{"id":5353,"date":"2011-05-17T21:54:58","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T21:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:50:02","slug":"the-guru-question","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guru Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tami Simon speaks with Mariana Caplan, PhD, a psychotherapist, cultural anthropologist, and professor of yogic and transpersonal psychologies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of six books in the fields of psychology and spirituality, including Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path and her newest book with Sounds True, The Guru Question: The Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher. In this episode, Tami speaks with Mariana about who needs a dedicated spiritual mentor, what to look for and what to avoid when seeking a teacher for yourself, and the path of “conscious discipleship”\u2014what it means to be a great student. (72 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5485,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[381,386],"tags":[170],"contributor":[],"class_list":["post-5353","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-compassion","category-spirituality","tag-insights-at-the-edge"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Guru Question | Insights at the Edge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Guru Question | Insights at the Edge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sounds True\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-23T15:50:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1438\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/\",\"name\":\"The Guru Question | Insights at the Edge\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-17T21:54:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-23T15:50:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png\",\"width\":1438,\"height\":465},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Podcasts\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The Guru Question\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sounds True\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Sounds True\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png\",\"width\":1035,\"height\":235,\"caption\":\"Sounds True\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Guru Question | Insights at the Edge","description":"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Guru Question | Insights at the Edge","og_description":"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.","og_url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/","og_site_name":"Sounds True","article_modified_time":"2021-06-23T15:50:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1438,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/","name":"The Guru Question | Insights at the Edge","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png","datePublished":"2011-05-17T21:54:58+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-23T15:50:02+00:00","description":"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring the guru question. Discover insights on mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/masthead-bg.png","width":1438,"height":465},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/the-guru-question\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Podcasts","item":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Guru Question"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/","name":"Sounds True","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#organization","name":"Sounds True","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soundstrue-logo-footer-color.png","width":1035,"height":235,"caption":"Sounds True"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/5353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=5353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}