“Teacher and Guru”

Hare Krsna

Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

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.

	*Teacher*	*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*

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“Teacher and Guru”

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