[idioms.thefreedictionary.com]
dead men's shoes
A position or entitlement that will only be achieved by someone's death. Derived from the proverb, "It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes."
Sahara71 wrote:
"Droves of ex Mooji students flock to him so he’s Mooji’s big competition and stands to gain a lot from his demise. That’s my theory."
When a big name guru is felled by scandal, this leaves a power vacuum - and a multitude of disciples who are left rudderless.
They are potential recruits. They have the money and time to travel, they still
believe in the spiritual quest, have friendships amongst those who believe in the spiritual quest. These are exactly the customers most desirable to an ambitious guru seeking to profit from a famous guru's disgrace.
Some of them have valuable skills and experience and will be high value recruits.
More ambitious disciples will have deserted the sinking ship. They too are valuable recruits.
Its a perfect opportunity for other ambitious gurus to step into this power vacuum --and recruit followers from the ranks of the disaffected.
dead men's shoes
A position or entitlement that will only be achieved by someone's death. Derived from the proverb, "It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes."
Sahara71 wrote:
"Droves of ex Mooji students flock to him so he’s Mooji’s big competition and stands to gain a lot from his demise. That’s my theory."
When a big name guru is felled by scandal, this leaves a power vacuum - and a multitude of disciples who are left rudderless.
They are potential recruits. They have the money and time to travel, they still
believe in the spiritual quest, have friendships amongst those who believe in the spiritual quest. These are exactly the customers most desirable to an ambitious guru seeking to profit from a famous guru's disgrace.
Some of them have valuable skills and experience and will be high value recruits.
More ambitious disciples will have deserted the sinking ship. They too are valuable recruits.
Its a perfect opportunity for other ambitious gurus to step into this power vacuum --and recruit followers from the ranks of the disaffected.