What is the source of the citation? They speak about a guru but that's in the usual tone of all the hindu scriptures. Also many times the word Guru references a spiritual entity (a deity) not exactly a living person who collects money and exploits devotees. Moreover, the analog of guru in Japanese tradition is sensei, but I hope that does not imply that martial arts are dangerous and if
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I was just trying to reach the home page of the Divine Life Society an organization created by Swami Sivananda Saraswati and by mistake entered instead of .org. The page I was redirected to was a criticism of Yogaville (hosted by ). Is there any relationship between the two? I've read some of Sivananda's books on Yoga and have never heard anything bad about him. And as far as I know, Y
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