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Kumaré - The True Story of a False Prophet

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Defend the Sacred:
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/kumare/

I've only seen the trailer of this - but it looks good. The gushing followers will seem very familiar to those who read the words of the fraud-defenders who show up here.

Synopsis

"Kumaré is a wise guru from the East who indoctrinated a group of followers in the West. Kumaré, however, is not real--he is the alter ego of American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi, who impersonated a spiritual leader for the sake of a social experiment designed to challenge one of the most widely accepted taboos: that only a tiny "1%" can connect the rest of the world to a higher power. Concealing his true identity from everyone he meets, Kumaré forges profound and spiritual connections with people from all walks of life. At the same time, in the absurdity of living as an entirely different person, Vikram, the filmmaker, is forced to confront difficult questions about his own identity. At the height of his popularity, Kumaré unveils his true identity to a core group of disciples who are knee-deep in personal transformation. Will they accept his final teaching? Can this illusion reveal a greater spiritual truth? Kumaré, at once playful and profound, is an insightful look at faith and belief."

Defend the Sacred:
The film is now available through Netflix.

Epiphany:
 Vikram Gandhi's Wired 2012 talk http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/25/vikram-gandhi

The web site created for this experiment http://www.kumare.org/home/

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/kumare-fake-guru-earns-real-16982836

tecpaocelotl:

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What region are you from bc I can't find it?

Autumn:
You can also get it from Amazon.  It is a three day rental for $3.99 and you can stream it to your computer.  You don't have to start watching it immediately after you order it, but your three-day rental starts once you start to watch it.

http://www.amazon.com/Kumare/dp/B00AMBJWB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358903751&sr=8-1&keywords=kumare

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