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In this book the author has discussed in detail the Guru-disciple relationship in India, explaining its usefulness in the transmission of the spiritual experience, and its pitfalls as well. Through the Hindu example, he presents the basis and requirements of the teaching relationship in the field of spirituality. A description of the Guru tradition itself with the different branches, and then the psychological, social and familial context of India is presented. ...
In this book the author shows how psychological and spiritual - sufferings are interwoven, and how tradition with its answers can collaborate with psychology to alleviate them. He starts by questioning the Western notion of normality, saying it reduces human and spiritual potentials for growth to a kind of average neurosis. He speaks of depression or depression-like reactions as an opening door towards spirituality, if dealt with in the right way. He attempts to ...