Why People Join Destructive Spiritual Cults & Worship Fake Gurus

[Shanmugam]

 

[How to be wise]

@Shanmugam Many Gurus are very good at appearing to be a faultless saint who knows everything and is an incarnation of God himself. Very easy to be seduced by them. Most are genuinely conscious, but some are quite egoistic and take advantage of this.

[snowyowl]

Good communication skills, some charisma and know the right words to say, you can set yourself up as a guru. Who can tell the difference? Not so easy for newbies, I guess that's why we get organised religions with their lineages, authorisation and so forth. Plus all the bureaucracy, power games etc. We're programmed to follow the leader from childhood. 

Edited December 30, 2020 by snowyowl

[PepperBlossoms]

Thanks for sharing.  I am so gullible I fall for stuff super easily

[zeroISinfinity]

Thank Goodness I am the Ultimate guru don't have to worship anyone. ❤️