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5. If your group says that it is necessary to have a guru in order to reach any level of complete realization<ref>[recognizing-false-or-corrupted-systems, Forum]</ref> | 5. If your group says that it is necessary to have a guru in order to reach any level of complete realization<ref>[recognizing-false-or-corrupted-systems, Forum]</ref> | ||
==Spiritual Leadership Pitfalls== | |||
A Spiritual leader (or Guru-Wise One archetype) who is working with Light forces and being [[Dark Force Manipulation Methods|manipulated by dark forces]] from the blind sight of mishandling their own [[Negative Ego]]. Usually what this means is the person in the leadership position of [[Group Consciousness]] may start to abuse power, acts from hidden or unseen motivations, starts wanting to control other people, manipulates group resources or people to achieve a desired goal. For more clarity to discern these [[Negative Ego]] behaviors, see [[Emotional Manipulation]] and [[Leadership Vs. Tyranny]]. Leadership should never be confused with tyrannical behavior. | |||
Revision as of 23:24, 17 January 2016
1. If your spiritual/religious group tells you this is the only way to reach any level of spiritual truth- or is the 'only way' to go 'all the way'
2. If you are told that donating money, grants you favorable circumstances in your life- or that you will have good karma if you donate lots of finances to their wishes, or will get more good karma by serving the particular groups wants/needs
3. If your group says that leaving the group or 'guru' will make bad things happen to you or grant you horrible amounts of karma
4. If your group says that the guru controls of all your future lives
5. If your group says that it is necessary to have a guru in order to reach any level of complete realization[1]
Spiritual Leadership Pitfalls
A Spiritual leader (or Guru-Wise One archetype) who is working with Light forces and being manipulated by dark forces from the blind sight of mishandling their own Negative Ego. Usually what this means is the person in the leadership position of Group Consciousness may start to abuse power, acts from hidden or unseen motivations, starts wanting to control other people, manipulates group resources or people to achieve a desired goal. For more clarity to discern these Negative Ego behaviors, see Emotional Manipulation and Leadership Vs. Tyranny. Leadership should never be confused with tyrannical behavior.
References
- ↑ [recognizing-false-or-corrupted-systems, Forum]