Talk:School of Practical Philosophy

message: Anyone else think this article's tone is a little "off" - it seems more like an ad for the school itself: "The course is designed for thoughtful men and women who seek an understanding of the nature of humanity and of the world in which we live."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.90.232.64 (talk) 03:37, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Tone, Impartiality

message: I would have been happy to see the following material here on the discussion page, but it doesn't seem appropriate as a part of the article itself.  It also appears to have been someone's first contribution to wikipedia.  Franzeska 14:33, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Deleted personal comments

message: At some point the following was deleted:
Several articles appear on the Ross Institute's website. The Ross Institute is a watchdog for cults operating worldwide. The progression of study is as follows for the first five years:
1st Year - Lessons on Hindu inspired philosophy, with any probing questioning suppressed. Guided meditation / hypnosis
2nd Year - Students given mantra. Guided mediation / hypnosis. Initiation Hindu ceremony including symbolic donation of one weeks wages in which one pledges one's allegiance to the picture of Shankaracharya.
3rd & 4th Years - Increasing amounts of time taken by the group, including spending weekends cleaning the group premises.
5th Year - Specific courses for women emphasizing their subservience to men. They are told how long they should breast feed their offspring for and how frequently they can enjoy sexual relations. If they follow these instructions they are told that for their re-incarnation they will be men. According to the witness this clearly shows the desire of the organisation (sect) to dominate the adepts & their lives. The work entitled 'Secret Cult' contains testimonies from people who were deceived by the movement in England.
The school espouses traditional gender roles and this is immediately apparent by the dress code within the school. The men all wear suits and the women wear long flowing skirts. Former members have claimed that the 'School' practices subtle brainwashing techniques to ensure absolute obedience. Its disciples put in many hours of unpaid work each week looking after the movement's large property and holdings, and taking part in group activities. They are encouraged to isolate themselves from influences outside the movement, they are discouraged from discussing the School's activities with non-members, and if they leave the movement they become pariahs to those that remain. The demands placed on members are so strong, it is claimed, that marriages fail, families split up, and some students develop serious mental problems.
It is not cited and should not be in the article as it stands. However, cited information on the subject would be most helpful.Sylvain1972 (talk) 17:40, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Earlier deleted material 

message: The School of Practical Philosophy is a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Its tax ID number is 13-3107679. Legally, it is a separate organization from SES. The NYT article from January 2010 is a sufficient source to qualify the school for its own article; as  Dream Focus said in the discussion on Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/School_of_Practical_Philosophy. I believe it was merged in error and should have its own article. Christieag (talk) 18:19, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm happy with this revelation. :) SilverserenC 16:47, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nominate reinstating a separate article from the [[School of Economic Science]] 

message: Per the discussion here, where I proposed the splitting of the School of Practical Philosophy from the School of Economic Science, the other editors agreed that it should be split off and there was no outstanding opposition to the action. The main reason put forth in the AfD was that there were not enough references that covered the subject. I have fixed that by adding in a number of new references that makes the current article far different from what it was before. Thus, I have addressed the main reason for deletion in the AfD and I believe this to be a valid article now. SilverserenC 13:39, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speedy Deletion