kumare

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865425

kumare reminded me too much of pick-a-michael-moore film.  i *think* the vibe he was going for was that he started off wanting to make fools of people who follow gurus only to discover that he had accidentally taken on a huge responsibility.  i did not see any discussion of what the responsible action to take is when he had no idea what he was doing as a guru.  nor did i see any followup about all the bogus techniques he taught people during the phase where he was trying to make them look stupid.  kind of irresponsible, if you ask me.  anyway, my point is that these persuasive documentaries bug the shit out of me and i would love it if everybody stopped making them.

kumare also completely misses the role of the guru with regard to serious training.  sure, for half-assed training, you do not need a guru.  any idiot can decide to take the advice that family and friends have probably been giving them for years.  oh, but wait, they cannot.  that is the problem, that is why a guru is useful.

kumare gets one orbital sander to the head.