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Namaste.
Sometimes I sit and wonder what all those 'historical gurus' (Ramana, Ramakrishna, Buddha, Jesus etc) would be like if they were born into or subject to today's modern world....would they even be noticed? would they make use of Youtube and Social Media? or would their 'disciples' post stories, blogs etc on their behalf and without their permission, only to have them viewed as just another 'crackpot' in the whole 'guru smorgasbord' which is out there? Is it the case where the true 'enlightened master' is a thing of the past, due to all these allegations (either founded or unfounded) by those who disagree or find fault with their whole practice and methodology? What makes Sadguru any different from Mooji? What role do the disciples play in a guru's exaltation or downfall? There's a whole lot of 'politicking' going on which has changed a lot in the last 70-80 years...it's not as 'simple' now as it was back then.
We just have to look at the 'last wave' of great gurus which made their presence known from 1930 - 1960...Ramana Maharishi, Swami Yogananda, Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Jiddu Krishnamurti etc...no gurus since then have made an impact really, or been without controversy.
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