At the end of the interview, I asked him about brainwashing -- how does one manipulate and control another
person this way?
"It's simple," Mr. Lunge stated. He asked me where I was currently living. When I answered Vienna, he said,
"Then, can you draw me an accurate map of the city, depicting every single road?" I wracked my brain to conjure up a
mental map of Vienna, and began drawing a simple map on my notepad, as he intently watched my facial expressions.
When I admitted defeat, saying that I could not possibly draw an accurate map, he took what I had written.
"What area of Vienna is this?" He asked.
I sheepishly said that it was the neighborhood I lived in, and he responded, "Then to you, this is the center
of the city; no, the center of the world," as he looked at me. "When you imagine the place called Vienna, you use
your living space as a starting point, and think of roads and places as they relate to your location... And even
when given an actual map of Vienna, you most likely see your neighborhood as the center."
When I nodded to show that I understood, he went on. "In the very center of your mind, just like this map,
there lies the foundation of your ego -- your identity."
I nodded again.
"But suddenly, your coordinate axis is removed. There is no meaning to this center... there is a much more
appropriate center for your heart. This is the reality of what we call brainwashing." He smiled. "And when a
human being's mental axis is removed and they are lost, you gently and carefully entrap them with words, not giving
them the opportunity to think, offering them a new place to live... You will find that human beings follow the
instructions of whoever furnishes them with this new home... They become surprisingly docile."
What he said at the end of the interview