Guru Vs Teacher…
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”…
Difference between a Guru and a Teacher…
A teacher takes responsibility for your growth.
A Guru makes you responsible for your growth.
A teacher will punish you with a stick.
A guru will punish you with compassion.
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 gives you knowledge.
A Guru makes you wise.
A teacher helps you get out of the maze.
A Guru destroys your maze.
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 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 gives you maturity.
A Guru returns you to innocence.
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 reaches your mind.
A Guru touches your soul.
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.
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.
A teacher is a pupil what a father is to a son.
A Guru is to pupil what mother is to her child.
When a teacher finishes with you,
You celebrate.
When a Guru finishes with you,
Life celebrates.
Let us honor both…
The Teachers and the Guru in our lives…