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The
Manipulated Mind : Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination
by Denise Winn
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Book Description
Ever since American prisoners of war in Korea suddenly switched sides to the
Communist cause, the concept of brainwashing has continued to fascinate and
confuse.
Is it really possible to force any thinking person to act in
a way completely alien to his character? What makes so-called brainwashing so
different from the equally insidious effects of indoctrination and conditioning,
or even advertising and education?
Research findings from psychology show that brainwashing is not a special
subversive technique; it is the clever manipulation of unrealized influences
that operate in all our lives.
This book, by breaking down so-called brainwashing to its individual elements,
shows how social conditioning, need for approval, emotional dependency and much
else that we are unaware of, prevent us from being as self-directed as we think;
and, conversely, which human traits make us the least susceptible to subtle
influence.
About the Author
Denise Winn is a British journalist specializing in psychology and medicine. She
is a former editor of the UK edition of Psychology Today and has written for
national newspapers magazines in Britain for over 20 years. She is author of 11
other books on psychological and medical topics and is currently also editor of
The Therapist
Excerpted from The Manipulated Mind : Brainwashing, Conditioning and
Indoctrination by Denise Winn. Copyright © 1984. Reprinted by permission. All
rights reserved
Excerpted from "The Magic Monastery: Analogical and Action Philosophy of the
Middle East and Central Asia" by Idries Shah. Copyright 1972, 1981 by The Estate
of Idries Shah. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
DELUSION A would-be disciple said to a sage: 'I have been listening to you
for days now, condemning attitudes and ideas, and even conduct, which are not
mine and never have been. What is the purpose of this?' The sage said: 'The
purpose of it is that you should, at some point, stop imagining that you have
not been like any of the things I condemn; and to realize that you have a
delusion that you are not like that now.'
Excerpted from "The Magic Monastery: Analogical and Action Philosophy of
the Middle East and Central Asia" by Idries Shah. Copyright 1972, 1981 by The
Estate of Idries Shah. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
PITCHER LORE Have you heard about the tragedy of the little pitcher? He heard a
thirsty man calling for water from his sick-bed in a corner of a room. The
pitcher was so full of compassion for the man that by a supreme effort of will
he actually managed to roll to within an inch of the sufferer's hand. When the
man opened his eyes and saw a pitcher beside him, he was full of wonderment and
relief. He managed to pick up the jug and held it to his lips. Then he realized
that it was empty. With almost the last remains of his strength, the invalid
threw the pitcher against a wall, where it smashed into useless pieces of clay..
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