Louis Theroux Meets a Guru | BBC Studios

[@joels344]

Uncle Hank?!

[@consolios]

cousin gordon

[@johnthomas4962]

Dammit, they're mineral Louis!

[@smiboteaching7637]

Damnit, was going to write the exact same comment.

[@Kernowking101]

Best. Comment. Ever.

[@googleadder1681]

Giesa

[@froobeytubey]

"It's quite embarrassing". Wise words indeed oh master Guru.

[@77777aol]

Someone once said to me, 'Embarrassment is internal arrogance' + 'Fear is at the base of arrogance.''

[@goodvibesonlydude]

77777aol I’m confident of my capacities but I don’t really understand this

[@imamoronand9199]

B3T4M3 Well embarrassment is when you think people are seeing you as less than you see yourself as. Arrogance. Arrogance is thinking your abilities greater than they are. One could interpret that as a fear of being inferior.

[@afterlife101spirit]

@@77777aol good one.

[@user-pb2kg1ng4g]

@@goodvibesonlydude Be conscious of your body and mind next time you FEEL embarassed. I think embarassment and fear, may be our concern for what others think of us; that in itself is a psycological weakness.

[@HockeyBloops]

Reading the comments here feels like looking back in time. I hope you all are doing well wherever life took you!

[@50centgotshot9times]

likewise James. I remember watching this when it came out...

[@liam5382]

We're all Hare Kirshna's now

[@MarchKatze]

likewise!

[@paulmf68]

Crazy how this is 14 years old

[@mccarthy5825]

I'm not one of those but I just want to say that something like this... It is special and it makes my belief in people even stronger... I wish you loads of ♥ ☀ ✌️ 🍻 ♥ from 🇮🇪 and let's meet up in a decade here 😂

[@SamFreedom]

I love Louis' videos. They are a priceless service to the public.

[@jeet6076]

U still alive??

[@mrmelanson34]

guru: "also its quite embarassing, people touching your feet." louis: "yeah, i could get used to it."

[@comrade_matthew]

😂😂😂😂this guru is so modern

[@hgrunt100]

Its confirmed

[@roshagawa]

Looks like hank from breaking bad managed to get away from the nazis after all

[@J.5.M.]

Deep deep in cover.

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

Oh BRILLIANT a couple more series of Breaking Bad..........I'll cue Netflix.

[@carlmarston1687]

The only path to enlightenment is Hare Krishna. Ain’t that right Gomey?

[@cosmicvision352]

Hank reincarnated into a guru. I think I found the plot to the next Breaking Bad.

[@andygray]

The blind leading the blind...

[@jeremysmith54565]

Blind wanting to get to feel enlightenment?

[@humanforfreedom9583]

The blind leading the blind?? There eyes are way more open then the masses of brainwashed

[@4k60-i1r]

he is prob more awake than you'll ever be, louis is not asking any important questions, missed opportunity

[@natty5861]

cheese wine Nice opinion you have there

[@4k60-i1r]

Natty Games I just happen to know that some of these Hinduism guys live in a state of pure ecstasy and bliss 24 hours a day, while we "normal civilized" people spend life crying over stupid things and have no control over our body and minds

[@fretboardmaster70]

For a Guru, he’s certainly well fed.

[@Emmalittlepengelly1690]

He is getting older and can't exercise as much. Leading and speaking is exhausting everyday.

[@fretboardmaster70]

⁠utter bollocks … he’s got a secret Mc Donald’s that he visits on a regular basis… probably when his underfed devotees are sleeping

[@Kroaky108]

"I could get used to it" haha! Louis' one liners are classic!

[@DGMUSICisGOOD]

No one noticed the gold rolex on the guru's arm?

[@marcelw1981]

could be just as fake as the guru right?

[@lucasezequielaguero1238]

and so what? why him don´t must to have a rolex??

[@johnthomas4962]

Nope. The resolution of this video is too high.

[@abhishekmhatre1554]

ISKCON does not discourage having wealth. You can make as much money as you want as long as you don't get consumed by it.

[@joshpickles9022]

Why you hating on his wealth bro?

[@sultanchamp]

"how many vibrations can you take?" lol I've asked my gf that a few times.

[@chrissm2597]

Banter

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

Ha ha ha

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

You mean your own a hole

[@mojojoell]

Louis theroux is my favourite documentist, hes great! underrated if anything.

[@baasmans]

Judging by accent, Dutchman with a sound recorder at 2:05 telling a dodgy story.

[@BarfyMan-sh3zf]

Jaaaaa een echte Nederlandse gekkie

[@Alistplay]

@@BarfyMan-sh3zf gelukige genoeg woont hij niet in Nederland 😂

[@gerwinnus]

Haha 100 punten, wou ik ook gaan zeggen xD "de spirritjoe-ol masters saunt vaibreesjen.."

[@jodo6329]

What's wrong with his accent? Sounds like a normal Dutch accent to me.

[@MrDelusionalAlbatross]

That's a really nice shirt Louis is wearing.

[@MrDelusionalAlbatross]

***** dam dude well I'm not!!

[@Ch0cHead]

It really flatters his figure.

[@victorymansions]

It really brings out his eyes

[@victoryoung4163]

I was thinking the same thing

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

Yes it shows all his exquisite rippling musculature

[@ntokozomagasela7718]

Louis has a great sense of humour 😂😂😂

[@Xbangsplot]

The dude who threw himself on guru's feet really needs to get a grip on reality instead of feet.

[@Bballbunny10]

Touching the feet of someone you respect/revere is quite common in Indian culture. e.g. Grandkids do it to grandparents. So its not too surprising to see that Indian-looking guy do it to the guru.

[@stratocaster1986able]

I always find myself laughing like hell throughout one of these documentaries. It's not that I am laughing at the insane shit that goes down, it's that laughing at Louis because of his demeanor and patronizing questions.

[@kdtjones]

This reminds me of "Life of Brian" it seems that people want to follow religious figures regardless of whether or not they *want* to be followed. This guy seems like he's resigned to the idea of people treating him like a deity... "why do they follow you? You've got to ask them"... "it's embarrassing". I dont see him asking to be followed around with an umbrella, or to be recorded. Much like "Brian", you try telling people like this "I'm not the messiah"

[@cous]

I think the guru enjoys deification, it’s a choice he made. However, unlike his followers, he is concerned about his image on camera and he feels a little awkward being interviewed

[@BaddaBigBoom]

I like Krsna devotees, sure it seems a bit crazy but they don't go around preaching hate like some other religions and sects, quite the opposite. I've spent many times hanging out with them, just chilling ...not my cup of tea but I like to know they're around, they do nothing but good IMO.

[@arthurthegreat216]

You're absolutely right but there's one potential problem with it that this quote by Voltaire sums up: ""If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities". If a religious doctrine grows large enough, it's only a matter of time till it will be corrupted. People who so firmly believe obvious nonsense and treat other humans as deities are very easily controlled; you can justify any action to them with their religion.

[@DefThrone]

That's a bit preemptive.

[@dalmara17]

What an ignorant statement have you not seen the atrocities Hindu extremist commit. They kill people for eating lamb

[@TheSilentFool]

Well it's not any cup of tea because they abstain from caffeine.

[@sharpvonl201]

in my country, new zealand, the devotees stop you in the street and try to talk to you about hare krishna, show you books and stuff which is fine but the negative thing is they ask for donations for the books and what not, they even carry eftpos machines. If someone wants to believe something go ahead but its distasteful to air it out to people just going about their day, save that for the temples or people who are searching for religion. I bet they make a killing.

[@jasonm7973]

These people used to hang outside the mall and chant all day in Pittsburgh, as kids it was funny to ask them what time it was because they would stop the chanting and give vague up for interpretation answers.

[@Nswix]

My dad went to high school (SJNMA) in Wisconsin with this guy

[@MKMK-bj2sk]

Is this a parody like seriously ... how can anybody even take this guy seriously

[@percybaxter3667]

Lmao ikr, he's literally actively mocking/questioning his own followers motives. And it just fuels then more, it's literally Monty python life of brian

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

The guy is like a modern day Forrest Gump, no earthly idea why people are following him..........................

[@moseeb1992]

This guru knows that Louis knows, that hes on one big hustle 🤣

[@theinternet8853]

I knew it would be a bro who says it how it is 👍

[@randomadskipper3855]

Just like profit Muhamed who hustled 6 year of Aisha 🤣🤣

[@dorkbrandon4422]

I lived in krishna temples for 5 years , many of us know he's a corrupt Guru

[@silentstorm718]

Islam is also one big hustle. People fight over al Aqsa cuz they think Muhammad flew on a donkey to heaven from that spot!

[@damodarprasaddas108]

2:18 "Excellent" smiles for instant and then hides it "Let's UH I'd like to show you the campus" looks down and rubs back of head.

[@beardedoneder]

I found it interesting that when Louis asked the "guru" why the people were following him, he said, "I don't know". That pretty much summed it up for me. Dozens of sheople are born every minute.

[@pleaseenteraname8211]

I’d like to imagine he was just walking around Hare Krishna’ing when all of a sudden a bunch of people started to follow him around

[@XanderGallois]

The Guru's reaction on 2.17. Priceless :D

[@Simon0]

im a secret guru. No one knows i am a guru except me and i help people secretly.

[@isn0t42]

You just ruined it.

[@prankgirl9112]

May I touch your feet?

[@asandakhathi]

Simon🙄 shut up

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

Oh holy guru were can I send money? ha ha ha

[@Simon0]

@@njsmkmmsthatsit3518 send directly into my bank account. In return I grant thee super galactic omnipresent oneness.

[@tawfikakkad]

i really wish Louis make new episodes ,,,

[@allembrace]

ISKCON and HAREKRISHNA 's are that special people endowed with,glorious, supremely noble values and bringing peace,love,service,oneness of humanity,kindness,compassion to the entire humanity. It is all written on their faces. Hare krishna's are blessed souls with harmonious living, seenity,peace,love and transcendental. Hare krishna's are building a new world with peace,progress,prosperity and make this world a better place for all to inherit. SANATANA DHARMA (HINDU) &ISKCON are synonimous.

[@luce1996]

i would actually marry louis theroux

[@Ch0cHead]

Saaaammmmeeee

[@theinternet8853]

I bet both you not married, prob couple kids by dif men, WORD

[@speedfastman]

@@theinternet8853 Cringe

[@achillestitan989]

I need to get into the guru business

[@liamwoodman4950]

HA

[@paisano4450]

the power of religion at is finest....

[@timpyrules]

2:00 oke wasnt prepared for that heavy Dutch accent hahahaha

[@L3adCannon]

All those middle class white women

[@FuckdasketsHOPassass]

Something about middle class white women from places like brighton that love eastern gurus

[@easyskankingdude]

@@FuckdasketsHOPassass lol so true i lived in brighton for two years. A lot of weird people there.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@easyskankingdude weird lost souls

[@Kernowking101]

I think a lot of them are damaged.

[@eponiaTTree]

ive always liked the haris, i read the taste of life as a little kid and krsna was like, my pin up kinda thing.i have read a lot of their texts but they are sexist it has to be said. i dont like this aspect but the special thing is they feed people, n encourage vegetarianism. i will always love the haris for what they do, they fed me and my mother, and many friends, when they needed. they are essentially good. i respect this. hari krsna hari rama, you guys always make me smile

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

I dislike them and many guru sects/cults, because they tell you to seek wisdom through the guru, which leads to people worshipping the guru directly. They may publicly say they don't want that and preach that it's bad, but the whole religion is set up in a way so people do it anyway. Plus I dislike any religion that teaches you to be and do good because it will bring good back to you, because it basically teaches you to treat goodness as transactional. It's no better than paying money to a shopkeeper so you get something you want back. They're not feeding you because it's just the right thing to do, they're doing it because it earns them a higher, favoured state of life. It's good in the sense that obviously something good gets done, but if you only do good because you get something back that's not really very sincere.

[@yipyipitsme123]

He reminds me of Bob Fossil from the Mighty Boosh

[@eb-leb]

"are they bowing to me or to you" silence "....oh, just kdding."

[@absoluteb22]

Lake Palmer is the real guru!

[@MattSingh1]

How deep is your love?

[@mispelling]

absolutebore Lol When you see a bargain, do you let it get away?

[@Charlie-jk5rv]

we are now one

[@jazz4]

Damn, look at all those jobless hippies taking 7 gap years in a row.

[@vincentmoon9187]

So what? Sounds good to me

[@Simon0]

intersting talk about energy vibration. The thing is you take on energy even if you dont touch anyone.

[@kunid]

When Srila Prabhupada (the guru who brought this spiritual knowledge to the west) was in New York, most of his initial disciples were young hippies who used to take intoxicants - which they gave up after embracing spirituality. I believe your comment may have been linked with the above Taking drugs is not part of Krishna Consciousness - in fact it is considered a hindrance to spiritual progression.

[@Deblijeegel]

the guy in blue with the sound recorder must be Dutch :) weird accents we cloggies have..

[@minskdhaka]

Yeah, I thought he was British for the first few seconds, and then, as he went on, I realised he sounds Dutch.

[@DavidInSugarLand]

@mamoodh This guru was gravely attacked a number of years ago (I t hink it was in the 90s) in an airport in Spain by a disturbed person. After recovering in the hospital, his weight increased and he has stayed heavy.

[@ninjaman2254]

Absolutely nutty all of them I am a Hindu and believe me it’s all nonsense

[@MissJagUR]

You can buy most of Louis Theroux's programmes on DVD from Amazon.

[@Redstripe921]

You still can ?

[@divinasion333]

He is still, after all, human!

[@maxedwill]

"How many vibrations can you take?" Hahaa

[@njsmkmmsthatsit3518]

Ha ha ha ha Is "Hahaa" is what happens when you have so much laugh to get out at one time it all trips over it's self on the way out.

[@JacksInn]

keep your vibrations for yourself.

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

0:39 2:00 2:14

[@Simon0]

chanting can be a good practise. it has served me reasonably well. it helps me to let go of things which otherwise i cant let go of. thats how it worked for me.

[@pinz2022]

@mrhellwung1 Jayapataka (aka Gordon John Erdman II) seems like a nice enough guy, and according to the Wiki page he was a dedicated follower of the founder, who combined the hard work of organizing, building temples, printing books, teaching agriculture to the locals, leading pilgrimages and of course, preaching. A true guru. However, this kind of devotion that surrounds him is unnatural and unhealthy, and caused many of his colleagues to go off the rails into corruption.

[@916globetrotter]

Guru simply means dispeller of darkness. He's not claiming to be an enlightened being. Just an advanced and devoted practitioner of Hare Krishna IMO

[@amit1947]

@krish108 : I agree that those who call themselves gurus, where ever they are to be found, must meet the strict criteria of spiritual life with all the various rules and regulations. If someone in such a position fails, then they can no longer be looked at for guidance and should be punished depending on the degree of fall down.

[@kaz287]

"i could get used to it" haha legend

[@Simon0]

chanting is a very good meditation practise!

[@phillytheflyerable]

hank schrader came over his anxiety

[@coenpietersen272]

2:04 A fellow Dutchie. Mad as a bat though.

[@RealKenMoss]

Coen Pietersen Fellow Dutchie here. For some reason, all the spiritual Dutchies are always bald, long, and named 'Peter'.

[@alantennie]

1:10 Gordon - the magic word to open umbrellas in india.

[@BhaktaRitvik]

HH JAYAPATAKA SWAMI MAHARAJ JI ki jai

[@swarupnarayandash3925]

Very good and desirving

[@meanmrmustard89]

hmm... ads on the BBC?

[@iMaxAL]

Its Serge from Beverley Hills Cop @ 1:46

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Gordon is onto a good thing there and he knows it.

[@liamwoodman4950]

Doesn't he!

[@575forza]

2:34 _"Now_ _approaching_ _the_ _9th_ _tee.."_

[@therawmccoy8180]

How many vibrations can you take?

[@stfwho]

what he meant by not wanting them to touch his feet because it projects their vibrations on him was that if he is looked upon as the source of holiness, then they won't associate it with the real thing.

[@amit1947]

@panamanubian : These people have a very high self esteem because they understand that they are the servants of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They also understand that they are not this body, but are in fact spirit soul, so don't worry about their self esteem, instead worry about your own spiritual advancement. Please read the Bhagavad Gita translated and commented by Srila Bhaktivedanta swami.

[@masterblaster4784]

Look at the way he talks and laughs at around 1:40. Definitely knows he's milking them for all they're worth

[@tagorewithlyric4394]

Did I hear him speak Bengali?

[@bhaktyaa]

this videos great, is there one complette!?

[@oliver6257]

yes

[@gavxps1]

Bangin all of them.

[@50sorrowC]

So you can bash a guru in the comments section below but BBC has disabled all comments in their parts for Christianity... pretty lame.

[@ShamrockNRoller]

Cry some more.

[@emori96]

Looks like high confessor tektus off fallout 4 far harbor

[@blzind]

at the end LOUIS; "i could get used to it" Oh you kinky boy Louis ;)

[@amit1947]

@panamanubian : People do not worship him because he is white. Actually he had a difficult time in India in the beginning because many Indians were suspicious of white people who preached Indian religion. And in fact people do not worship him at all. They pay respect because he is preaching the message of the Vedic scriptures and ultimately the word of Krishna (Bhagavad Gita)

[@hkitm]

What year was this broadcast?

[@Berserker754]

+Hare Krishna in the Movies I believe 1999 or 2000.

[@hkitm]

Very sloppy journalism on behalf of the BBC not to indicate date-of-original-broadcast.

[@cquilty1]

+Hare Krishna in the Movies How about you stop bellyaching and simply look it up. With the internet, it really never has been easier.

[@hkitm]

I other words, you don't know, right?

[@georgemyers5585]

what documentary is this guys I can't find it anywhere?

[@calzango]

Presumably a clip from one of the episodes from the series "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends"

[@imfromtambunan]

TRUTH IS MINERALS MARIE

[@devarsi]

What a horrible state of mind to be envious of those who are happy and contented

[@liamwoodman4950]

who was envious?

[@premasagar73]

anybody knows when was this ?

[@crazyknight2008]

how can i be a guru,is there an application form i need to fill out ?

[@graces1085]

Does anyone know the song that is playing around 20 seconds in?

[@tulayamalavenapi4028]

"Everyone has the same spiritual needs." Think about it Louis...spiritual knowledge is beyond the mundane mindset.

[@SirTr0llaLot]

Can you spot Borat at 1:52 ?

[@rashadyou]

Louis's awesome!

[@holymolydonutshop3449]

If I ever went there I would just walk right by him like "what's up bro"

[@wockkel83]

For sure, I was thinking the same thing.

[@tomxxx9655]

Why can’t I find the moment when Louis meets Amma the hugging saint ? Does anyone know ?

[@amit1947]

@hinduw : Jayapataka Swami is a guru, which means he teaches about bhakti yoga, and who God is, and how to worship God. This is a great thing, so intelligent people bow down to him. He is not like so many artificial swami's who believe that they themselves are God. By the way, I have personally met Jayapataka swami and he is quite humble, as any Vaishnav should be.

[@blackcatus4762]

So many cults in the world, I feel sorry for the ‘disciples’… something missing in their life so they’re drawn to this stuff. And the ‘Gurus’ that get off on the sense of superiority and people inflating their ego. It’s pretty sad really.

[@gingerdeladis31]

"How many vibrations can you take?" Said in complete non-ironic seriousness 😆😆. (Although I get his point also).

[@dipenchandra4014]

Very nice

[@mightymo4502]

The guru looks like hank from breaking bad

[@galifan]

i think i could take on a few vibrations

[@jonchapple]

These men know more than you could ever hope to with that attitude.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

About gullibility yes, you are correct.

[@lSaif]

Guess you never been to a Mosque then. This is what happens - Before the start of a prayer the worshipors sit amongst one and other and talk about their faith and any issues they have. Or some sit there in worship or in meditation reflecting. The prayer starts and they all line up in unity and perform the prayer (No one speaks loud shouting "ALLAH! ALLAH!") When the prayer finishes we make one last prayer. Its a quite place.

[@kanahanazawa869]

"I could get used to it" Lmaooooo

[@n3bie]

the point is, do they know?

[@jameslykins9206]

Did you ask him about the suspected true nature of Prabhupad's death? Also, why cut from him stating his real last name?