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 %FOCUS BELIEF CONVICTION ATTENTION EXPERIENCE KNOW 981124             
                                                                                                                               
     Many  religious  leaders focus the attention of their               
followers    exclusively  upon  abstract  statements about                       
realities  which are either beyond the experience of their                                   
followers,     or  are  easily  manipulated  through   the                                
experience  of their  followers.     The foci  which  such                                   
religious   leaders encourage  makes  it  easier  for  the                                                            
leaders   to  lead,    guide,     manipulate   and    take                                                                     
advantage  of    their  followers.      The followers  are                                                                     
taught  not  to   respect,   trust  or   honor  their  own                   
independent  personal    experiences;      or  what   they                                   
instinctively  believe  about themselves.     The  leaders    
acquire  power which  is   free  of  checks  and balances;                                             
is  unbalanced,    and so is corrupted.      The  personal                                                                 
and communal integrity of   the  community  is threatened,                                                                
if not totally destroyed through such leadership.                                
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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