tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post3350295999701989544..comments2023-12-16T16:12:08.051-08:00Comments on Self-Knowledge and Self-Realization: Bentino Massaro--AMENDED 1/29Ed Muzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-53226106253225169802017-08-21T20:59:57.173-07:002017-08-21T20:59:57.173-07:00I believe that too, actually. I am not a 'foll...I believe that too, actually. I am not a 'follower' of anyone. I pick up information from various people. Including stuff from Bentinho when it resonates. I have read a lot from Louise Hay, Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Robert Holden, Dan Millman, Gary Zukav, Helen Schucman, Carolynn Myss... and the list goes on. In the end, I follow me, and God is my only truth. <br /><br />I was gang raped at the age of 13 and through love and forgiveness I have healed this trauma that wreaked havoc on my energy/auric field for years. But I wouldn't change the experience. I DO believe I chose this for myself. But not because someone else ever said it! It's a deep knowing. I also believe that suffering is the greatest teacher. I have learned more about self-love and more about forgiveness than I would have without the experiences I created in my life. It certainly wasn't patterned for me. Life doesn't just happen to us, and if you believe that... then you give all your power away. That's why we're here... to learn. We have themes. If we are aware and awakened enough to know what they are, we can work on healing them. Regardless of circumstance, I am grateful for my experiences in this life. They are not my identity and neither are yours. That said... I agree with Bentinho's statement. Pain and suffering DOES have a place in the big picture... to resist is to struggle. Acceptance is peace. <br /><br />Love to all. Ritha McLaughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-13641785966261507452017-07-19T15:21:58.668-07:002017-07-19T15:21:58.668-07:00I would like to hear from the folks who have spent...I would like to hear from the folks who have spent $600 dollars for a one hour session. Was it worth it and what did it do for you? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362161597803075359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-48117872647272051992017-06-16T13:46:28.029-07:002017-06-16T13:46:28.029-07:00I have completely changed my mind about Bentinho a...I have completely changed my mind about Bentinho after reading his Academy site. I believe both his methods and insights VERY BENEFICIAL. In this post I reacted to my gut feeling responding to his speech and actions without entering his teachings. He provides a very good introductory exposition and with methods. But I feel without more struggle to attain, accomplishments will be lacking or will slip away not noticed.<br />Ed Muzikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-5219383559098181762017-05-08T12:10:31.982-07:002017-05-08T12:10:31.982-07:00I like your comment. I do believe only a completed...I like your comment. I do believe only a completed enlightened being can read the spiritual level of another and that is not me well to be more accurate I do not usually locate there. I do have a few personal fail safe guidelines, FOR ME. Five of which are: teachings must be free, no sexual misconduct with disciples, no political bias, no great desire to accumulate objects, and no harming animals. Another thing which admittedly could be unreliable... my heart has to feel like it's about to explode and I lose the ability to form words!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612012464325925991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-55775754742670562762017-05-08T12:02:20.356-07:002017-05-08T12:02:20.356-07:00I am not a follower but I have listened to his fre...I am not a follower but I have listened to his free talks just to check them out. I hear similarities to other non dualists plus some new thoughts. I will say if we use charging fees as a criteria for a guru (and perhaps we should), we would eliminate ( and perhaps we should) all spiritual teachers out there who charge for their teachings and we would be down to ? Just a few rare handful, mostly never heard of. So I see many in the spiritual guru crop as interesting teachers or life coaches and one does pay teachers for courses after all. My life's experience is this: if one is truly seeking an enlightened guru to learn from they will appear. There will be no questions if ones heart is open and ones uses good discernment. There will be no hiding if one truly asks for one to appear. Maybe we get what we are ready for. Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612012464325925991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-26136161492842585822016-12-10T14:18:23.341-08:002016-12-10T14:18:23.341-08:00su I had the exact same experience, in the beginni...su I had the exact same experience, in the beginning when he first came on the horizon I liked to listen to him, but now i'm also 'ooops'.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450289299483085352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-10143608361051851572016-11-12T22:55:37.021-08:002016-11-12T22:55:37.021-08:00Marissa G. - I believe in an All-Powerful, All-Lov...Marissa G. - I believe in an All-Powerful, All-Loving God Who has made Full Provision for the consequences of all of my negative beliefs, Which Said Provision daily, moment-by-moment provides me with with full assurance that my ENTIRE created being is aligned with the Will and Purpose of the Creator of me and the entire universe - <br /><br />Do you consider that to be a NEGATIVE belief?<br /><br />I sure don't -- I have a tremendous amount of joy in that belief - daily, moment-by-moment - God only knows it just FEELS REALLY RIGHTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-79816368867281826902016-11-12T22:46:48.627-08:002016-11-12T22:46:48.627-08:00there Is One Perfect Human - many follow Him - to ...there Is One Perfect Human - many follow Him - to a much happier conclusion than Ben or any other human will ever be able to provideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-11238096221325178632016-05-11T23:50:26.974-07:002016-05-11T23:50:26.974-07:00The truth is that Self Knowledge is essential for ...The truth is that Self Knowledge is essential for the ultimate understanding.<br />Bentino gives brilliant advice on living a successful life (which is the waking dream) but we know a dream is a dream.<br />You can't fix the illusion which is what he advocates, you have to move beyond it.<br /><br />I listened to him often in the begining when he was really humble and clear.<br />Then he started the law of attraction, posting pictures of himeself in Dubai etc and I thought ooops, away you go, back to the Vedas for me.suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229359526524987174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-88432761493943118772016-04-30T04:29:50.279-07:002016-04-30T04:29:50.279-07:00All of the commentis I am reading about this "...All of the commentis I am reading about this "young man" on this site are highly contradictory, For anyone to "declare" this person a false prophet, or a Charlatan they must also understand their own arrogance for they are no different to him. You are now declaring, as is he, that you know better. Excuse me for wondering why you think you have it right and he is so wrong. From the outsiders point of view and I truely am, you bloggers are more of a problem than anyone. Be careful always to comment without knowledge on such matters as physics, astrophysics, relativity and subjects such as parallel universe, galactic cohesion and time travel. I don't claim to have all this knowledge but enough to know there's something in everything. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031045036819209867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-10895465229096322432016-04-20T01:51:59.486-07:002016-04-20T01:51:59.486-07:00I agree. We must remember that no human is perfect...I agree. We must remember that no human is perfect. Therefore no one of us will ever be able to perfectly illuminate the "right" path using the light of our incomplete understanding of existence. I think the hearts of both Been and Ed are in the "right" place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-89809888524978377242016-02-02T09:58:23.622-08:002016-02-02T09:58:23.622-08:00Just another add on about him. I saw that on his t...Just another add on about him. I saw that on his thread anyone who questioned his beliefs (even the ones not attacking him at all just questioning and calling him on his stuff were deleted and banned. This is a big red flag of any "spiritual" teacher. He was also triggered on the thread but when someone else was triggered would blame them saying they had blocks. Another classic sign of a narcissist. Someone who was truly enlightened as he seems to think he is would not have to ban people for actually having opinions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-21424903956033682352016-02-01T14:14:22.284-08:002016-02-01T14:14:22.284-08:00i just saw his page and one woman called him on sa...i just saw his page and one woman called him on saying his followers or the people who follow him. any real teacher would tell people not to follow them!!!! she is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-40460581939329256322016-02-01T13:29:49.663-08:002016-02-01T13:29:49.663-08:00you must be a follower. Anyone who follows anyone ...you must be a follower. Anyone who follows anyone will walk off the cliff - dont drink the kool aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-85442596503286170102016-02-01T13:27:10.038-08:002016-02-01T13:27:10.038-08:00i saw this too on the internet just yesterday. I l...i saw this too on the internet just yesterday. I look at this justin beiber of spirituality and laugh and yet i also know it is dangerous. I read the thread described above with awe. he is a narcissist. He is a manipulator. He called people stupid who disagreed. I myself dealt with a very dangerous sociopath narc teacher ten years ago and was grateful to get away with my life. I see through him. I see through his shit and so i cam sit back and say i learned my lesson well in this life as i can spot a phony narcissist right away. Anyone who "follows" this poser can be in danger- one of the dangers of following anyone is losing one's sense of right and wrong. He talks about keeping things out of his reality. He builds his wealth and surrounds himself with model type women and then is confused when people react with disgust to what he posted about women. Not only is he dangerous but clueless. Be weary of following anyone. I see this too with that woman Teal who uses her looks to get followers- look up Teal swan and see how these people work. I am spiritual, but i go directly to G-d and never ever will follow anyone. There are wonderful spiritual teachers out there but they are the ones who are not in their ego like this man and their teachings are not full of the narcissism and also the ego he shows. he is deluded. I assume he believes people in the holocaust brought it into their own reality. What a schmuck. Be your own guru people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-73292184243419532152016-02-01T13:09:24.742-08:002016-02-01T13:09:24.742-08:00Agreed.
I came across BM just this afternoon. Abo...Agreed.<br /><br />I came across BM just this afternoon. About 20 minutes into the video he talks about how he moves into some $4.5m mansion and desires to own a fancy car, and then seeing 5 cars of that type shortly thereafter. <br /><br />That's all nice and dandy, and it's certainly a legit desire, but it's Law of Attraction / Tony Robbins type stuff. <br /><br />Spirituality, let alone enlightenment are something else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-346868665068010912016-02-01T13:03:28.840-08:002016-02-01T13:03:28.840-08:00You forgot to write in ALLCAPS, dear.You forgot to write in ALLCAPS, dear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-66186630989433528252016-01-31T09:49:56.604-08:002016-01-31T09:49:56.604-08:00His message aside, I find his method of tearing pe...His message aside, I find his method of tearing people down for their own good extremely unspiritual. He takes a few minutes to assess a person by the words they use to point out where they are going wrong spiritually in his enlightened opinion. Based on no knowledge of the person whatsoever. So his assessment is highly subjective yet he puts it forward as info from the universe granted to him as truth they must face. Should they disagree with him he then points out their spiritual corruption. If you dont agree with me then you obviously are lost spiritually. This is disempowering to that person and places him above his followers driven by ego. Recently he weighed in on womens experience on Facebook letting women know how they should behave spiritually. When a huge number of women found this distressing he confronted each woman individually using the method I describe above peppering each comment with hearts and the word love. Then posted a group response calling anyone who disagreed with him ridiculous and lacking in intelligence. This speaks volumes on how he perceives his followers. Anyone who did not break under pressure when he and a few of his disciples weighed in to inform each woman individually of how shes spuritually lacking was blocked and their comments deleted. That says it all as far as Im concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-18244273224293386742016-01-14T19:06:14.291-08:002016-01-14T19:06:14.291-08:00here is a quote from bentinho yesterday,"Pain...here is a quote from bentinho yesterday,"Pain and suffering has its place in the bigger picture, that is why some beings choose to be raped at an early age. It's not that they are doing something wrong with their vibration, it's that they want to learn specific lessons in this life."<br />he believes that. i Know he is a deluded narcissist POS. aloha~Allison Earisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840671953923777574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-43032569170458450642015-09-16T08:05:29.192-07:002015-09-16T08:05:29.192-07:00I agree with Marissa. The writer has spent little ...I agree with Marissa. The writer has spent little time investigating Ben. If you think Ben is a narcissist (educated adepts certainly understand the potential for this), listen to him speak for twelve to twenty hours and entertain questions. Really check it out. He is the real deal as are many others. <br />roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321061879065438857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-88046179189512127702015-05-19T08:27:29.377-07:002015-05-19T08:27:29.377-07:00Wow. This article, while attempting to make good p...Wow. This article, while attempting to make good points, could not be more wrong. I have read many different teachings from Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hahn, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, THE BIBLE, many others, and they are each saying VERY similar if not the same thing. Compare Eckhart Tolle's New Earth with Bentinho's and you get very little contrast. While I am not saying the 600 dollar price is feasible for everyone, at least this way he can honestly reach out to those who are ready to release this ridiculous concept of money and work on what is important. <br /><br />Because you have a PhD does not make your words hold any validity either. I have met some incredibly stupid "educated" people. If anything I could point the finger and say YOU are unrealized within yourself because you're seeking outer fulfillment through a University and job security. What were your intentions? I am sure from different people, different accusations and judgments could be made behind your intentions, but at the end of the day only you really know. You're just doing what feels right for you, which is what Bentinho encourages from everyone. Oh, what a narcissist. And what's funnier is nobody hears people calling the Dalai Lama a fraud....why is that? oh right...because he is the Dalai Lama. Gotcha. <br /><br />oh and p.s. he does encourage us actually to look at WHY negative beliefs have been serving us and WHY we hold on to them and all the inquiries on our selves we actually DO have the power to unfold ourselves and don't need psychotherapy, an OUTSIDE source to tell us what's "wrong" within us.<br /><br />another p.s. he actually doesn't say go out and become an actor or singer and encourages people to follow what is unique to them. He literally SAYS that. <br /><br />Also there are books by other people with these fancy Phd's like Frequency and The Field which do talk about these higher vibrations and aligning ourselves with them to improve ourselves and aid those around us.<br /><br />You people are just as ignorant as you are trying to make him and his "followers" seem.<br />Marissa G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-74209641471463545942015-05-17T09:15:20.887-07:002015-05-17T09:15:20.887-07:00He will make them feel good during an hour, but af...He will make them feel good during an hour, but after the session when they see the bank account they will come back to themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-32104771277072507202015-03-24T11:04:38.707-07:002015-03-24T11:04:38.707-07:00Please do not compare Bentinho to Adyashanti. Adya...Please do not compare Bentinho to Adyashanti. Adya is nothing like Bentinho.Diane V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-79925872900410086432014-08-22T00:27:12.834-07:002014-08-22T00:27:12.834-07:00I just recently found out about BM. After seeing h...I just recently found out about BM. After seeing him interviewed on Buddha At the Gas Pump, I was curious to find out more. Then, after watching a couple of videos where he talks about "New Earth", I concluded that he's deluding himself with magical thinking. He seems to have a nose for what will sell. First, it was some form of pseudo-advaita; now it seems to be a mixture of that with Law of Attraction, some pop psychology and the "Ascension" meme--the notion of mass transformation to a higher density of consciousness, i.e. "New Earth". So far, there is not even the slightest evidence that this is happening, despite the hype from its many proponents. <br /><br />There is in BM a distinct lack of empathy and compassion for the suffering of others. He's altogether too glib in his simplistic formulae for fulfilling desires and has nothing to say about anything that goes beyond personal desires, such as social justice for humans and animals. He manifests a dangerous level of moral relativism and nihilism. So it really doesn't surprise me that he's trying to justify charging egregiously rip-off prices to exploit the needy and vulnerable. <br /><br />He looks angelic and can talk the talk. In this he reminds me of the early Franklin Jones aka Bubba Freejohn aka Adi da--another very bright narcissist--and will probably end up being just as destructive to those who follow him. <br /><br />I find your assessment very accurate. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656179605883020834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27560333.post-43453460607017609012014-04-15T10:07:58.485-07:002014-04-15T10:07:58.485-07:00This is absolutely correct. Spot on! This is absolutely correct. Spot on! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448683933647446034noreply@blogger.com