Deepukumar darshankar
Dear Ones...
Recently I came across the following
32 points 0f difference between the Teacher and Guru.
Teacher
and Guru
1
A
teacher takes responsibility of your growth
A Guru
makes you responsible for your growth.
2
A
teacher gives you things you do not have and require.
A Guru
takes away things you have and do not require.
3
A
teacher answers your questions.
A Guru
questions your answer.
4
A
teacher helps you get out of the maze.
A Guru
destroys your maze.
5
A
teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil.
A Guru
requires trust and humility from the pupil.
6
A
teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey.
A Guru
strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey.
7.
A
teacher is a guide on the path.
A Guru
is the pointer to the way.
8.
A
teacher sends you on the road to success.
A Guru
sends you on the road to freedom.
9.
When
the course is over you are thankful to the teacher.
When
the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru.
10.
A
teacher explains the world and its nature to you.
A Guru
explains yourself and your nature to you
11.
A
teacher makes you understand how to move about in the world.
A Guru
shows you where you stand in relation to the world.
12.
A
teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego.
A Guru
takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego
13
A
teacher instructs you.
A Guru
constructs you.
14
A
teacher sharpens your mind
A Guru
opens your mind
15
A
teacher shows you the way to prosperity
A Guru
shows the way to serenity
16
A
teacher reaches your mind.
A Guru
touches your soul.
17
A
teacher gives you knowledge
A Guru
makes you wise
18
A
teacher gives you maturity.
A Guru
returns you to innocence
19
A
teacher instructs you on how to solve problems.
A Guru
shows you how to resolve issues
20
A
teacher is a systematic thinker.
A Guru
is a lateral thinker
21
A
teacher will punish you with a stick.
A guru
will punish you with compassion
22
A
teacher is a pupil what a father is to son
A Guru
is to pupil what mother is to her child
23
One
can always find a teacher.
But
Guru has to find and accept you
24
A
teacher leads you by the hand.
A Guru
leads you by example
25
When a
teacher finishes with you, you graduate.
When a
Guru finishes with you, you celebrate
26
Teacher
is paid employee.
Guru
is self employed.
27.
In
case of teacher, tuition and living not free.
In
case of Guru, tuition and living free.
28.
Teacher
and student come in contact during appointed hours only in a place
called
school.
Guru
and Shshyas are 24X7 in contact and they stay with Guru's family as family
members.
29.
Teacher
teaches the subjects of his/her liking or expertise.
Guru
teaches all subjects.
30.
Teacher
has no freedom to select his students.
Guru
has freedom to select his Shishyas.
31.
Guru
is financially supported by Aam Adami, king, and rich people.
Teacher's
services are hired.
32.
Guru
leads a simple life, full of sacrifices, social services, renunciation,
lives
in an eco-friendly environment.
This
is not so generally in case of teacher.
Now I understand why
there are so many teachers and so few Gurus!
Best
Regards,