"Teacher and Guru" sent by Mr.PL.Sankaran ( My Elder Brother)
I know that a Teacher is different from a Guru, but never knew that they are different in so many ways.
I know "All Gurus are Teachers; But all teachers are not Gurus".
If you get not only a Guru but also a "Satguru", you are the most blessed one.
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Teacher |
Guru |
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A teacher takes responsibility of your growth |
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth. |
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A teacher gives you things you do not have and require |
A Guru takes away things you have and do not require. |
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A teacher answers your questions |
A Guru questions your answer |
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A teacher helps you get out of the maze |
A Guru destroys your maze |
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A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil |
A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil |
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A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey |
A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey |
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A teacher is a guide on the path |
A Guru is the pointer to the way |
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A teacher sends you on the road to success |
A Guru sends you on the road to freedom |
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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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A teacher explains the world and its nature to you |
A Guru explains yourself and your nature to you |
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A teacher makes you understand how to move about in the world |
A Guru shows you where you stand in relation to the world |
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A teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego |
A Guru takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego |
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A teacher instructs you |
A Guru constructs you |
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A teacher sharpens your mind |
A Guru opens your mind |
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A teacher shows you the way to prosperity |
A Guru shows the way to serenity |
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A teacher reaches your mind |
A Guru touches your soul |
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A teacher gives you knowledge |
A Guru makes you wise |
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A teacher gives you maturity |
A Guru returns you to innocence |
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A teacher instructs you on how to solve problems |
A Guru shows you how to resolve issues |
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A teacher is a systematic thinker |
A Guru is a lateral thinker |
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A teacher will punish you with a stick |
A guru will punish you with compassion |
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A teacher is a pupil what a father is to son |
A Guru is to pupil what mother is to her child |
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One can always find a teacher |
But Guru has to find and accept you |
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A teacher leads you by the hand |
A Guru leads you by example |
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When a teacher finishes with you, you graduate |
When a Guru finishes with you, you celebrate |
