TEACHER vs GURU

Generally though giver of knowledge in a systematic fashion is known as teacher,

in our tradition, he is also on certain occasions, he is called Guru.

So what is the distinction between the two ?

Read on .....beautifully explained.

TEACHER vs 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 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 

A teacher instructs you

A Guru constructs you

  

When the course is over you are thankful to the teacher

When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru 

When a teacher finishes with you, you graduate

When a Guru finishes with you, you liberate