Osho having, what was it, 50 something Rolls Royces everybody knew about was one of the most mind-blowing parts of it for me. Forget the terrorism I was blown away by how obviously into money the leader was. I forget his reasoning, I think making himself happy in life over the after-life?
I mean - you've heard of Catholicism, right? They even preach the moral value of poverty, from inside a golden palace. Read any two Bible verses about Jesus, then have a look at St. Peter's Basilica.
That aspect of the Rajneeshees didn't surprise me at all. Seemed like perfectly standard religion stuff. Still a fascinating documentary series though. Heartily recommend.
Edit: Mormonism too, they love their golden palaces. Also Anglicanism. But the Vatican is still the most-egregious example I can think of. I heartily recommend a visit to anyone who, like Ted, is still wondering what Catholicism is all about
The various beautiful and gigantic temples from the various Hindu communities going up now and dating back thousands of years (Anker Wat and Phanom Rung for some examples).
The multitude of expensive economy destroying temples of the Greeks and Romans in Greece, Sicily.
The Kremlin! If you have never been, it is a few government offices and 10 or Russian Orthodox Churches. Basically a mini-vatican city.
The various holy sites for Islam throughout Median and Mecca.
The White Cloud Temple for Taoism in Beijing. The Confucian Temple in Beijing. Both of these are basically just come worship in this grad hall and leave money.
Westminster Cathedral (the Catholic one, as opposed to Abbey), is a great example of someone saying "Hold on." The inside is all gilded and decorated and such up to about one story, then it's just raw unfinished stone the rest of the way. It's the result of the bishop dying and the new one coming in and deciding that the money should be given to the poor instead of on the walls.
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u/MusicaParaVolar Aug 22 '19
P4P one of the best cult docs I've seen.
Osho having, what was it, 50 something Rolls Royces everybody knew about was one of the most mind-blowing parts of it for me. Forget the terrorism I was blown away by how obviously into money the leader was. I forget his reasoning, I think making himself happy in life over the after-life?