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The Perfect Relationship The Guru and the Disciple

Swami Muktananda

The inner dynamics of the author's personal Guru-disciple relationship are described through references to scripture, the poetry of saints, and his own relationship with Guru Bhagawan Nityananda.

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The book was highlighted when Sarah discovered it among NXIVM materials, noting its foreword by the Dalai Lama and identifying it as the source of the "guru and disciple" scripture used during a branding ceremony. The hosts mentioned it as an interesting reference but did not endorse it.

Episode: S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E7: The Reckoning

Sarah discovered among her NXIVM belongings a book authored by Keith that included a foreword by the Dalai Lama and was identified as "The Perfect Relationship, The Guru and the Disciple."

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There's a book written by Keith with a foreword by the Dalai Lama. Lauren gave me the night that we were branded the guru and the disciple. It's from Swami Muktananda.

I had wondered about that scripture that Sarah said Lauren Salzman was reading during their branding ceremony. And here it is. It's from a book called The Perfect Relationship, The Guru and the Disciple.

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