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Originally Posted by zeek
When I was in the Local Church, Lee taught that we should turn from the mind to the spirit by calling on the Lord and pray reading. Lee discouraged thought and encouraged mindless calling of "Oh Lord Jesus" and repetition of Bible verses and his slogans. His faithful followers almost constantly reinforced this practice in and out of the meetings daily whenever they got together and they testified that they practiced it as much as possible when they were alone. Thus, when critics of Lee observed that his followers abdicated the normal use of their minds, they were correct.
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Lee's English Chinese accent sounded as if it contained hidden secrets ... as if containing privileged meanings ... with a sort of spellbinding effect. He even often spoke as if he was revealing a new secret from God. It all worked together to give an impression that it was God's move on the earth.
And if you are in God's move there's no longer a need to think. Thinking will only get in the way.
Eventually -- after being told at least a thousand times, "Brother, get out of your mind , and turn to your spirit." -- I caught on. All that meant was, stop thinking, and get with the program.
That also resulted in the impression that we were in God's move on the earth ... and ... in that case ... who needs a mind?
I now look back on it, this mind/spirit teaching, and practice, as more or less a universal cultic mechanism. It produces a following spirit. And it works.
This practice, by other names, of rejecting the mind, is common to cults.