"Why The Cynicism About Indian Gurus?

FROM REDIFF ON THE NET

INDIA, Mar 30 2001 (VNN) — By Francois Gautier

Westerners have often a deep suspicion of 'gurus' and are wary of anything which has a 'Hindu' flavor. It is true that some of the gurus teaching in the West might have brought a bad name to Hinduism; but is this a reason to clamp them all together under the same 'fake' label?

Indian journalists unfortunately share often the same resistance to gurus as their Western counterparts. And one can also understand their misgivings, given the problems there has been in India with certain gurus having political connections. [..]"

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