what is an eastern guru called
Part of the disciples required obedience to the guru is to follow the guru s sadhana, or spiritual path. By definition, this places a person on the path of occultism. In fact, psychic powers and spiritism are to be expected.mong Eastern gurus as a whole, occult practices are widely accepted. Typically, they include not only various forms of spiritism but also astrology, magic, sorcery, necromancy, development of psychic abilities, shamanistic practices, the transferal of occult power in initiation (shaktipat diksha), etc.