WHICH MASTER? Thoughts about Spiritual Teachers

    Which guru
    do you want to see –

    The one flying a helicopter
    driving a Mercedes Benz AMG
    & smiling coyly on TV?

    Or the one meditating deeply
    in union with Shiva
    while embracing new discoveries?

    Which spiritual teacher seems more true –

    The one selling sacred trinkets
    & marketing pseudo-scientific beliefs?

    Or the one who remains in an unseen sanctum –
    intent on Only One Thing?

    Perhaps what we see
    depends on how we interpret the actions of
    each person crazy enough to teach.


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields 
SUMMARY:  Reflections about Indian gurus and stereotypes regarding spiritual masters.
KEYWORDS: Hindu gurus, Indian fakirs, charismatic cult leaders, so-called holy men 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) 
Begun: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan  ≜ Finished: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan 
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted 

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