is talking about... cause only the enlightened ones understands it right? so if you're one of course things like "putting a rainbow in a pot you'll feel 9 out of 10 times" makes total sense!!!

[@lefurp2366]

Never let people with personality disorders and magical thinking patterns claim your mind. Your mind is your own, nobody can know everything, we all have a piece of the puzzle.

[@emanijudah6985]

Great insight

[@erikbenson9501]

You don't believe In Magic?!

[@Superloveman26]

Instead let people with mechanical thinking patterns dictate your thinking,yeah so smart...

[@lefurp2366]

You said that, not me. I never said anything like that.@@Superloveman26

[@lefurp2366]

Magical thinking is a symptom of mental illness not actual magic. (should such a thing exist)@@erikbenson9501

[@sultanaj1648]

“Everyone super friendly, like smiling at us, like intense glowing eyes” Yuup that’s cult.

[@savannahn2169]

YES!

[@kristenwaterton4087]

To funny...... THATS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM...... Everyone assumes cults are creepy right away but they’re not. They’re inviting and charming...... And so adept at being whatever u need to fill the void

[@jonathanmosher72]

Smile a lot, look directly into their eyes and when you're not smiling, smile with your eyes.

[@jonathanmosher72]

@@kristenwaterton4087 They’re inviting and charming...... And so adept at being whatever u need to fill the void. The same rules apply to epic womanizing.

[@missanthrope2158]

Hmm are you saying yiubis t worship anyone? I wonder how many times you’ve been to a concert and felt that if you don’t see these people perform it would be the end of you?

[@christophergaribay7097]

" let's get weird. Let's get connected." Off camera. It got weird, they got connected. 😂

[@tea-eq7kj]

"I want you to erase all your thoughts" UM BRO RUN

[@EBR1]

That exercise where he had her gaze at him while he gazed at her in silence....that's a Scientology training routine taught on several of their courses. Make of that what you will.

[@davidgjam7600]

It's a general cult tactic. It's used to disturb you out of your comfort zone, it makes you more vulnerable.

[@DreamGyrl360]

Yeah. I guess I could say I was in a cult once. The head guy would start this with you without your consent. So he's just staring at you , after answering your question, or you answering his. I'm staring back, right? Because what tf is this? I don't know but it's not making me vulnerable. It's irritating me. "You're strong," he finally said. "You black women are always strong." I was offended by that statement -- -- so, because I won't let you get in my head like you've done all these other people -- I'm trying to be this "strong black woman". 🙄😒 No, I just don't like nonsense. And you haven't endeared yourself to me. Sigh DESPITE THAT, we stayed connected for years. SMH it's not that we didn't find knowledge there. It's that he was such a liar.

[@javajava8856]

Yeah, it's a mechanism for hypnotic trance induction. Makes the cult victim more suggestible and malleable.

[@DaruthTheHuman]

Everyone is scared of the cult they aren't part of. Christianity is just the worlds most successful cult.

[@jada8830]

@@DaruthTheHuman extra ecclesiam nulla salus

[@NightMedicine]

Can you all hear the sound of my eyes rolling in the back of my head???

[@nelbraudo-441]

LOL! "The Electrician" 🤣

[@Nesterou]

I heard it 3:45

[@kevinromig9477]

@@nelbraudo-441 arnt we all ?

[@Birthdaycakesmom]

So, there have definitely been times when someone made me angry for saying I triggered them. I felt like instead of them sharing their feelings so I could change my behaviors, they were turning me, rather than what happened to them, into the bad thing. Talking openly and saying, “right now this is too much, I need to take a break,” is something we should already be doing. Telling someone that as a person they trigger you is like incarceration. If I told the cult leader it was too much for me and they didn’t let me leave and challenged me to dig deeper and stay, I would want to know what was in it for me. There’s old models everywhere anyway for a reason. Trusty and reliable. If you like the way you are a cult leader won’t bother trying to upgrade you, there’s nothing in it for them. 😮

[@A_Foolish_Arrangement]

Wow, narcissism hit early with this one.

[@fugginchit1]

Dude read the Scientology Bible and said "hold my beer."

[@LuvBugBlaqkHart]

Fave comment 😂

[@whoisplatelunch]

I aint hatin

[@Xenumiscagive]

Hahahaha gold

[@mememachine2357]

Dianetics*

[@johnknoefler]

Ya, but Ron Hubbard had those e-meters going for him. What I never realized is that e-meter can actually drain your wallet faster than the meter in a taxi cab.

[@Ihatehersoo_much]

This dude is like a South Park character come to life.

[@nataliamirochnitchenko8152]

lol!!!!!

[@mebobones3980]

😂😂😂

[@IndustrialDoomHippy]

He's got a raging clue!

[@sophiecrumb9386]

Ha ha exactly. What a shmuck

[@lazydaddy1947]

Seriously

[@davidhogberg3997]

On the one hand, in my experience, these states of consciousness where you feel inseparable from the universe/love/God are definitely an avenue worth exploring. On the other, I'm quite concerned with this magical thinking that often seems to go along with it. Preaching/proclaiming to break free from the "matrix" of illusion, only to get caught up in other bizarre narratives of aliens, secret governmental projects, and other spiritual mumbo-jumbo.

[@MixologistMilo]

That eight minute silence smile bollocks on stage, got me laughing