Here's the career perk of being a guru:
Regardless how obnoxious a guru's behavior, he or she will always have enablers.
Why?
Guru World believes in persons so special that they are exempt from the
guidelines the rest of us must follow.
Perhaps a lot of people get a secret thrill watching a guru run amok getting away with shit that the rest of us are too embarrassed to perpetrate.
What a dream. A guru can act out on all of his or her appetites and be enabled for it. (This is called seva)
Unlike us, a guru can be waited on by servants, say the most inane things and be listed to with reverance.
A guru can keep devotees waiting for hours and they do not resent this. They
treat it as an opportunity to kill their egos through submission.
All this and a guru does not have to pay taxes. does not have to pay taxes.
A guru can make moves on someone and not get his or her face slapped.
A guru can live a life of utter excess and zero social backlash.
There's a fascination in see how this is all possible.
By contrast, hedonist rock stars run afoul of the police relatively early
in the game. Gurus can get away with their crazy behavior for years.
So perhaps lots of otherwise sensible persons give gurus a pass because
of the vicarious thrill in beholding gurus gone wild.
(Hey, here's a title for the next documentary. Gurus Gone Wild. Am not kidding.)
Corboy suggests that the thing to do is focus on how these people are parasites.
They pay no taxes.
They use public infrastructure
They sneer at those of us who do not share their beliefs -- and who do pay taxes
and support their sorry asses.
In India many of these rich gurus are powerful political patrons and support
Indian nationalist groups whose policies would horrify Western devotees.
No. One important matter that is not given enough attention in guru journalism
is this:
They exploit tax loopholes, accumulate wealth at a faster rate than those of
us who do pay tax and they get work done by volunteer free labor, which means
they do not have the expense of payroll accountancy.
Those of us who pay tax are indirectly supporting these parasites.
We have a right to discuss this situation online and in person.
What a thrill to the onlooker.
Gurus running amok, but paying no taxes and getting rich faster than the ordinary person.
Any onlooker who pays tax should be infuriated and ask questions.
Regardless how obnoxious a guru's behavior, he or she will always have enablers.
Why?
Guru World believes in persons so special that they are exempt from the
guidelines the rest of us must follow.
Perhaps a lot of people get a secret thrill watching a guru run amok getting away with shit that the rest of us are too embarrassed to perpetrate.
What a dream. A guru can act out on all of his or her appetites and be enabled for it. (This is called seva)
Unlike us, a guru can be waited on by servants, say the most inane things and be listed to with reverance.
A guru can keep devotees waiting for hours and they do not resent this. They
treat it as an opportunity to kill their egos through submission.
All this and a guru does not have to pay taxes. does not have to pay taxes.
A guru can make moves on someone and not get his or her face slapped.
A guru can live a life of utter excess and zero social backlash.
There's a fascination in see how this is all possible.
By contrast, hedonist rock stars run afoul of the police relatively early
in the game. Gurus can get away with their crazy behavior for years.
So perhaps lots of otherwise sensible persons give gurus a pass because
of the vicarious thrill in beholding gurus gone wild.
(Hey, here's a title for the next documentary. Gurus Gone Wild. Am not kidding.)
Corboy suggests that the thing to do is focus on how these people are parasites.
They pay no taxes.
They use public infrastructure
They sneer at those of us who do not share their beliefs -- and who do pay taxes
and support their sorry asses.
In India many of these rich gurus are powerful political patrons and support
Indian nationalist groups whose policies would horrify Western devotees.
No. One important matter that is not given enough attention in guru journalism
is this:
They exploit tax loopholes, accumulate wealth at a faster rate than those of
us who do pay tax and they get work done by volunteer free labor, which means
they do not have the expense of payroll accountancy.
Those of us who pay tax are indirectly supporting these parasites.
We have a right to discuss this situation online and in person.
What a thrill to the onlooker.
Gurus running amok, but paying no taxes and getting rich faster than the ordinary person.
Any onlooker who pays tax should be infuriated and ask questions.