1:34 min. mark - "When you go back to the REAL world, because you gotta go back, ya know!" (Talk about a Freudian slip.)
1:40 min. mark - Same ol' perennial canned speeches ("I'd like to really thank you from the bottom of my heart", "in spite of your very difficult financial situation.", "Though it may seem that you have suffered a loss right now, if you persevere with resolute faith, you will definitely be able to recoup that loss, 10 or 20x over!" - Translation = "don't complain about the $$ you spent coming here, you will get it all back, and then some.")
2:30 min. mark - The Dear Leaders' Museum, full of Ikeda artifacts, along with its centerpiece 2:48 min. mark, Ikeda's kanji calligraphy (received only 2 hours before it officially opened (!!) - HOW MYSTICAL & FORTUNATE!!
3:21 min. mark - the indoctrinating cult film (mandatory viewing?)
3:58 min. mark - The (useless) feel good official "Certificate Presentation".
4:12 min. mark - The reaffirmation "Friendship Exchange" dinner. Share with fellow members (4:24 min. mark) how coming to the cult retreat changed you.
4:42 min. mark - The (in)famous "Talent(less) Show." Create lifelong bonds with your fellow culties doing asinine things together.
(Oh, and btw, you are not allowed to leave the cult retreat alone (or in groups), on your own, even during your "free" time. Your freedoms are essentially removed from you while in residence and attending a cult seminar. How grown adults ever stand for and tolerate such controlling and manipulative behavior, is beyond me.)
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