Difference Between Guru and Teacher.

Dear Reader,

Here is the difference between a Teacher and a Guru.

You may like to peruse slowly to make a Careful Choice.

With Best wishes,

A.S.Prasad.


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 Instructs You,
A Guru Constructs You.

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.

When a Teacher Finishes with You,
you graduate.

When a Guru Finishes with You,
you Celebrate!!!!!