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The GURU is INSIDE YOU

ahimsa

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Dreambirdie, I've heard that Julia Sweeney routine (I have it on CD, can't remember where I got it) and, yes, it's hilarious. I was not raised Catholic, and I'm not atheist, so I have not come to the exact same conclusions as she has. And yet I still found the whole thing very funny.
 

Dreambirdie

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Hi ahimsa Yes, Julia Sweeny has such an emotionally expressive way of telling her "God" stories. I especially liked her adventures with the Mormons she invited into her house, and the commentary about the New Age physics ala Deepak Chopra. I have had my own versions of each of these. The story about her parents finding out she was an atheist was pretty hilarious too.
 

Dreambirdie

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This is one of my favorite "gurus." The ocean guru, the source from which all life on this planet has arisen.

Ocean Guru.jpg
 

allyann

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Now my favourite guru is Guru Maurice Pitka, famous quotes include:

Guru Pitka: Let's look at the word, guru. Ok. My goal is to get you to say "Gee You Are You", ™

Guru Pitka: I speak of Intimacy, or Into-Me-I-See

Guru Pitka: Tonight I want you to go from NOWHERE to NOW HERE.™

Guru Pitka: If your Uncle Jack helped you off an elephant, would you help your uncle jack off an elephant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Guru

~allyann
 

golden

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Now my favourite guru is Guru Maurice Pitka, famous quotes include:

Guru Pitka: Let's look at the word, guru. Ok. My goal is to get you to say "Gee You Are You", ™

Guru Pitka: I speak of Intimacy, or Into-Me-I-See

Guru Pitka: Tonight I want you to go from NOWHERE to NOW HERE.™

Guru Pitka: If your Uncle Jack helped you off an elephant, would you help your uncle jack off an elephant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Guru

~allyann

The trade marks cracked me up :)

I recall a company trying to own rights to the colour pink ...:)
 

golden

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I was in tears of laughter watching that movie

When I initially read it , I thought it was a 'real ' Guru with their trademark catch phrases on... i didnt explain my post very well !

But this is what a lot of gurus become.

It was a good film, I enjoyed it.

Good Guru films? Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, The Fountain,

and I forget my favourite one ; (edit: Solaris )

best line :

'Am I Alive or Dead'

'You don't have to think like that anymore'

:)