Did Our Gurus Lie?

Maharishi, Muktananda, Eido Roshi all extolled enlightenment as, in the words of one of them, "no mistakes, no weakness, no shortcoming—success everywhere, fulfillment of desire everywhere. That is enlightenment."  "No hindrances, no fears,"  said a famous Buddhist text. Were they charlatains, promising us lives that were utterly happy and successful? Were they lying outright to [...]