{"product_id":"2940012202864","title":"The Spiritual Guru Test: A Critical Guide to America\u0026#x2019;s New Cult Leaders","description":"The 1980's may be known in the future by spiritual aspirants as the decade of the fallen guru. Already a number of prominent and respected religious masters in India and elsewhere have had their secret, private lives exposed: hidden Swiss bank accounts; extensive cases of plagiarism; sexual misconduct; violent retaliations against detractors; egotistical power plays; drug trafficking and more.\u003cbr\u003e     It is no longer \"in\" or respectable to follow a guru. The New Age is growing old. The Aquarian Conspiracy is backfiring. The Golden Age of Enlightenment is rusting. What happened to the Consciousness Revolution?\u003cbr\u003e     Critical reasoning. Instead of a quantum leap into transformed dimensions of awareness, spiritual seekers have begun to develop a keen sense of discrimination. Since the Jonestown tragedy, it is no longer sensible, according to the general public, to forego one's rational mind in the hope of a transcendent paradise. Crucial questions arise: \"If the teachings don't make logical sense on this plane, what is the assurance that they will come together in the higher astral worlds?\" - \"Why does my teacher have the privilege to rationalize away his\/her worldly expressions of anger and lust, as part of his\/her awakening method, when my same actions are always called vices to be conquered?\" - \"Is the thinking mind really the enemy that should be suppressed and fought?\"","brand":"MSAC Philosophy Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069142188272,"sku":"2940012202864","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012202864_p0.jpg?v=1763553314","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012202864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}