Differences between a Guru and a Teacher

Friday, 23 May 2014

Differences between a Guru and a Teacher

Differences between a Guru and a Teacher
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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 answers
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>> A teacher helps you get out of the maze
>> A Guru destroys the 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 a 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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>> 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 you the way to posterity
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>> A teacher reaches your mind
>> A Guru touches your spirit
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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 to 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 a 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 celebrate
>> When a Guru finishes with you, life celebrates
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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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>> Let us honour both, the teachers and the Guru in our life

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