[www.theguardian.com]
Being a guru means at least several things:
* Never having to say you are sorry
* A wider range of rationalizations available to you than to the ordinary
drug abuser
* Ability to attract people from dysfunctional homes who will enable you
and make excuses for you the way they as children made excuses for their
own disabled parents.
* You will be protected even after your death by those same disciples after the
latter have become teachers, therapists and authors.
* After your death your actual behavior and the persons harmed will become the 'family secret' of your sangha. This will re-enact the family backgrounds so many of spiritual seekers come from.
This generates yet more ancient twisted karma.
Quote
"My mother has travelled a lot, following various gurus around ...he liked to encourage drunk driving, which didn’t turn out well for him. He thought drunk driving was very good for you, to sharpen the awareness."
Being a guru means at least several things:
* Never having to say you are sorry
* A wider range of rationalizations available to you than to the ordinary
drug abuser
* Ability to attract people from dysfunctional homes who will enable you
and make excuses for you the way they as children made excuses for their
own disabled parents.
* You will be protected even after your death by those same disciples after the
latter have become teachers, therapists and authors.
* After your death your actual behavior and the persons harmed will become the 'family secret' of your sangha. This will re-enact the family backgrounds so many of spiritual seekers come from.
This generates yet more ancient twisted karma.