There has been much discussion in the yoga world about what constitutes a “real” guru. Some say you need one to progress in yoga and others warn against surrendering fully to another. The Bhagavad Gita contains specific guidelines for discerning worthy leaders from those likely to exploit your trust.
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The role of Guru has come under scrutiny of late, with a seemingly constant barrage of scandals in the yoga world. Many serious practitioners are torn between loyalty to a lineage and speaking what is in their hearts. Where can we, as modern yogis and yoginis, find answers and guidance to this quandary? In the same place we have already been finding it: the classic texts of Yoga.
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