1. This tweet is only partly true... the cult of "Dollar Gurus" has some history to it.. All of them are not frauds.. some are genuine & some are just plain hollow.. Its how people get "Initiated" into these groups thats imp.. Theyre essentially #PopGurus https://twitter.com/visaraj/status/1380542581851889671

2. #PopGurus While Indian spiritualists were already well known in the West.. it took something extraordinary to catapult them to "Glamour" & "attraction" of the world audience & its a story worth understanding why it has become such a "Profitable Scam".. https://twitter.com/RMCpost/status/1380833430666059777

3. It is in 1966 that the Beatles legend George Harrison first ran into the book "Autobiography of a Yogi".. he was so impacted that he got immersed into Hindu spiritualism.. A young man of 22-24 with huge wealth obviously seeks something more.. So too Steve Jobs at a later stage

4. #PopGurus Harrison visited India with Sitarist Ravi Shankar & learned about some stuff.. Steve Jobs too visited in 1973 but by the time Jobs visited.. the Baba he was seeking to meet had already died.. The "Union" of Beatles with Hindu spiritualism dramatically changed Pop art

5. #PopGurus Then.. it was in 1967 that the Beatles Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in London.. introduced first by Harrison to the others & also Mick Jagger, Brian Jones (both of Rolling Stones) & they all traveled together creating a bond of understanding..

6. #PopGurus It was George along with Lennon that were more immersed in the spiritualism of Maharishi Yogi.. called Transcendental Meditation (TM) & since 1966.. their music turned to psychedelic dimensions.. Hollywood & the world thus became bhakts of Maharishi bec of Beatles

7. #PopGurus.. As his association with the Beatles grew.. Maharishi's empire grew dramatically.. the world was at his feet.. He built universities in Switzerland & Netherlands & became a permanent resident of Switzerland.. though Beatles had moved on bec of a misunderstanding..

8. #PopGurus.. Maharishi Yogi was not a fraud.. He was devotee of Shankaracharyas and trained under various Spiritual Gurus... One of Maharishis sidekicks was a young man called "Ravi".. earlier in 1963.. Maharishi wrote a book.. The title will obviously interest you...

9. The young man "Ravi" later moved in the mid 1970s on his own in Bangalore.. renamed himself "Sri Sri" as a title... and borrowed the title of his program and foundation from the book of Maharishi Yogi called "Science of TM and .. THE ART OF LIVING".. https://twitter.com/RMCpost/status/1380837475715739649

10. #PopGurus Sri Sri is NOT a fraud nor a FAKE Guru... It is just that he is not well endowed with the knowledge of Vedas etc... But Sri Sri did train under genuine Gurus... unlike Sadhguru who is knowledge-wise a Gandhi.. What all these guys copied was the route of Maharishi..

11. #PopGurus.. So, these new-age "Spiritual Medical Shops" follow the Maharishi route of getting some celebs (although Maharishi did not seek them).. in this age of PR you can buy any celeb any politician.. https://twitter.com/RMCpost/status/1380838601085251585

12. #PopGurus.. Now go back to the First tweet in this thread.. Your friends/relatives might cajole, push you into following these Gurus... just have enough brains in you to dig up the BACK-STORY of each.. SriSri does have some background.. Sadhguru has ZERO.. END OF STORY..