The Psychological Traps of the Guru–Disciple Dynamic
Psychology Today | 19.05.2026 01:57
Sometime in the autumn of 1989, I attended a free concert by a famous Indian “guru” at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Posters had been hanging all over the city: free admission, and a guru — indeed, a self-proclaimed avatar — performing live. He would play many instruments, Eastern and Western alike. A considerable audience had gathered, as audiences tend to do when admission is free.
