5 hours ago, Misterei said:

The Internet is a sad, sad, place sometimes

The Internet provides a 'safe' haven for trolls who probably have few other 'safe' places to do their troll thing.  They must be very frustrated and unhappy people -- deserving of our compassion.  It sure can sting, though, being on the receiving end of their spiteful venom.

17 hours ago, Misterei said:

What was so funny is that I would find a troll on a Krishnamurti thread. The Internet is a sad, sad, place sometimes.

LOL I found a whole deeply unpleasant Krishnamurti forum years ago where anyone attempting to “explain” or “teach” would be jumped on by jealous members accusing them of wanting to be the next Krishnamurti and take over as leader. Someone was even threatening to sue another member for driving a family member to suicide 🤬.

We're moving off-topic to discuss other things 🙂

Let's take this thread back to the original discussion topic which was about an article in the Washington Post (published December 2021) about Tarot Cards are having a moment after the pandemic

25 minutes ago, DanielJUK said:

Tarot Cards are having a moment after the pandemic

Oh yes, the Thoth Tarot cards are certainly big enough to cover your face like that 🙊.

I will agree that the word 'guru' means teacher and that is the intended meaning. But, in the USA, the community will latch onto a meaning and then use it to exploit the rest of us. It's come to mean 'expert' or the like (elevated?) and a 'I'm more knowledgeable and wiser than you' mentality. They could just as easily call themselves a teacher or instructor. But 'guru'? Seems narcissistic to me as it may seem to the person that got bent out of shape about it. I just roll my eyes. 😉 
My husband has taught accounting and business for over 55 years at the university level but, no one calls him guru. He'd have a golly laugh at that if it happened. He invites all students to call him by his first name and drop the pretense of using 'Doctor'. Wouldn't it seem odd if we started calling teachers (especially at the higher levels of US education) 'gurus'? 😄 

In Germany "guru" is used more for spiritual (and other) charlatans in the public meaning.

Hey everybody please stay on topic, we are not discussing the meaning of „Guru“. Thank you.