The one and only goal of every spiritual teacher is to bring knowledge to the people, awaken their senses and sow seeds of their inner development. With knowledge and inner development comes great power, which is hard to control by external channels, such as mass media. Being fully aware of this power, authorities often consider such teachings a threat to their own power over the people and, consequently, they are eager to suppress spiritual knowledge by any available means. The easiest and most effective method is that of falsification of facts about a spiritual teacher himself. By spreading rumors and seemingly legitimate facts (which in reality end up being blatant lies) about his morals and deeds, authorities manage to instill doubts in people’s minds about teacher’s honesty, truthfulness and legitimacy. This technique has been used throughout human history, and this day and age is no exception.
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