"Most Christian pastors will say..." Well, genuine spiritual masters in India would say the same, e.g.: "The way to God is not a circus"* or: "He who knows d

"Most Christian pastors will say..." Well, genuine spiritual masters in India would say the same, e.g.: "The way to God is not a circus"* or: "He who knows doesn't say. He who says doesn't know." The term 'guru' is meant (from ancient texts) for someone beyond 'teacher' - someone who is a master of him(her)self, of ego-motives, of crass personal ambitions (including petty TV fame :/ ) - someone who is capable of lifting student-disciples "from darkness into light" (light in the sense of enlightenment). From the perspective of devout and discriminating Indians, the display of tantric / shakti / spiritual power for personal/ego aggrandizement is no more a display of spirituality or holiness than is paedaphiliac "love" a sign of being a Christian "man of God's love." [/outraged rant] *cf: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0876120834 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0876120834