The Guru

The guru reading was interesting to me, but what I didn't like was the reading on Osho. It wasn't the reading itself, it was him in general. I just didn't understand how you have this sacred religion and you twist it and turn it into what you want it to be in order to make money, and you have all these people following you, who don't know any truth to what you are saying. They believe it because it is told to them. To me his practice felt more like a cult. How they were secluded in this area and they had to follow these rules, and at one point he let his secretary run it militantly. I just didn't like it. I felt like he had his head soooooo far up his ass. How he called himself the "Messiah America has been waiting for" like whatttt ? Obviously he was very charismatic to get such a following as his, but i dont feel like he truly appriciated his followers, and i don't feel like he was doing what was best for them. Yeah he taught them meditative techniques, but he charged a ridiculous amount. 50 dollars for a one day intro? and 7500 for a month? can you really put a monetary value on something as sarcred and dear to the hearts of Indians as Tantra? Then what blew my mind was when he said "The creation of wealth is the task of genius... Socialism is the jealousy of the masses, of the have-nots against the few who succeed in doing something for mankind." and that "wealth is a perfect means which can enhance people in every way and make life rich in all ways. The materially poor can never become spiritual." WHAT?! I feel like the only reason that came out of his mouth is becuase he had this mountain of wealth. If he wasn't making the money he was making then nothing like that would ever leave his lips. and to say that the materially poor can never become spiritual, "poor" people are some of the most spiriatually rich people i have ever met in my life. The amount of money you have does not correalte to your spirituality, and if anything in most religions favor is leaned to the poor, than the rich. I also don't understand how when he went back to India they praised him even more and decided to follow him. Idk maybe i read into it the wrong way, but i just did not like this guy. He just reminds me of people that we all know who just thinks they are so high and mighty and everyone should just kiss the ground he walks on. -___- NO...

sorry for the rant. lol