Teacher or Guru
A teacher takes responsibility of your growth
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth
A teacher gives you things you do not have and require
A Guru takes away things you have and do not require.
A teacher answers your questions
A Guru questions your answers
A teacher helps you get out of the maze
A Guru destroys the maze
A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil
A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil
A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey
A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey
A teacher is a guide on the path
A Guru is a pointer to the way
A teacher sends you on the road to success
A Guru sends you on the road to freedom
A teacher explains the world and its nature to you
A Guru explains yourself and your nature to you
A teacher makes you understand how to move about in the world
A Guru shows you where you stand in relation to the world
A teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego
A Guru takes away your knowledge and punctures,your ego
A teacher instructs you
A Guru constructs you
A teacher sharpens your mind
A Guru opens your mind
A teacher shows you the way to prosperity
A Guru shows the way to serenity
A teacher reaches your mind
A Guru touches your soul
A teacher gives you knowledge
A Guru makes you wise
A teacher gives you maturity
A Guru returns you to innocence
A teacher instructs you on how to solve problems
A Guru shows you how to resolve issues
A teacher is a systematic thinker
A Guru is a lateral thinker
A teacher will punish you with a stick
A Guru will punish you with compassion
A teacher is to pupil what a father is to son
A Guru is to pupil what mother is to her child
One can always find a teacher
But a Guru has to find and accept you
A teacher leads you by the hand
A Guru leads you by example
When a teacher finishes with you, you graduate
When a Guru finishes with you, you celebrate
When the course is over you are thankful to the teacher
When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru.
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May 27, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Just superb…. each and every point… Teachers discourse is over in my case. Guru’s discourse is going on….
I am very very greatful to God for introducing me to such a Guru.
May 27, 2010 at 2:56 PM
one of the great encounters – this is great… need to read many times…
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Shri Gurubhyo Namaha
May 28, 2010 at 10:48 AM
ಇದನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದರೆ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿತ್ತು .
June 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM
ಹರೇ ರಾಮ, ಪ್ರಣಾಮಾಃ |
ಅದ್ಕೆಯಾ ನಾನು ಟೀಚರು ಅಷ್ಟೆಯಾ, ನೀವೇ ಗುರುಗಳು.
October 7, 2012 at 9:13 PM
Very very absolutely correct. How i realize that the Gurukul system would have be prevalent. Can we have best of both worlds, Guruji?
October 9, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Guru is for life time, always with u.
October 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Hare raama,
Teacher,s may be many, but Great,great great Guru ,only one forever. and ever. hareraama.
November 4, 2012 at 6:52 AM
“A teacher leads you by the hand
A Guru leads you by example”
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Even though action speaks louder than words, we are lagging behind in following Gurugalu, need additional blessings, reference materials, presence to catch up and fall in line..
## Hareraama (Blogs) Gurugale – poor students ##
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Shri Gurubhyo Namaha