{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d7c091b331200011239b26/657df2d41585de001213bd7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gurus: A Closer Look","description":"<p>What is a guru anyway? Are they enlightened teachers we search the world for or are they just what we would call a cult leader? Morgan and Norm discuss the useful aspects of the guru path as well as what makes surrendering to a teacher so difficult. They explore the idea of the crazy-wise guru Tim Leary dreamed of being and contrast it to the guru encounters of Ram Dass. Whether you have a guru, want one, or thing the entire set up is a scam, the relationship between student and teacher is more nuanced than it appears. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Sources &amp; Further Reading:</p><ul><li>Feuerstein, Georg. <em>The Holy Madness: Spirituality, Crazy-Wise Teachers, and Enlightenment</em>. Hohm Press, 2006.&nbsp;</li><li>Tredwell, Gail. <em>Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness</em>. Wattle Tree Press, 2013.&nbsp;</li><li><em>Self Realization Fellowship Online Meditation Center</em>, onlinemeditation.yogananda.org.&nbsp;</li><li><em>Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Initiation</em>, siddhayoga.org.</li><li>Harris, Lis. “O Guru, Guru, Guru.” <em>The New Yorker</em>, 7 Nov. 1994, www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/11/14/o-guru-guru-guru.&nbsp;</li></ul>","author_name":"Morgan Dolan & Norm Vogele"}