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10 Signs of A Fake Guru: Weeding Out the Psychopaths from the True Teachers
Christina Sarich, Staff
Waking Times
Kumare, the documentary, makes fun of our eagerness to give someone else sovereignty over our highest selves. Let's face it – sometimes spiritual work is hard. Why should we do the true work required of a developing soul? We have to look at some pretty dingy mirrors sometimes to overcome the ego. Why not give that burden to someone else? While spiritual teachers can be invaluable in someone's path to realization, the world is ripe with fakes, phonies and sickos who want to pass off their brand of 'crazy' wisdom, when really, they are just plain crazy.
These fake gurus or false prophets can be slippery though.
So how do you know if your spiritual 'master' is duping you? Bankers and members of congress are not the only ones who can let power corrupt them, utilizing their positions for personal profit at the expense of someone's pocket book, or more importantly, their emotional stability, or physical health.
Unfortunately, in times when people are really seeking answers to the BIG questions, we can sometimes turn to individuals that have all the clout in the world, hoping to find answers. Many of these fools don't know a damn thing about enlightenment. Some are getting closer, but most are learning as they go just like you and me. Until a brave whistleblower exposes the more egregious creeps for who they really are, they keep abusing their power and hurting people instead of bringing them closer to enlightenment, and certainly no closer to joy.
Even if you suspect you are dealing with a charlatan and consider exposing them, they may try to embarrass you, call you a spiritual inferior, or oust you from an otherwise spiritually minded community, but its time to weed out the fakers, no matter where they hide, and that includes in our governments as well as religious temples, yoga ashrams, and elsewhere.
They can come from good lineages. They can claim they are the seventh generation of descendents from Lao Tzu or T. Krishnamurti's grandson (as in the case of Kausthub Desikachar, the grandson of Sr. T. Krishnamacharya, who was found to be emotionally and sexually abusing women involved in the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation). You can be Bikram Choudhury, the hot yoga guru who is being sued by a former yoga student for sexual misconduct, and caught bragging about marathon 72-hour sexual meditation sessions. Lineage, fame, money, and reputation doesn't mean squat if a guru or teacher doesn't uphold some basic principles that any 'realized' person would display with ease and effortlessness if they were the real deal.
These charlatans are priests of the highest order, as in the Roman Catholic priests who were sexually abusing children as young as three years of age. The USDA and Monsanto are obvious psychopaths, but what about a seemingly benign teacher of 'love' and 'light' like Andrew Cohen of EnlightenNext magazine who has been ridiculed in many a blog post for acting like a spoiled king and emotional blackmailer? EnlightenNixt has lot's to say about him.
There are hundreds, if not thousands more fakers in the world today. It doesn't mean there aren't some real gems out there – a guru or teacher in the true sense of the word. However; here's a general list of things to look out for. It isn't meant to be all inclusive, and you still have to use your intuition – trust it – if something seems off, then it probably is. You don't always find out the reasons why your personal alarm bells are going off until later, but take heed when they do:
- Let's start with the big one – money. A real guru often won't ask for a dime. In fact, some of the most powerful healers on this planet are explicitly instructed by the elders of their tradition that they cannot take monetary compensation for their healing 'gifts.' In a documentary about a nameless Chinese healer in urban Java, he told filmmakers that he was not allowed to even talk about how he healed people with his hands (using qi), and that he could lose his powers if he charged for them. This being said, many real gurus take donations, and many healers need to eat and pay rent. If they charge exorbitantly or live opulently while ignoring those in need around them, then they are fakes. Walk away.
- Just because someone is psychic, doesn't mean they are realized. We ALL have psychic abilities. Some of us have just advanced this particular ability more than others. It isn't the sign of a true guru just because they can read your mind – a little or a lot.
- Someone who lives a real dharma won't preach about it. They show it in their 'works' – that is the way they live their lives every day. If someone is ethical, virtuous, kind, giving, patient, harmonious, has integrity, and lives with a sense of serving others more than themselves, then you can likely trust them. Someone who teaches these principles but does not live them – isn't a real guru. Obviously someone who steals, lies, and manipulates, or stalks women or children for their own sexual perversions is not a guru. They are psychopaths. If you even get a sniff of this – run and run fast. Tell as many people as you can to save them from being sucked into a fake's power-lair.
- Real gurus never claim it's their way or the highway. There are many paths to a righteous mind, and elevated consciousness. True enlightenment happens to every day Joes and Sarah's just as much as someone who lives in Nepal, or India, meditates in caves or only eats vegetarian foods. There are many paths to realization. If a teacher offers you a path, and also tells you that there are many – they are more trustworthy than someone who claims to have a direct connect to God or your own higher consciousness.
- They don't use disinformation to convince you to follow their path. Indulgences given out by the Catholic church would be an example, as well as gurus claiming to give diksha (the transference of wisdom from guru to disciple), when this can truly only be given by very few teachers and to students who are properly prepared to receive it. While some gurus really can lighten your karmic load, you usually have to do this on your own through a real emotional breakthrough and with plenty of trial and error and, unfortunately, some real struggle. Pain is a tool for transformation. Any guru who says they can take all your pain away is probably lying. A true guru wouldn't want to. They know how well pain can teach you. It's called being a spiritual warrior for a reason.
- There are different levels of realization – Samadhi, is the Sanskrit term. While you can have a very high level of consciousness, being completely enlightened means you would be pretty immune to most things 'of this world.' Even Muktananda, Paramahansa, and Osho were still struggling to achieve full enlightenment. While we can learn from those in high stages of spiritual evolution, if they are still on this planet, they are likely still somewhat unenlightened. Some cultivation is not complete ascension. Beware of those who have made a little progress but claim to have lassoed the moon.
- A true guru, or master of this world will have few desires. In Zen they call this the pure mind. A pure mind doesn't want for anything because it already knows it is everything. In Sanskrit this is called Sat Chit Ananda. It means All Knowing, All Pervading, Everywhere Present. If you really, truly know that you are all knowing, all pervading, and everywhere at one time –what could you possibly need ten mansions, a new Maserati and countless women (or small boys) for?
- You will always be allowed to read holy books from whatever tradition suits your fancy. In fact, a true guru knows that this elevates your consciousness, and that minimizing the information you seek can 'dumb' you down and make you single minded. Reciting mantras, reading the Bhagavad Gita, A Course in Miracles, The Tao, The Life and Prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Upanishads, the Christian Gnostic writings, Sufi poetry, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Pali Canon, etc. are all expressions of the divine and a true guru knows this.
- Enlightenment takes effort. Every wisdom school will tell you this. You can't sit on your ass and expect to wake up fully. The path of wisdom takes courage, perseverance, and a humble ability to screw up often and then apologize to others and yourself, and start again. Any guru who offers a magic pill, book, session, etc. for instant enlightenment is a charlatan.
- No matter if you call it the Godhead, the Tao, your Original Self, your True Nature, the Realized Self, etc. it's all you rediscovering the Perfect You. Read what you want, but ultimately the work is to remove much of everything you've ever learned. A real guru will dismantle much that you've intellectualized in order to install true wisdom.
If you have other suggestions for determining if someone is a real guru, please add them in the comments section below.
About the Author
Christina Sarich is a musician, yogi, humanitarian and freelance writer who channels many hours of studying Lao Tzu, Paramahansa Yogananda, Rob Brezny, Miles Davis, and Tom Robbins into interesting tidbits to help you Wake up Your Sleepy Little Head, and See the Big Picture. Her blog is Yoga for the New World. Her latest book is Pharma Sutra: Healing the Body And Mind Through the Art of Yoga.
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I would like to write the conclusions of this fake guru articles in my way. Ist makes it clear that we are the master of our own mind.What we are at present at mercy of Him (enlightened power always existed in all directions)as the flow of that power in our body and mind on this living planet,solar system and galaxies and universe.we may be having a equilibrum of these powers at His will. we on this planet have materalistic needs which are sometime blessed from previous generations and may be we our present karma may be blessing our needs .what we actually need is satisfaction (SANTOSH).we are running our body and mind for needs of life by selfish motives but on the other hand God's work to continous balance goes on .For what purpose we are born is fulfilled already by HIM in the time to come .we might be heading towards Moksha by our karma ………preet inder
I always enjoy your writings, Christina. There is a sort of freedom that I can almost smell coming off the words, which is one of the first things I look for in knowing whether to listen to someone's words or not
(PS: I was a bit distracted by the typos in this article though. Just a bit of honest feedback. Cheers to you.)
Sue – your advice is well taken. I have dyslexia so often I can't see my typos until it is too late! I'll work on it though!
Anyone who puts himself on a pedestal and expects to be served or worshipped is definitely not Self realized. That is one of the first realizations upon awakening, is that we are all equal here. To make yourself special, above others, is a dead giveaway of a fake. A true awakened person is unassuming, humble and breathes kindness. So this pretty much puts most "gurus" into the trash bin.
You can never know the purpose of a master, thus you can never say what a master will do or not do, be or not be, in a given situation. There is simply no way to identify a 'master' by external actions or appearances. Nor is a 'true master' required to teach mastery – in fact sometimes the opposite teaches it best.
We should all feel free to teach of mastery long before we achieve it, acknowledging that we don't know it all, but have something to share.
Personally I don't find much value in trying to identify the 'real' guru. This reminds me of politics, where it is increasingly difficult for people to retain any true leaders, because the ones who are human are deemed morally and socially imperfect and driven out of politics, leaving the polite, appropriate, fully evil scum.
Focus more on the message and less on the person. If someone is bringing you a message which is valuable to you, it doesn't matter if they have an inflated ego, drinking problem, etc. The real problem is your need to turn people into idols and authorities, rather than seeing yourself as your authority.
Gurus are going through their processes too – they have a life to live. Even if they seem perfect and have it all together at one time, at another time in their life they may fall from grace, experience personal problems and challenges, just like anyone. Does this mean they had nothing of value to share?
We are all gurus, all masters. Some have merely remembered and practiced more. Love human beings but don't idolize them.
None of the things you listed are fast rules, and by ignoring a 'guru' who has some of these flaws, you may ignore someone who is making a real effort to bring you a valuable message. Don't be so picky about where you receive help. 'Take this and leave that.' I think that is far more effective than the dualistic thinking of 'weeding out' the so-called bad from the good. That division doesn't exist in reality, and judgment does not make for clear vision.
Even if you find a 'good' guru, giving your self and self-authority away will never work. A 'good' guru may make every attempt to appear 'bad' to you in that case, just to drive you away from being a 'follower'. The value of seeing and believing in the abilities of a guru is that you can then imagine such capacities in yourself. So even seeing a bit more than is actually there is okay – imagination is part of this. Don't be so paranoid about playing the fool. We all do sometimes and that's okay – we are children. Play it willfully and joyfully rather than engaging in judgment, witchhunts and self-importance.
In my view, a guru is simply one who is playful with life, with ALL aspects of life, even money, ego, etc. If you expect a master to play by the rules, you'll be disappointed.
I agree that none of these are fast rules. Many gurus will teach with paradox. However, I have seen too many people give their intuition and own acquired wisdom away to those who mean only to do harm and abuse their power. Sure, we would all be tested if given endless money and adoration, but those who are truly ascended will have worked through that karma already – in my humble opinion. It doesn't mean we can't learn from people who are imperfect, as I said in the article, we can still learn from someone who is at a certain stage of enlightenment, but anyone claiming to be fully realized and still struggling with issues of fame or greed – they are not the real deal.
> anyone claiming to be fully realized and still struggling with issues of fame or greed – they are not the real deal
Your fascination with "the real deal" concerns me – like a form of worship. I've never seen such worship produce much good in one's path. Irreverence is more valuable to growth and en-light-enment. Lighten up. Otherwise you're just another sour human seeking a power trip, trying to get with a winning trainer.
You can never know what is a struggle for another. You cannot know what their soul is creating or why, nor can you know that your perception of them reflects their truth. To stand in judgment of them reflects on you, not them. You cannot know what their fame or wealth means to them or how they use it. It is between them and Life.
Karma by its very nature proceeds in cycles, and this is good to remember if you would seek perfection.
I don't find much value in your search for the 'true guru'. It's too black and white, and still leads someone to the role of follower. Best to search for the 'true self', and understand that gurus are doing the same, sharing a part of their journey with you, as you are with them. Make of it what you will.
Being fooled by false teachers – and we have all seen it and done it in some form – is part of the waking process. I don't believe it's something you can avoid for anyone. It too teaches – don't pity its students, nor judge its teachers. You're merely meeting yourself. (Nor are novices its only 'victims'.)
I find too much hero worship and idolizing in the Yogic traditions you seem to follow, like any religion, and I think that is more the source of your 'problem' here. Lighten up – that is enlightenment. Practice irreverence.
Does your guru act like a child? Good. Nothing may be broken. The idea that there is some 'proper' way a master 'should' behave is to completely misunderstand what a master is. There are no should's – that is a whole lesser level of human experience. You (and the Yoga teachers of the past) are making all the rules up as you go, and they keep changing as well. I find too much right and wrong, black & white, in that view, for my tastes. The universe is wild, and for good reason. Try as you may, you won't be able to fit into neat little boxes.
Not every guru or master is a smiling yoga instructor. It takes all kinds.
A few more thoughts on dissolving the guru/non-guru distinction…
The fact that a person is dealing with ego, wealth, power as you describe can mean they are authentic – they have met with some level of success in tapping into true power. Unlocking psychic abilities is just the start. If you think skills for wielding such power come automatically, guess again. Could you handle people grouping around you, waiting on your every word, utterly ADORING you? Would it change you? Could you handle having the power to influence others with the mere power of your mind? Would you use it well? Are you sure? On your first try? Power corrupts, or at least brings out portions of our psyches which can challenge us in deep ways.
Do not judge these 'young gurus' too harshly who appear imperfect. They too are learning to handle the very powers they may be teaching you to unlock. And there is no way to tell at what level they are playing with them, or with you.
Being an illusionist is part of being spiritual, and this is unavoidable. Get used to being tricked, learn to love it. We are making it all up – it's creative power. And life is magic, illusion at its core. You will always find deception in spirituality, even from 'God', the greatest illusionist. Yet this deception can be light-hearted, as a master fooling a student to great effect. It can be a child making up wonderful stories that may come true. Gurus will always have this quality in my experience, that sparkle in the eye, this magic. Many are rascals, even scoundrels of a sort! And students will always be willing to believe the unbelievable, because that is their power to grow. Use these, rather than attempting to turn spirtuality into cold, hard facts and rigid routines. Be playful, even/especially in the world of gurus, psychics, and magicians of all sorts. The practice believing is more valuable than anything you may lose. So go ahead and believe in your guru, have some fun, and learn what may be there to learn. Eyes and heart open.
Power is what we're all dealing with, and power is wonderful – if you can wield it 'in light'. I like The Lord Of The Rings trilogy movies for showing this – the way even the best of them is afraid to even touch the ring of power, lest they be overwhelmed by what lies within them. And when they hold the ring, most of them fail to be who they thought they would be. They fall – even the ring-bearer failed in the end, and the ring was destroyed by luck. We all carry the seed of chaos. Thus they *avoid* power, or too much power, knowing their weaknesses. Yet to be a teacher, one must put oneself out there – and fame is power and must be wielded. It is unavoidable if one is to teach.
Observe carefully how your guru (mis)handles power of various kinds. Learn from his or her mistakes. If you succeed in your own path, you will one day find yourself facing similar challenges, for teaching is part of what we are.
As we grow, our challenges grow. Gurus face challenges too, challenges which can overwhelm them at times, even causing them to forget what once they taught. This is called life, and if you think you are larger than its powerful forces of change because you have mastered some tools, guess again. Life – time – will find you, and will change you yet again. As water wears away even the greatest stone, so may gurus be worn down to forgetful children at times, to be reminded of their own lessons by their students.
Students often approach spirituality with the hope they can 'cure' their life's problems. Yet if you follow the road, it becomes not about clearing a few hurdles on some track another made for you, but of creating an entire universe of your own making! This is an experience of great power, which may take many forms, depending on our choices. This may sound like a millionaire complaining that it's hard spending all his money, but one day you too will be that millionaire.
A shaman once taught me: "Remember to hug your shaman." Don't look for perfection in your teachers. Look for love and joy, as well as honesty, yet be compassionate in your looking. What if every guru discarded any student who didn't seem fully sincere at their beginning or was seeking less than their highest goal? Begin, and go from where you are.
Sure, there are mere tricksters trying to take you. Yet even they are playing with power, with spirituality in a form. Dance with them. Be wide-eyed with wonder and see where they take you. This is more fun than being paranoid and afraid, trying to find which guru is the 'true' one. Eventually, that will become clear (YOU are).
Rascals, yes, abusers of small children and manipulators of women 'disciples' NO. Plain NO.
Abusive people will attract abusive teachers – masters of abuse. Some use this in powerful ways to explore the depths of manipulation, bondage, enslavement, etc., with dark roles for the guru and the pupil. This is a darker form of spirituality, which you may judge harshly from your bright Yogic perspectives, yet it is not for you to choose a path for another, or to judge what teacher they choose on their soul's path. Thus does your list of ways to spot 'fakes' merely become a list of 'my way or the highway', violating your own list.
I too have little use for abuse or darker practices such as these, but manipulation is a part of life, and thus a part of spirituality. One may move into great enlightenment through the exploration of darkness, and some awareness of darkness is always necessary.
As for small children, it is the role of their caregivers to place them in the hands of the finest teachers, by their values and beliefs. When the caregivers themselves are abusive (and thus easily fooled by other abusive people), there is little you can do to control that – it is a cultural level of ritualistic abuse. Intervene if you will. They can only give to their children what they have to give – as much love and wisdom as they have found.
I understand what you're trying to accomplish here, but I don't think you have fully grasped the challenge. Merely judging 'bad gurus' from your cultural and religious perspective and saying 'them is bad!' is nothing new – it's simply a myopic and moralistic view.
Your list is very negative, perhaps reflecting the Yogic drive to abstain your way to purity. Perhaps you should consider what to look FOR in a teacher, rather than focusing so much on what to avoid. Keep it positive. But I know why you might not do so, for if you do, you will find that the 'good' is often mixed with the 'bad', and this will upset some prejudices and make things confusing.
Ironically, confusion can engender enlightenment.
Overall, I think focusing more on the messages life is bringing you, from whatever sources, is more valuable than making it personal – guru following and the like.
You choose your abusive guru and I'll choose mine. Not at all my way or the highway.
To give you an example of the 'my way or the highway' coming from you, your cultural bias:
> 1. Let's start with the big one – money.
Why is that the big one? It's important to you? It's of so little importance to me – meaningless in fact, as wealth has many purposes. This is really big to you, #1, because of the Yoga perspective, greed or money being a NO – something a master would always reject, certainly never seek and relish, or they would be rejected.
Yet to a hedonist master, he would scoff at this. He would say accumulate wealth and relish it! Allow your greed to drive you to accumulate and have all that you can, and see where that takes you. Rather than always fighting back the greed in you, let it expand and teach you what it has to teach you. Don't deny it. If he saw a teacher demonstrating that level of greed and hedonism, he would celebrate that as an excellent example, and one which produces enlightenment. If he saw a teacher such as you preaching abstinence, he might consider you a "fake" teacher.
So as I said, I just don't think you're grasping the full challenge you're undertaking, taking on all the unsavory and unshapely gurus and shamans of the world that you would condemn from your cultural and spiritual perspective. I suggest giving it some broader contemplation. But it's certainly an interesting and old question.
Taking back your own power is not being afraid. It is being discerning and wise.
> they are just plain crazy
Actually, rereading this article again, I really get the impression the author is being obnoxious and judgmental. I'm not even sure why Waking Times published this. It seems very ethnocentric – basically a list of Yoga rules and abstinences declared as universal truths, with judgmental rhetoric thrown in. I thought Waking Times took a more culturally diverse approach to spirituality than labeling non-Yoga teachers "fakes, phonies and sickos" – name-calling?
I think Waking Times should reconsider this level of discourse – raise it up and accommodate diversity, and keep the name-calling and judgmental attitudes out of it. Or perhaps refactor it to address just choosing a Yoga teacher, not spiritual mastery in general, which is a huge topic, to put it mildly.
I realize the intention, but it's easy to jump to conclusions about people with other ways and values. I think the angry, judgmental rhetoric and name-calling is poorly done.
The comments that you have written are far better and lean towards my persoanl truth than the original artical itself and I thankyou for that. Have a great life
I agree with you, Can't stop learning & Guru1. Perhaps it's also best to have experienced both sides – how it was to have had a guru for some time and then being on your own to know the difference. Personal experience always speaks volumes.
is guru1 defending his own patriarchal brothers agenda of power and control? sure sounds like it! i enjoyed the article and can relate to the author's advice and experience. guru1′s comments were a predictable and perfunctory response from a system of abusive patriarchal rule that has spanned the beginning of recorded time. which brings me back to the original article, of which i intended to start this comment, but got distracted from reading the comments!
this is a good list of signs to look for in a teacher. however, this is also assuming a submission into the patriarchal values, thought forms, teachings and cultural ideologies. for those who buy in (no pun intended, but sure fits!) to the patriarchal religions and agendas would of course fall prey to these possibilities. the hierarchical concept of guru/student is a male-created one. and of course! it has served them very well! and continues to do so.
i suggest scratching the whole list here if you are a female and delving deep into goddess centered spirituality and crone wisdom. why support and chase after patriarchal systems of spirit control and male concepts of wisdom and power? they have not served women at all, to the contrary, they have abused. (and i know the responses with this: spirit has no gender, we are all ONE, etc)
the goddess consciousness movement was destroyed in the middle ages and beyond from the same patriarchal system of know-it-all arrogance, hierarchy, control, drugs, medicine, ego, gurus, etc. it is no different now. though women still fall into it! i will also point out that women should take responsibility for giving her power away and can be more mindful of creating a feminine centered spirituality without hierarchy or abra-ca-dabra mystical tantric guru nonsense and attain her full womanhood with the support and circle of other healing women searching for wholeness in spirit. an amazing blissful, healing, soul shift takes place without the presence of control, ego, men, hierarchy, etc. if women could let go of the culturally induced brainwashing and her own embracing of false values created by the patriarchy, we would have no need for fake prophets, gurus or lists such as these. but the warnings are still appreciated!
I appreciated both the conciseness and thoughtfulness of your article. It provides an overview for anyone on the journey especially for those who may be in the earlier stages. A number of years ago I was pondering this very issue after a variety of experiences with gurus, teachers, & shamans, both women and men. I happened to find a book called Halfway Up the Mountain which explained what was probably happening when gurus and teachers behaviors do not match the teachings they espouse. The bottom line was that the shadow continues to grow even as you hold more and more light. The point being that it is necessary to continue to do our work all along the way because the shadow is not generally getting any smaller. Rather it may well be getting bigger and given an opportunity, its influence may become more obvious in outward behaviours of greed, lust, misuse of power, lies, control etc. I also liked your suggested reading list. I look forward to reading more of your articles in the future as I have your past ones and I am grateful that you are willing to share your wisdom.
Thank you for your article, my heart tells me you are watching out for others and that is a good kind of kindness. never noticed any grammar errors, I was flying on the wind of your words. It is a good gift to hear people who think.
Interesting that Guru1 calls himself Guru#1. Then goes on to say," We should all feel free to teach of mastery long before we achieve it, acknowledging that we don't know it all, but have something to share".
He has shared a lot of his philosophy which seems to boil down to anything and every goes based on being judgmental if we do not. His subtle attacks on Christina seem very judgmental. There are Universal Laws in which we each are held accountable, and trespass at our Souls imperial. All the great Avatars have taught these laws. They each in their own way bringing in a new paradigm of evolutionary consciousness.
Buddha brought in the Light of the Mind. Jesus over shadowed by the Christ Consciousness brought in Love and Justice. He also brought back the role of women to their rightful place though it has still been ignored for centuries – until now.
As the Dalai Lama has said," It is the Western women who will save the world." The out of control Yang energy is destroying this planet though greed and power of the few toward the many. It is the feminine Yin energy that is needed at this time in time to balance out the equation.
Ava was very astute in her comments. "I suggest scratching the whole list here if you are a female and delving deep into goddess centered spirituality and crone wisdom. Why support and chase after patriarchal systems of spirit control and male concepts of wisdom and power? They have not served women at all; to the contrary, they have (continued to) abused (them).
This is an excellent article full of information for teachers and students. For the teachers, it gives specific "benchmarks" against which they may judge themselves. For the student, it gives specific criteria against which they can compare their teacher.
Spiritual teachers, whether gurus, priests, imams, rabbis, etc., have a wide range of presentations. At one end are people like Jim Jones, who persuaded his flock to kill themselves. The Jesuits take an oath to maim torture and kill those who do not do as they say. Certain clerics exhort their followers to behead the infidel. At the other end of this spectrum one will find the pure teacher, such as Jesus, Krishna, Patanjali, Lao Tzu and the Buddha. Their instructions are impeccable, and if followed, lead to God-Realization. Most teachers are somewhere in the middle.
A recent article on CNN was entitled Proof of Heaven popular, except with the Church. It listed several reasons why clerics do not teach about Heaven, but missed the most important: they do not know! If a teacher of any faith does not know Heaven, they cannot possibly teach it, and thus all sorts of misinformation is promulgated by those claiming to have authority.
The bliss of Samadhi (Heaven) is difficult to maintain, even for advanced teachers. All of us who teach must be careful to adhere to the highest standards of God–Realization within ourselves. This article gives invaluable advice. Thank you.
Great article and important periodically needed reminder to be constantly vigilant.
I'd like to add my favorite candidates to the POS guru list: Trungpa Rinpoche, Amrit Desai, Pema Chodron, and just about any "teacher" who shows his/her face up for a paycheck at places like Kripalu, Omega Inst. and Esalen. These are but the tip of this toxic iceberg of phony gurus. Be your own guru! That's the one big suggestion Buddha had for everybody.
And while on the subject DO NOT MISS the thinking and inspiration within the classic on false gurus: by Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad it is titled The Guru Papers. They do a good job of exposing the sociopathic element residing in most if not all self-proclaimed gurus.
Finally an article that doesn't totally bash gurus despite the shortcomings of people who are obviously not real gurus but duped millions. I mean if you followed someone like John Friend, that's your big lesson in spirituality. We all have them. The easiest way to tell if a person is real deal is if you find yourself growing in peace by just sitting in the persons presence. They should inspire you without even speaking. This is in the classical texts. And no it's not the same for everyone, not everyone gets or needs the same teacher. WE're all at different spots.
I would want to ad that this whole "be your own guru" bag is a bunch of nonsense as well. It's complete ego and doesn't recognize how difficult it is to become realized and embody the energy that comes with awakening without going crazy and becoming some lunatic. You definitely need someone who has tread the path further than you, and the farther the better I say. Good luck.
No need to seek out a real guru, when your ready one will find you.
I posted some link to wikipedia about this information from several different religions. https://www.facebook.com/benjy.ray.childers
Please see this to know about false Gurus: http://nathyogi.com/FalseGurus.pdf


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Middle names for Audrey?
ashthedreamerParticipant11 months, 2 weeks ago
Lately I've been massively crushing on the name Audrey, and I've finally found a couple combos I like. WDYT of these, and do you have any ideas you think I might like?
Audrey Clara
Audrey Eliska (the proper Czech pronunciation is eh-LEESH-kah)
Audrey Lila
Thanks, ladies!
littlebirdParticipant11 months, 2 weeks ago
How about Mae/May, Jane, Elizabeth?
yellowwattsParticipant11 months, 2 weeks ago
I like Audrey! I think you need something that's either 1 syllable or 3+ syllables. Or at least not a 2 syllable name that has the emphasis on the same syllable as Audrey. Two syllable middle names make the flow choppy. Audrey Eliska is cute!
How about:
Audrey Magdalene
Audrey Irene
Audrey Colette
Audrey Marion/Marianne/Mary Ann
Audrey Magnolia
Audrey Lucia
Audrey Blythe
Audrey Josephine
Audrey Genevieve
Audrey Malia
Audrey Cosette
@yellowwatts, I feel like the syllable count doesn't matter too much, since I'll be adding a family name. I wouldn't want to do something like Audrey Lila Catherine (much as I love it, I can't do the 2-2-2 syllable count–I just hate it with my surname!), but my current forerunner is Audrey Lila Pearl, and I think that sounds fine. I do adoooore Lucia, but I'm not sure I like it with Audrey, as much. I have like, a gazillion crushes right now–maybe I can fit Lucia as a middle for one of those.
yellowwattsParticipant11 months, 1 week ago
Oh yea I forgot that you always add a 2nd middle name.
And….you count Catherine as only 2 syllables??? It's definitely 3 to me.
Meh. It's like 2.5 syllables for me, haha. I can't ever seem to say cath-er-in. It's always cath(eh)-rin/cath-rin.
I was thinking Audrey Clara Elizabeth, or Audrey Eliska Kate, if I went for the other two. I'm really loving Audrey Lila Pearl, though!
embraParticipant11 months, 1 week ago
I love the name Audrey! I don't know why, but Audrey Anna keeps coming to my head. I'm not usually a huge Anna fan, but I really like it here. Of the names you listed, I like Clara first and Lila second as a mn for Audrey.
JessShowParticipant11 months, 1 week ago
Did I give you the Lila idea?! That would be cool! I love the name Audrey, but a good friend of mine named her daughter that recently so that is out for me. But, it was on my list originally, too! How about Paige? The last name plays a big part in naming so without knowing that I can't contribute too much and don't know how the overall flow sounds.
Jess, haha, no. Lila has been on my radar for years. I took it off when my cousin used it for her daughter (they used Lyla), because it just felt awkward (plus, the similar Lily is much more significant to me). On another name forum I'm on, someone was asking about Lila, and it reminded me how much I love it–and I realized I could use it as a middle. I looked at all the crushes I've been thinking of adding to my list, and Audrey Lila just seemed to work. Pearl is actually a family name, so if it came down to Audrey Lila Paige or Audrey Lila Pearl, Audrey Lila Pearl would definitely win out. If you were talking about as a first middle (or just Audrey Paige), it probably wouldn't work that well, because I do two middles, with the second middle being in honor of family, and most of my family names are one syllable. Audrey Paige Kate, for example, or Audrey Paige Grace, doesn't really sound that great.
JessShowParticipant11 months, 1 week ago
OH, I see! It is interesting because I have never really heard the name until that TV show that I watched several years ago. And now (as mentioned in a different post), I am starting to hear it some. It is funny how that happens. The same thing happened with my daughter Bryn. I literally thought I made that name up! I worked with a girl named Bryn in college and that was the only time I had ever heard it. And then when I was pregnant and decided on that name I had someone tell me that a reality star Bethany Frankel had named her daughter that. I had no idea who she was, but I was floored! And since then I have heard it a couple times and PBK even recently had a product line named Brynn. Still can't get over that! I had no idea Lila is considered popular, but a couple people on here are suggesting that it is. I had no idea. And as far as your names, that is neat how you honor the family with a 2nd middle. But, I see where that could make the flow trickier. I think Audrey Lila Pearl is very classic and pretty.
haha! Jess, I would suggest you take a look at the SSA list (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/). It lists which names rank highest in the country, and you can even search in your state (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/state/index.html). You can see how many children are given each name in the country (or in your state). If you do a bit of math, you can even figure out the average number of [insert name here] there would be in your child's class. For example, nationally, my top name for a girl (Isabelle) ranks at number 126, with 2,486 little Isabelles being born last year. When you divide that per state, you average out that there will be 49.72 Isabelles per state born in 2012. This is an estimation, and obviously varies per state, but it's the average for the country, that that's how many Isabelles will be born per state. Then when you divide that by the number of counties in the state (in my state–and many, I've found–there are 67 counties), you get the average number of Isabelles per county born in the last year–which averages out to about 0.75. So there's not even an Isabelle born in each county. At least, that's the average. And then there's roughly about 20 public school districts in my county (and most), so that averages out to be less than 1 Isabelle per each school district (almost 1 Isabelle per two school districts!)–all the way from Preschool all the way up to 12th grade. Of course, there are many similar names to contend with–the uber-popular Isabella, Isobel, Isabel, Izabella, Isabela, etc. The SSA site doesn't list similar names or the same name with different spellings as one name. If it did, it would skewer the popularity quite a bit.
However, in my state, Isabelle actually ranks at 148, with 79 births. So divide that by 67, and you get 1.1 something-or-other. So there's a bit higher than the national average in my state, even though it ranks lower. That's still about 1 Isabelle per every 1 2/3 school districts, which is pretty good, in my opinion! And this is only counting public school districts, since I really have no way of knowing how many private school options there are in each county. Countless people do home school, not to mention charter schools, or private-but-not-religious schools, private Catholic schools, private Christian-but-not-Catholic schools, etc. (Which, I assume, would equal as many schools, if not more!) Lila really isn't terribly bad–no name is as widespread as it was when we were being named!–and only about 1% of the babies born last year were given a number 1 name (Sophia or Jacob). There only averages out to be about one Sophia per grade per public school.
Anyway, if you're curious about popularity, I think it's a good site to check out. Besides, you can really see what people are using these days. But yes, Lila and Bryn aren't as obscure as I'm sure you were hoping. They're actually both pretty red-hot right now, and have been growing in popularity for years. (Nowhere near as much as Isla, though, which I think I heard you mention? In about 3 years it went from being obscure to jumping nearly 800 spots on the national list–it's still not rabidly popular, but I can see it becoming so.)


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Consumers face jolt from coffee prices
A 12-year high in bean prices means some coffee companies are passing on increased costs to caffeine junkies.
By Burke Speaker, InvestorPlace.com
Coffee prices surged to a 12-year high Monday, pushed by last year's poor Central and South American harvests and upcoming heavy storms in other coffee-producing regions that are adding to an already tight period for availability.
Now consumers could be taking a hit, with Dunkin' Donuts, Folgers and Maxwell House brands all feeling the heat.
The reason for possible increases is clear. Arabica coffee, the high-quality variety used in espressos and other premier coffee blends, jumped 1.9% to $1.8865 a pound for December delivery -- the highest since September 1997. And analysts say there could be higher prices to come. The lower-quality Robusta coffee variety used for instant coffee has also risen in price. December Robusta coffe gained 2.6% on the Liffe exchange to a peak of $1,838 a ton Monday morning, slightly shy of a two-year high.
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Suppliers have already passed along previous increases to retailers. Earlier this month, JM Smucker (SJM), distributor for coffee to Dunkin' Donuts, Millstone and Folgers brands, announced that a 9% retail price increase would be needed because of then already historic highs. Kraft Foods (KFT) followed suit with an increase on select Maxwell House and Yuban ground and instant coffees.
At the same time, Starbucks (SBUX) pledged last week that it would not increase prices, despite how the wholesale increases may guarantee a weakened profit margin, though perhaps not in 2011. Starbucks has a storied and healthy long-term relationship with coffee farmers, traders and co-ops, and it has bought the majority of its coffee for this upcoming fiscal year, according to a company spokeswoman.
With a troubled economy and unemployment at 9.5%, coffee lovers may avoid their store-bought daily brews with any additional price bump from stores. That means retailers walk a fine line with prospective price increases, between propping up margins and depressing sales.
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There has already been a boom for at-home instant coffee
brews in the past year or two, which has caused a fundamental shift in the
industry. Starbucks launched its Via Ready Brew series to fight flagging retail
sales. The line was a wild success -- hitting the $100 million mark in only its
first 10 months of sales. The
company is leaning on the new product -- a premium, instant, at-home coffee that doesn't require special equipment -- as an additional source of revenue.
But a big reason for Via's strong sales was almost certainly
the sweet savings consumers get, paying less than $1 a serving, compared with about twice that for a
large cup of fresh-brewed coffee at SBUX stores. Coffee stocks could see a
serious complication if profit margins are squeezed too thin or if they have to
hike prices to make up for the pricier beans.
Lately, coffee stocks have been on a solid streak, with Starbucks up 22%, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) up 66% and Peet's Coffee and Tea (PEET) up 30% in the past year. But that growth amid high coffee bean costs may be at an end.
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Then again, this could just be a short-term trend that has
little impact. Starbucks is maintaining its profit outlook, with an earnings
expectation for $1.36 to $1.41 a share in its 2011 fiscal year, beginning in
Starbucks has said it will be able to absorb the price spikes, through "managing the dynamic" internally, which will likely amount to closing some international locations. Analysts also say that prices may ease later this year as the new Arabica crop arrives from Central and South America in October, but further weather issues may just tighten the market in years to come. Storms were the main reason for the price jump.
Whatever the case, you can bet consumers will be keeping a close eye on their coffee expenses. While some may view that daily cup of java as a necessity, there's certainly a point where coffee drinkers shift their behavior by cutting back or changing brands. That means that coffee stocks could be in for a shakeup if bean prices don't stabilize.
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So I am going ahead with this mini and hopefully, *hopefully*, I'll make it in time for a TCAF debut. I was hoping to do it in purple, but chances are I'll be xeroxing this at a copy shop in Toronto at the last minute. Black and white it is, at least for now.
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Diva Baby ShowerMonday, July 27th, 2009
Last week we knocked out two fun events with very different vibes.
The first was a Baby Shower thrown by perhaps the coolest sister-in-law ever. Our main directive was to keep the color scheme in line with the color of the nursery: hot pink and black.
With that in our back pocket, I set off to create a fabulous sassy party for this gorgeous Mom-to-Be.
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A friend of mine recently told me about One of Those God Help Me I Just Went OFF on a Complete Stranger times. One of those times when a well-meaning but clueless Other Adult decides to have an issue with something about your child. In her case, it was a woman in a store getting up in her autistic child's face and indirectly berating her for confining the 5-year-old to a stroller.
You're too big to be in this stroller. Don't you want to walk? Tell your mommy that you want to walk!
And etc.
My friend, stuck in line while clutching a pile of lacy underthings, didn't really have an obvious escape route and tried to simply ignore the comments, but the woman kept at it. She remained silent long enough to pay for her purchase and started out, when the woman finally addressed her directly: Well. Aren't you going to let that child walk NOW?
"God help me, I just went OFF on a complete stranger," she admitted. And she did.
I've only had a couple experiences like that. My ears still burn when I remember one particularly snide, judging remark as I hustled my son out of a store mid-freak-out -- a remark that I allowed to go unacknowledged and unchallenged because I simply couldn't bear drawing any more attention to myself. I've since had SEVERAL imaginary conversations composing just what I wished I said to that jerk.
In fact, the only time that God Help Me, I Just Went OFF on a Complete Stranger also involved a stroller.
Noah was about 3 1/2 but was going through a rough stretch where he'd run away from us. All. The. Time. Honestly, it's something a lot of kids will do at that age. But Noah had absolutely no sense of danger. He also couldn't interpret tone and facial expressions, so he couldn't distinguish between a game of chase and our terrified, angry cries in a parking lot. Upping the ante was the fact that if he DID get seriously lost, he didn't have the verbal skills to answer basic questions about himself or us. I wrote his name and our phone numbers in all his clothes. I also kept his butt strapped safely into a stroller whenever possible.
We were running an errand at the mall and I had both of the boys seated in our double stroller. An older man stepped directly in front of it and told me Noah was far too old to be in a stroller. I mumbled something about Noah being big for his age before walking away, silently wondering why anybody gave a crap about proper stroller cut-off ages.
And then I realized the man was FOLLOWING US.
FOLLOWING. A solo mother and her two children. Following us while repeating his observation about how big Noah was and why in the world I kept him confined to a stroller like that, it was time for him to walk. I finally spun around and God Help Me, I Just Went OFF.
I told him he didn't know the first thing about my child, his age, or what he was physically capable of, that he had limitations that prevented me from keeping him safe in crowded public areas, especially crowded public areas where FREAKY CRAZY STRANGERS think it's perfectly okay to FOLLOW PEOPLE AROUND while challenging their parenting skills.
He looked at me and blinked a couple times before silently shuffling off. Looking for all the world like the harmless, lonely grandpa that he probably was. I shook for a good 20 minutes afterward, feeling alternate waves of rage and remorse.
These sorts of experiences have taught me Judge Not more than anything possibly could. I'd never, ever question someone's decision to put a 6-year-old in a stroller, because I DON'T KNOW THEM. I don't know if that 6-year-old is capable of walking independently -- the fact that mine can, or most do, has absolutely nothing to do with that particular child.
Sure, maybe those parents over there are too lazy to fight with their 4-year-old about his pacifier -- or maybe it's therapy for any number of oral-motor or feeding problems. Maybe that boy's weight is caused by medication or illness. Maybe that girl takes her shoes off in winter because of sensory issues and short of duct-taping her boots on, there's nothing her mother can do about it. Maybe that's why that other kid's boots have duct tape on them.
But honestly, even if I do secretly judge a little bit, I've DEFINITELY learned to keep my stupid mouth shut. Or God Help Me...
I was in a crowded quick casual restaurant recently and a clearly special needs child, not that it matters, had a temper tantrum. He was yelling, on the floor, kicking and screaming. An older woman sitting a few tables away, SHOOSHED THAT CHILD. The mother looked mortified. I almost said something to that woman. After reading this column, I think I should have.
Good call. I'm guilty of the stroller-judging, but you just gave me an excellent reminder that I don't know what I'm *thinking* about. ('cause I certainly wouldn't voice anything like this...)
I don't get why perfect strangers think they have the right to openly question one's parenting. I got a loooooot of stupid comments when I was pregnant. And I get a loooooooot of stupid comments about stupid things when it comes to my son. And most of the time I just suck it up and smile because clearly they're the idiots, not me (I mean, right?), but that doesn't stop me from occasionally losing it on someone or spending hours after a rude encounter wishing that person a very painful bout of hemorrhoids.
My daughter is 3 and is kind of tall for her age. A lot of times, people mistake her for being 5. I have had people say rude things to me or just loudly in general when I am out with her and I hate it. I normally don't say anything because I figure if they want to be rude and silly that is okay with me, but I will not sink to their level. However, with that being said, there are days that I still spew back at them and then wished I had not later on. I had one woman say that it is ridiculous that I would allow my 6 year old (yes she thought she was 6) to behave like that in the middle of the store. I turned around to her and said, "how my daughter acts is my business, not yours and what makes you think you know her age? Just for the record and not that it matters, she is only 3!". So, after that she went on and on about how a 3 year old should behave. Does it not occur to these crazy people that you are already stressed because your child is not behaving how everyone thinks they should? Does it not occur to them that they are only making matters worse? YIKES! Any way, so my comment did no good, it only seemed to give her more fuel in my case so I was still wishing I would have kept my mouth shut!
I can't remember anybody being quite so obnoxious as anything mentioned here, but we do sometimes get odd looks when I reinterpret questions for our son (who has Asperger's with auditory processing issues and has a particularly difficult time understanding unexpected questions) or deal with him pre-meltdown (which may include waving off concerned people who want to rush in with lots of suggestions and comforting, since too much talking and being in his face pushes him over the edge).
We also used a stroller until after his 4th birthday for long walks. My partner and I liked walking for miles at a time, and there was no way he had the strength or stamina for it. Since the city we lived in then was so walkable, however, I think that this was more common than any other place I've lived.
My son is 17 1/2 months old and has a few developmental delays. He isn't walking yet so he's either in the stroller, shopping cart, or I'm holding him whenever we go somewhere because I'm not going to let him crawl around. I hate when someone comes up to me and asks why I don't let him walk around. I alwasy say "He's not walking yet" and most of the time they have the nerve to say "Because you probaly hold him too much."
My son wears a leg brace due to a stroke, and I have people ask "what happened to his leg?' ALL the time. We were at the zoo last summer, and because he can't walk great distances, he was in the stroller. A lady walked over to me, leaned down and told me that he was far too big to be in a stroller, that i needed to stop being a mean mommy and let him run and play. I swallowed, realized she probably meannt no harm, and calmly explained that, "no, he needs to be in a stroller because he had a stroke, which although he CAN walk, makes it very tiring for him after a while." I then politely smiled at her while she realizes she had just made a jackass out of herself. I think that taking the high road is more effective at making people realize that they should keep their "advice" to themselves. No, they don't know what's going on with someone else's kid. i always an more than willing to share info with strangers because I think awareness is huge, but a quick dose of "now don't you feel stupid" also goes a long way. P.S. Thank god for strollers!!!!!!
After I had my son I decided I must have been a much better mother before I had him bc I no longer judge the way I used to. I see that sometimes moms are just doing what it takes to survive in any one way - also my sister - I have told her many times when she has children she will regret saying and even thinking some of the things she says.
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phoenixxx73 said...
Makes me laugh. Blizzard MAKES spotty basement dwellers PRETEND to have girlfriends, when truth be told, odds are they could never get a girlfriend, never mind one who will let them touch their junk!
Oh the bitter-sweet irony!
RetPallyJil said...
You sound fat and lonely.
phoenixxx73 said...
Heh... far from it.. I just have an odd sense of humour.
Joseph Smith said...
phoenixxx is right though. I could never get a girlfriend.
I'm pretty sure my wife wouldn't appreciate it.
phoenixxx73 said...
You think I'm TROLLING?? ha! if I were trolling I would be doing a MUCH better job than this.
Maybe you (like I) are one of the lucky ones who have a special someone. but I reckon the vast majority of the player base DONT.. their social life consists of pixels. I was merely commenting on the irony that an event such as "Love is in the air" throws up. but hey... even basement dwellers can take comfort int he fact that an NPC somewhere loves them.
For reference:
"3. The average game player is 34 years old and has been playing games for 12 years."
From http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp
I would hazard [or maybe reckon if I were more thoughtless] that most people around this average age have jobs, lives, friends and even, dare I say it, families of their own. So the basement-dwelling, zit-faced, outcast, teenage player as a generality is a myth perpetuated by people with outdated stereotypes who refuse to recognise changes in the world around them.
Also, I don't believe you have a 'special someone', enjoy your hand.
Well aren't you the epic example of reproductive magic. Yeah you found someone to touch your junk? /golfclap. So you are going to waste all your karma on picking on someone you deem to be less worthy than yourself? Good job. Just remember Karma is a 2 ton hammer wielding frigid bitch when she comes calling. Unfortunately he has lost sight of what a real winner does in life. When they get something good they share it. When they see someone down on their luck they pick them up. But no. Not this guy. He's too good for that.


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