The guru question
Subtitle: the perils and rewards of choosing a spiritual teacher/ mariana caplan
Publisher: Sounds True
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604070736
Subjects: Self-realization; Religious aspects; Spiritual formation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Entering the spiritual supermarket; title: Types of authority; title: "Guru" as a four-letter word : criticisms of spiritual teachers and the nature of spiritual scandals; title: The importance of a spiritual teacher; title: Basic psychological sanity; title: Conscious relationship to power dynamics; title: Mutual trust and surrender; title: Meeting the teacher : defining criteria for teacher and student; title: Breaking the rules; title: Spiritual monogamy versus "sleeping around"; title: Guru games and crazy wisdom; title: Obedience; title: Imperfections in the teacher; title: The source of true power; title: For the glory of love; title: Toward a vision of world spirituality; title: Epilogue an unexpected twist : false complaints against teachers; title: Appendix interviews with teachers and scholars.