I'm certain that disciples picked up these behaviours, particularly disciples in
close proximity to CKG. The culture of cults is invariably 'Conform or Leave',
so if people wanted to stay they had to tow the line.

If a disciple regarded CKG as God incarnate, then surely his behaviours were
thought of as divine, except where he rebuked disciples telling them to do as he
said, rather than as he did. Disciples desperately seeking approval from CKG
kept experimenting with their actions until they got positive feedback from CKG.

Some of the behaviour I had observed in a centre leader wasn't too inspiring and
I suspect that others in the inner sphere of the SCC abused power equally well.

As to the origins of similar behaviours in ex-cult members, the answer is most
likely due to several factors. The first is that cults attract persons who
already possess and amplify in them the same escapist tendencies as those of the
cult leader. Thus, facing the truth is not only delayed, but the cult
reinforces the belief that it is wrong to do so. Another reason is that the
thought reform that a person was subjected to in the cult takes a while to be
undone, particularly if the person is unaware of the extent of thought reform.

Terra.
 
> I wonder if any of these bad habits have rubbed off on any of the current
followers, or former followers (ex disciples)? In any situation where one takes
risks by being candid, or honest, or addressing issues squarely, or reporting
accurately, or situating responsibility squarely in the realm of individual
karma, it's tempting to speculate what is at work.  In a cult, it's easy to
trace denial to the leader. In a forum of ex cult members, it would perhaps not
be so simple and obvious.