Gurus and Spiritual Masters

Genuine, Fake, and of Mixed Influence

An incomplete listing


This project is currently under construction and in the midst of reorganisation...

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"So long as it's not exclusive, that is, so long as the man or woman (whoever they are), the guru, doesn't come and say, "I alone am the Truth" (meaning the others don't know, I alone know), so long as they're not like that, it's quite all right. And when they're enlightened enough to tell you, "Yes, I've caught hold of one little bit, I am giving it to you, but all other little bits are good" ... But even if you put all the bits together, you are still far from the Truth."
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) - see Mother's Agenda - February 14, 1968
"Many people have the Great Vehicle Root Nature, but there are also many people who lie. Having cultivated without success, such people claim to have the way. Though they have not certified the fruit, they claim to be certified sages."
Bodhidharma, the First Patriarch to Hui-K'o, the to-be Second Patriarch - from external link Bodhidharma and Hui-K'o - Fact, Fiction, Legend


Note on this topic:

This topic contains some material originally written some seven or eight years ago. Yjis no longer reflects my current understanding. So the relevant sections have to be rewritten or deleted

Some of these pages are no doubt very biased or opinionated, i am only writing about things as I see and understand them. Others are more neutral. See this disclaimer



Types of Gurus
The True Guru
The Meaning of the Word Guru
Popular Guru movement in the West
Gurus and Masters glossary
Links to other lists of Eastern and Western Gurus and Masters
Book synopsis - Hindu Monastic Life (a sociological study that looks at gurus and sadhus within their original cultural context)




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