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stripping the gurus download stripping the gurus pdf stripping the gurus sex violence abuse and enlightenment by geoffrey d falk also by geoffrey d falk norman einstein the dis integration of ken wilber armed with wit insight and truly astonishing research geoffrey falk utterly demolishes the notion of the enlightened guru who can lead devotees to nirvana this entertaining and yet deadly serious book should be read by everyone pursuing or thinking of pursuing the path of guru devotion john horgan author of rational mysticism stripping the gurus is superb one of the best books of its kind i have ever read the research is meticulous the writing engaging and the overall thesis devastatingly true a stellar book dr david c lane california state university this gripping and disturbing book should be read by anyone who finds themself revering a spiritual teacher susan blackmore author of the meme machine geoffrey falk s delightful but disturbing unmasking of religious prophets and preachers who command a vast following is a welcome contribution to the literature on the gurus and god men of all religions dr narasingha p sil western oregon university no one involved in contemporary spirituality can afford to ignore this book it exposes the darker side of modern spiritual movements those embarrassing sometime vicious or criminal reports which the leaders of these movements prefer to hide with wit and humility and without abandoning the verities of religion falk has provided a corrective critique of groups that peddle enlightenment and transcendence a must len oakes author of prophetic charisma ramakrishna was a homoerotic pedophile his chief disciple vivekananda visited brothels in india krishnamurti carried on an affair for over twenty years with the wife of a good friend chögyam trungpa drank himself into an early grave one of adi da s nine wives was a former playboy centerfold bhagwan rajneesh sniffed laughing gas to get high andrew cohen guru and publisher of what is enlightenment magazine by his own reported admission sometimes feels like a god these are typical of the wizened sages to whom otherwise sensible people give their devotion and unquestioning obedience surrendering their independence willpower and life s savings in the hope of realizing for themselves the same enlightenment as they ascribe to the perfect god realized master why is it for being emotionally vulnerable and brainwashed as the anti cultists assert or for being willingly psychologically seduced as the apologists unsympathetically counter confident that they themselves are too smart to ever fall into the same trap or have devotees simply walked with naïvely open hearts and thirsty souls into inherent dynamics of power and obedience which have showed themselves in classic psychological studies from milgram to zimbardo and to which each one of us is susceptible every day of our lives like the proud rude boy cohen allegedly said with a laugh in response to the nervous breakdown of one of his devoted followers it could happen to any one of you don t let it happen to you don t get suckered in be prepared be informed find out what reportedly goes on behind the scenes in even the best of our world s spiritual communities you can start by reading this book contents introduction chapter i speak no evil ii a bit of a booby ramakrishna iii the handsome duckling vivekananda iv mother dearest aurobindo v the krinsh jiddu krishnamurti vi zen in the art of sex and violence zen buddhism vii sex bliss and rock n roll satchidananda viii the sixth beatle maharishi mahesh yogi ix been here done that what now ram dass etc x scorpion man satya sai baba xi even if it happened swami rama xii mo chin ups chinmoy xiii thai surprise thai buddhism xiv battlefield teegeeack scientology xv werner s uncertainty principle est landmark forum training xvi cockroach yoga yogi bhajan xvii a wild and crazy wisdom guy chögyam trungpa xviii sixty minutes muktananda xix the mango kid bhagwan shree rajneesh xx da avatar da bomb da bum adi da xxi sometimes i feel like a god andrew cohen xxii hello dalai the dalai lama xxiii up the asana yogi amrit desai xxiv sodomy and gomorrah roman catholic church xxv of cabbages and nature sprites findhorn xxvi to a nunnery paramahansa yogananda xxvii gurus and prisoners xxviii spiritual choices xxix after the ordeal xxx make it better appendix i sam harris and spirituality without religion appendix ii on ken wilber ex rabbi marc gafni and integral blindness appendix iii interview with geoff essential online resources bibliography permissions about the author trademarks tm and transcendental meditation are service marks registered in the u s patent and trademark office licensed to maharishi vedic education development corporation coke is a registered trademark of the coca cola company barbie is a registered trademark of mattel inc molly maid is a trademark of molly maid international inc spiral dynamics is a registered trademark of the national values center inc adobe and reader are registered trademarks of adobe systems incorporated the inclusion of any particular individual in stripping the gurus is not meant to suggest or imply that he or she represents him or herself as a guru nor is it meant to suggest or imply that he or she has indulged in sex violence the abuse of others or any other illegal or immoral activities top download stripping the gurus pdf