Originally Posted by app_engine
Viv,
:)
That's the whole interesting part about "spiritual" gurus and their customers. There are possibly no legal guidelines, unlike in the case of other businesses, because of the holy cow thingy attached to the trade.
If a business is entering into a transaction with its customer, there are laws that control / regulate it (even though they may have loopholes, can be interpreted in various ways making lawyers rich etc).
OTOH, if someone makes a very similar transaction in the name of spirituality, there may not be clear-cut laws / guidelines to regulate them, which gives all pOli's a free run on the money of ignorant people. OTOH, the same people who worship some today will burn effigy tomorrow because neither the product that is being sold nor the expectations of the customer are defined / regulated.
(For e.g. the seller can claim he is god and the buyer can demand that that god should not have sex)
