9 Ways To Spot A Fake Guru Or Spiritual Teacher
By consciousreminder
The old paradigm of life-controlling and mind-manipulating belief systems has left many to finally realize
they have been living in an artificial reality created by egotistical people on power trips.
This has led to a situation where many are wandering, trying to find their own way in
a world without many true leaders.
As a result of this, a new market has developed which attempts to showcase answers to these
people who have become disillusioned with the old dogmatic systems.
However, there are quite a few (an understatement) in this new domain of contemporary spiritual
guidance that are taking outright advantage of people and creating circumstances that
vary very little from the old paradigm, they simply polished it and gave the illusion that
it�s something else.
There�s an influx of �enlightened masters of the universe� pervading the spiritual
sphere these days.
Gurus and spiritual teachers are popping up left and right.
Many of them seem to provide an easy way out of the voids many people feel they have within
their lives and as a result these gurus and teachers make a ridiculously massive amount
of money�even earning social ranks akin to being glamorous superstars.
Yes, it seems there are those within the spiritual arena who are looking at the qualitative aspects
self-growth and seeing a marvelous money-making opportunity or a way to have incredible power
over others; a pyramid scheme is sometimes then created and established.
This is very dangerous in that it can negatively affect the perception of legitimacy of the
entire spiritual community and all that it encompasses.
True genuine spiritual teachers and self-growth coaches will be disregarded as just being
false gurus giving out spiritual-sounding nonsense that lacks substance and is unhelpful
for a person�s spiritual growth.
Being aware that there are such enlightenment pyramid schemes can help us steer away from
the false gurus and seek out the genuine teachers that truly wish to help people and the global
consciousness of humanity.
It is admittedly difficult at times to see through the spiritual facade that some create
as a front to hide their true nature and intentions, even moreso with teachers who were once very
enlightening but the money and the fame got the best of them.
Having others do the work for us such as various guru rating services that exist today is dangerous
as well since we are putting our faith in a complete stranger to pick out �authentic�
and genuine spiritual teachers.
It should be obvious that there can be plenty of deception, subjective bias, and decisions
which are made without the raters being fully informed about a particular person in line
for the golden star of approval.
Identifying False Gurus and Spiritual Teachers
Charging Large Amounts of Money
Actions speak infinitely louder than words.
Anyone can proclaim magnificent and wonderful things but do these words live up to how the
person lives and expresses themselves in his or her daily lives?
Perhaps the biggest problem that I have found is the issue of money.
I have seen self-appointed gurus, spiritual teachers, and whatever other title they go
under charging unbelievably large amounts of money for information, knowledge, or so-called
higher wisdom, that is available to everyone (by looking to sages who charge little or
nothing and also looking within for the answers via meditation and other self-induced spiritual
practices), as well as several money embezzlement cases.
If you�re paying someone $295 for a spiritual �12 strand DNA activation� (a dubious
declaration to make) then you�ve just been conned.
Giving Themselves Fancy Titles
While on the subject of empty words, when looking to a potential spiritual teacher for
guidance notice if that individual proclaims such magnificent titles referring to themselves
as being enlightened masters, self-realized yogis, or being a saint (one of the ultimate
delusions of grandeur following the narcissistic Christ Complex).
An enlightened person finds no need for ego masturbation.
Those who have experienced the Ultimate/Absolute Reality don�t continuously boast about how
they have achieved enlightenment and are better than others.
They are in fact, quite humble (perhaps sometimes too humble, but humble they are).
They understand that there is no benefit to themselves or their students to make such
declarations based on the realizations they�ve had about Reality.
There is no need to establish a hierarchical framework amongst teachers and students as
we are all passengers on the same train, separated only slightly in that we sometimes sit in
different train cars.
We are all going the same direction, ultimately.
Inability to Take Criticism
Another sign of a con-man in guru�s clothing is whether the person is able to take criticism
or not.
Those who are not genuine spiritual teachers will get offended and defensive over criticisms
made towards them instead of looking inward and taking into consideration what those criticisms
are (nobody is perfect, after all).
How dare an unenlightened mortal criticize them!
I have even seen the sad situation of lawsuits being made by these so-called enlightened
masters against people who had the �nerve� to point out something they feel was incorrect,
deceptive, harmful, etc.
Overly Focused on the End Goal
If you notice a spiritual teacher or guru having an almost-bizarre love affair with
enlightenment this and enlightenment that, be cautious.
Many of these enlightenment gurus focus on enlightenment itself instead of actually teaching
others how exactly to attain that state.
They do not teach about all the baby-steps leading up to the enlightening of one�s
awareness in the most authentic of ways.
Even the revered Buddha did not reach enlightenment overnight.
Unless a spiritual teacher shows you a realistic way to reach enlightenment (such as through
a particular meditation or awareness expanding technique) then you will be better off without
their help�and you will keep your hard-earned money as well.
Behaving Hypocritically
Beware of hypocrites!
This is perhaps one of the simplest methods of weeding out spiritual �snake-oil salesmen�.
Look if they practice what they preach.
If they teach about how you should meditate daily to promote your spiritual growth, do
they meditate daily?
Are they leading by example?
When they talk about radiating love and your inner light and all that is beautiful, are
they doing so themselves?
Nobody likes a hypocrite, especially if that hypocrite is promising spiritual enlightenment.
�Do as I say not as I do� shouldn�t be an excuse for a teacher to be hypocritical.
Focus on Fulfilling Egocentric Desires
One especially important aspect of a guru or spiritual teacher that we should look into
is their investment in the material aspects of life.
Are they displaying behavior that is indicative of being a neophyte on the spiritual path?
Do they overly focus on money, sex, and power?
A dynamic Taoist-like balance is a necessity for a balanced life but when dependence and
abuse start to emerge and creep into the mind then there is a problem.
Displaying Spiritual Materialism
Spiritual materialism is something that Chogyam Trungpa (who himself was prone to spiritual
pitfalls) wrote about in the 1970s classic Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism about
something that�s especially become more of an issue in recent years and is worth becoming
more aware about for anyone on the path to self-realization and enlightenment.
The increased focus on spiritual materialism is problematic.
All the courses, teachings, books, and workshops that focus on using the Law of Attraction
to bring us riches and worldly abundance hold materialist desires at their core, and do
not reflect actual messages of spiritual growth.
Although spiritual growth and self-actualization can lead to like attracting like because of
the immense positivity we project outward, attracting riches is not the purpose of attaining
these mind states.
These messages that use the dynamics of attraction are not bad in and of themselves, but when
they are misrepresented as being a path towards higher spirituality, then that is when we
should be cautious of proceeding further.
Do not become lost in the illusion that faux spirituality creates.
Behaving Selfishly
Selflessness should be the dominant quality in the spiritually-advanced soul, not selfishness.
Spirituality has no place for superstars and glamour.
It is not the spiritual teacher themselves that should be the focus, but rather the spiritual
messages and teachings.
How can we attain our own Self-realization if our position of awareness is focused externally
on the teacher, rather than internally on the Self?
Promising a Fast Path to Self-Realization
There is nothing directly bad with spiritual workshops themselves, but when you see a spiritual
teacher giving a spiritual course that�s several hundred or thousand dollars and lasts
several days or even weeks do not expect to reach enlightenment just by completing such
a workshop.
Yes, we all live busy lives and feel as if we do not have enough time to dedicate towards
our spiritual growth, but let�s be realistic: it is highly unlikely you will become fully
self-realized in 3 weeks on a retreat in Bali.
The processes of spiritual growth, self-actualization, self-realization, and enlightenment can take
years or an entire lifetime (some even say multiple lifetimes).
It�s said that there is only one person in recorded history that attained enlightenment
in one lifetime (Milerapa) and the way he attained the enlightened state was highly
unorthodox, to put it lightly.
We would all like to believe that there is a fast lane to these things, but this is not
the case.
Of course, there are always exceptions and some reach the mountain�s summit faster
than others, but as a whole, it is a process that includes much dedication and time.
In closing�
These are several ways in which you can spot a false guru, spiritual teacher, or other
peddler of faux spirituality.
In this day and age where there are thousands of so-called gurus, we have to be careful
who we choose to listen to because if we make the mistake of following someone who is ego-centered
in their true intentions, then we will lose time, money, and opportunity costs (among
other things).
It is my hope that this article can help in discerning between the genuine teacher that
wishes nothing more than to help others become self-realized and experience spiritual bliss
and those who proclaim they will do these things for you, but in reality are just emptying
your bank account.
Be mindful of who you decide to listen to and follow, and you will be thankful you spent
some time to discern between those who are looking out for others and those who are looking
out for themselves.
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