![]() Particularly that Storr doesn’t really discuss or differentiate between good and bad gurus, or at least does this in a very cursory fashion. I found this book very interesting, certainly I have learnt a lot about what makes a guru, and what makes them attractive to people. ![]() Other examples of gurus that he mentions include Wagner (a bad guru) and Cardinal Hume (a good guru). Storr also mentions some politicians as having strong guru characteristics, e.g., Hitler, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and John Kennedy. Storr was a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and writer of some excellent books. ![]() Other examples of gurus that he mentio This book is a fascinating study of gurus – the good, the bad and the ugly. Gurus covered include: Jim Jones David Koresh Georgei Gurdjieff Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Rudolf Steiner Carl Jung Sigmund Freud Ignatiu of Loyala Paul Brunton Mother Meera. This book is a fascinating study of gurus – the good, the bad and the ugly. This eye-opening book invokes a larger issue: in our search for guidance and truth, when and why do we cross the line from reasoned inquirer to unquestioning follower?. He also elucidates aspects of this psychological profile in various intellectual, artistic, and political figures of history. Anthony Storr, Oxford professor of psychiatry, analyzes an interesting array of gurus and finds many commonalities among them-an isolated childhood, a need for certainty, a demand for obedience. Some are true saints while others conceal unspeakable depravity. He also elucidates aspects of this psychologica Every generation has its charismatic spiritual leaders, its gurus. Every generation has its charismatic spiritual leaders, its gurus. ![]()
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