Very interesting, kdag. I experienced this staring effect on many occasions in Landmark. In my Advanced Class, I looked over and saw a girl staring at me with a smile, like she was in a trance. I was caught off guard but started to feel special. She seemed like a regular Landmark customer, but later I found she was "reviewing" the Advanced Course in order to become a leader.
I know others who've been in the Landmark Leadership program, and I don't think they are taught to manipulate people deceptively. It's more likely that they buy into a different point of view, one that makes them appreciate life in such a way that they can't help but stare at people. It's as if they have a new, lovely look on life. It's weird, but I caught myself doing it a little bit during my Landmark high.
They're so confident in the "technology" they've discovered. If I had gone through the leadership program, I can totally see myself staring at people a little bit longer than usual, in part because I believed in the "work" at the time, but also because I would've gone through staring exercises. There's one in the Advanced Course. You do an exercise where you stare at a person for like 30 seconds and then move on to the next person.
It's creepy and has hypnotic power, but I doubt the LGAT leaders intentionally do it as a clever social engineering technique. They might see it as a convenient sales tactic, though.
I know others who've been in the Landmark Leadership program, and I don't think they are taught to manipulate people deceptively. It's more likely that they buy into a different point of view, one that makes them appreciate life in such a way that they can't help but stare at people. It's as if they have a new, lovely look on life. It's weird, but I caught myself doing it a little bit during my Landmark high.
They're so confident in the "technology" they've discovered. If I had gone through the leadership program, I can totally see myself staring at people a little bit longer than usual, in part because I believed in the "work" at the time, but also because I would've gone through staring exercises. There's one in the Advanced Course. You do an exercise where you stare at a person for like 30 seconds and then move on to the next person.
It's creepy and has hypnotic power, but I doubt the LGAT leaders intentionally do it as a clever social engineering technique. They might see it as a convenient sales tactic, though.