It sounds to me like gurus want followers, teachers want students. It gives them power over their disciples. If you can get people to believe you, you can contr

It sounds to me like gurus want followers, teachers want students. It gives them power over their disciples. If you can get people to believe you, you can control them. I think that is the scary part. Hallucinations and peace of mind and stuff are fine, but once you start believing your teacher "knows the Truth", you're on tilted ground. I assume all religions are more or less like that. But with meditation you can actually experience "higher powers" which gives you more reason to believe.