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The Guru Papers<\/span>
<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Masks of Authoritarian Power
<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span>by Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\n

\"Guru<\/a>
The Guru Papers<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0demonstrates with uncompromising clarity that authoritarian control, which once held societies together, is now at the core of personal, social, and planetary problems, and thus a key factor in social disintegration. It illustrates how authoritarianism is embedded in the way people think, hiding in culture, values, daily life, and in the very ideals people try to live by.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Thus our basic problems are not the inevitable outcome of human nature, but rather are shown to stem from deep authoritarian implants. This offers new grounds for hope.\u00a0The Guru Papers<\/em> powerfully attests that unmasking and decoding hidden authoritarianism can disempower it, increasing the range of human freedom and possibility. The book also elegantly argues that this process is essential for human survival.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Book Description\u00a0\u00a0download pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Complete Reviews<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Download pdfs here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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From the back cover:<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

\u201cEasily the most comprehensive, erudite, and timely book in print to explore authoritarianism in religion, institutions, power, the family, intimacy and sexual relations, and personal problems such as addiction…. Argue[s] persuasively that any system of values that places tradition and the past above the imperative to question the present is destined to become increasingly lethal.”\u00a0<\/span>
\u2014 <\/strong>San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Book Review<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(pdf of complete review<\/span>)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cSpells out\u2026the dangers of becoming addicted to another’s authority\u201d<\/span>
\u2014 London Times Literary Supplement\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cA thorough, wide-ranging analysis of the way power has historically been maintained…. Purports to be no less than a diagnosis of what\u2019s wrong with the world and how, not merely to fix it, but to save it. Its thesis is elegant and nearly unlimited in its ramifications…. authoritarianism is not merely a political phenomenon. It\u2019s part of the way we think.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>
\u2014 The New Mexican<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(pdf of complete review<\/span>)<\/span><\/a><\/span>

\u201cAn exciting and provocative new concept about the origin and process of addiction. A must read for therapists and addiction counselors.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>
\u2014 Ann McKain<\/strong>, past President of American Academy of Psychotherapists<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe potential to shift readers\u2019 minds in a deep way\u2026.onto something big\u2014possibly even the root of human error. It can actually change the way one views the world\u2026. Elegantly articulates many of [our]\u2026unformed thoughts\u201d\u00a0<\/span>
\u2014 Synapse\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(pdf of complete review)<\/span>

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