Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia - Guru
A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism. Based on a long line of philosophical understanding as to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Hinduism
The importance of finding a guru who can impart transcendental knowledge (vidya) is one of the tenets of Hinduism. One of the main Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Types Of Gurus
According to the Deval Smriti there can be eleven kinds of gurus and according to Nama Chintamani there are ten types. According to his f...   » Read the article

Article - The Guru Principle: Total Surrender To The Guru Principle  
The Guru Gita says: ''If Shiva is angry with you, the guru will take care of you, but if the guru is cross with you, even Shiva will n...   » Read the article

Article - Guru Purnima: Darkness To Light - Guru As Awakener  
The full-moon day in the month of Ashada , is celebraated as Guru Purnima . On this day disciples come together to express their grati...   » Read the article

Article - Advantage Of Guru: The Guru Shows The Path  
A guru shows the path of enlightenment to seekers. The guru is both a formal teacher and a spiritual preceptor. He is a storehouse of ...   » Read the article

Article - Sikhism: The Ten Gurus Of Sikhism
The Guru occupies a strategic relevance in the Sikh society, as the guidance of the Guru towards the attainment of Moksha -release - is a...   » Read the article

Article - Sikhism: The Eternal Guru - Sri Guru Granth Sahib
The holy book Guru Granth Sahib or the Adi Granth is considered the living Guru and the supreme spiritual authority of the Sikh religion....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Purnima: Encyclopedia - Guru Purnima
The day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Hindu calendar is traditionally celebrated as Guru Purnima by Hindus. On thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru-shishya Tradition: Encyclopedia - Guru-shishya Tradition
The guru-shishya tradition (also guru-shishya parampara or lineage) is a spiritual relationship found within traditional Hinduism which i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru
Nārāyana Guru (नारायण गुरु) (1856 - 1928) was a great sage and social reformer of India. Born in Ezhava/Thiyya comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Angad Dev: Encyclopedia - Guru Angad Dev
Guru Angad Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ) (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552) was the second of The Ten Gurus of Sikhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Gobind Singh: Encyclopedia - Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ) (Patna, Bihar, India, December 22, 1666 – October 7, 1708, Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Granth Sahib: Encyclopedia - Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ) — Granth is Punjabi for book; Sahib is Hindi meaning master, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Arjan Dev: Encyclopedia - Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Arjan Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ) (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Sikh Gurus: Encyclopedia - The Sikh Gurus
Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. These teachers, believed to be sent from God for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Meditation: Encyclopedia - Guru Meditation
Guru Meditation is the name of the error that occurred on early versions of the Amiga home computers when they crashed. It is analogous t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru
guru: (Sanskrit) "Weighty one," indicating an authority of great knowledge or skill.   A title for a teacher or guide ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: New Age Dictionary On Guru
Guru - N Teacher or master.   (See also: Guru , New Age, Body mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: A Spiritual Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Teacher or guide to spiritual liberation.   (See also: Guru , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Guru
guru A spiritual master. The gurus who initiate one and instruct one in pure Krishna consciousness are to be honored equally with the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Guru
guru [one who dispels darkness]: a spiritual teacher who initiates seekers into the secrets of the sacred scriptures by the clearing o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Guru
guru 1. Teacher, preceptor. 2. Spiritual guide who leads the student from darkness into the light, personification of truth for the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Dutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Dutt - Guru Dutt As Director
Baazi was an immediate success. Guru Dutt followed it with Jaal and Baaz. Neither film did well at the box office, but they did allow Dut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary Ii On Guru
Guru: type of attribute, heavy, spiritual teacher, Grishma, Summer, Teacher   (See also: Guru , Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Health And Healing Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Literally a teacher or spiritual advisor. However, in India and Tibet it means one at a very high level of consciousness. In fac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Guru
Guru (Sanskrit - weighty) Literally a teacher or spiritual advisor.   However, in India and Tibet it means one at a very high le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoodoo Gurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoodoo Gurus - Discography
Hoodoo Gurus - Albums. Stoneage Romeos (1984) Mars Needs Guitars! (1985) Blow Your Cool (1987) Magnum Cum Louder (1989) Kinky (1991) C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru-shishya Tradition: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru-shishya Tradition - Guru-shishya Relationship Types
Amongst Guru-shishya relationships, there is a certain range of variation of the levels of authority that may be attributed to the guru. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Dutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Dutt - Death
On October 10, 1964, Guru Dutt was found dead on his bed. He is said to have been mixing alcohol and sleeping pills. His death may have b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parama-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Parama-guru
Parama-guru - grand-spiritual master; the guru of one’s guru.   (See also: Parama-guru , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Parapsychology Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Refers to the 'Spiritual Master'. One who has attained perfection in yoga. Also refers to the name for Jupiter as well as the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Works By Nārāyana Guru
Narayana Guru - In Malayalam. Swanubavageethi Atmopadesa Śatakam Advaitha Deepika Arivu Daiva Desakam Jeevakarunya Panchakam Anukamba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Guru Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Guru Film - Plot
Ramu, a dance teacher from Bombay, seeks his fortune in the United States, lured by the exaggerations of his cousin, Vijay. Seeking work ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Gurus Of Sikhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Gurus Of Sikhism - The Ten Gurus Of Sikhism
Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. These teachers were enlightened souls whose main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Dutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Dutt - Early Life
Guru Dutt was born to Shivsankar Rao Padukone and Vasanthi Padukone on July 9, 1925, in Bangalore. His parents were Saraswat Brahmins, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Dutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Dutt - Guru Dutt As Choreographer Actor Assistant Director
While Guru Dutt was hired by Prabhat as a choreographer, he was soon pressed into service as an actor, and even as an assistant director....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Dutt: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Dutt - Guru Dutt's Family Life
In 1953, Dutt married Geeta Roy, a well-known playback singer. They had been engaged for three years and had to overcome a great deal of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru’s Philosophy
After a span of a millennium since the time of Adi Shankara, Sree Nārāyana Guru was the next greatest proponent and re-evaluator of Adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru, Rationalism And Atheism
Eventhough Nārāyana Guru had built a number of temples and composed many poems in praise of popular Hindu deities, he had many atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Meditation - Description
When a Guru Meditation is displayed, the options are to reboot by pressing the left mouse button, or to invoke ROMWack by pressing the ri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Guru
Guru Guru is often used for a Hindu spiritual teacher or Guide. Also the word is used for each of the ten first leaders of the Sikh re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Guru
GURU: Teacher; preceptor.   (See also: GURU ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Early Life
The Guru was born at Chempazhanthi a small village near Thiruvananthapuram circa 1856. As the only son of his parents, who had three daug...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Guru
Guru - Spiritual preceptor.   (See also: Guru ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoodoo Gurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoodoo Gurus - Band History
Initially a cult inner-city act, their popularity rapidly expanded thanks to regular airplay on Triple J and particularly after their dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru Rationalism And Atheism
Eventhough Nārāyana Guru had built a number of temples and composed many poems in praise of popular Hindu deities, he had many atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru Meditation: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru Meditation - Origins
The term comes from the early days of the Amiga corporation, and is partly an in-house joke. One of the early products produced by Amiga ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Gita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru Gita
Guru Gita: (Sanskrit) "Song of the guru." A popular 352- verse excerpt from the Skanda Purana, wherein Lord Siva tells Parva...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Health And Healing Dictionary On Guru
Guru The Master, the guru is the grace-bestowing power of God who initiates disciples through Shaktipat (Kundalini awakening).  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Group Guru: New Age Dictionary On Group Guru
Group Guru - N A slang New Age term referring to the idea that the Cosmic Christ is incarnate in all of humanity. All mankind is seen ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siksa-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Siksa-guru
Siksa-guru - the person from whom one receives instructions on how to progress on the path of bhajana is known as siksa-guru, or instr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sravana-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sravana-guru
Sravana-guru - the person from whom one hears instructions regarding the fundamental truths of Sri Bhagavan, His energies, the living ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diksa-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Diksa-guru
Diksa-guru - initiating spiritual master. One who gives a mantra in accordance with the regulations of sastra to a qualified candidate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Purnima: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima: (Sanskrit) Occurring on the full moon of July, Guru Purnima is for devotees a day of rededication to all that the guru r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Guru
Guru:   Guru ("he who is heavy, weighty"): a spiritual teacher; cf. acarya   (See also: Guru ,Yoga, Yoga Dic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Purnima: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima: Guru Purnima. See purnima.   (See also: Guru Purnima , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Guru
Guru: Guru: teacher; preceptor.   (See also: Guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Parampara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru Parampara
guru parampara: (Sanskrit) "Preceptorial succession" (literally, "from one teacher to another"). A line of spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru-gita: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Guru-gita
Guru-Gita:   Guru-Gita ("Guru's Song"): a text in praise of the guru, often chanted in ashramas   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Bhakti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru Bhakti
guru bhakti: (Sanskrit) Devotion to the teacher.   The attitude of humility, love and loyality held by a student in any field of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Guru
guru: guru - a spiritual teacher, heavy, important   (See also: guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Guru
guru: guru. Preceptor, teacher, guide to spiritual liberation.   (See also: guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Sai Baba Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Guru: Teacher, Preceptor (SSS-II)   (See also: Guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Guru
Guru: spiritually enlightened soul, who can dispel darkness, ignorance and illusion from the mind and enlighten the consciousness of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kula Guru: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kula Guru
kula guru: (Sanskrit) The spiritual preceptor of the family or extended family. (See also: Kula guru , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Gita: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Guru Gita
Guru Gita: A sacred text consisting of mantras that describe the nature of the Guru, and the Guru-disciple relationship.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Sanskrit Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Spiritual teacher.   (See also: Guru , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Guru
Guru: Teacher; preceptor.   (See also: Guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Guru
GURU: preceptor   (See also: GURU , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Guru
Guru: spiritual teacher   (See also: Guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Guru
guru: enlightened spiritual teacher   (See also: guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  guru: Sanskrit Dictionary On  guru
 Guru: a spiritual teacher, heavy, important   (See also:  Guru , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru-nishtha: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Guru-nishtha
guru-nishtha to have firm faith in one’s guru.   (See also: guru-nishtha , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja-guru: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Raja-guru (raaja-guru)
raja-guru: raja-guru (raaja-guru). Royal Preceptor.   (See also: raja-guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Viswa-guru: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Viswa-guru (vishva-guru)
viswa-guru: viswa-guru (vishva-guru). Teacher of all beings.   (See also: viswa-guru , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sansk...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Jayanti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guru Jayanti
Guru Jayanti: (Sanskrit) Preceptor's birthday, celebrated as an annual festival by devotees. A padapuja, ritual bathing of his feet, i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Guru
Guru: A personal spiritual teacher or guide who has himself achieved spiritual insight. From at least the time of the Upanisads, India...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Narayana Guru: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru (1856-1928): Born in the low Ezahava caste in Kerala, he was a respected reformer who spent his life building temples, t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Dakshina: Sai Baba Dictionary On Guru Dakshina
Guru Dakshina: Guru Dakshina: Ceremonial presents made to the preceptor, by the pupil (BV-41).   (See also: Guru Dakshina ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Kula: Sai Baba Dictionary On Guru Kula
Guru Kula: Guru Kula: Spiritual teacher's house, where pupils were educated.   (See also: Guru Kula , Hinduism, Hinduism Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Poornima: Sai Baba Dictionary On Guru Poornima
Guru Poornima: Guru Poornima: The Full Moon dedicated to the worship of one's spiritual preceptor (SSS-II).   (See also: Gu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Transformation As Master, Yogi And Seeker Of Truth
At the age of 21 young Nānu was sent for further education under an eminent scholar Kummampilli Rāman Pillai Āśān of Karunagapalli. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Enlightenment And Its Poetic Expression
It is uncertain as to when precisely Nānu Āśān moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forest area in Maruthwāmala, where he is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaitya-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Chaitya-guru
chaitya-guru the Supersoul.   (See also: chaitya-guru , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Transformation As Master Yogi And Seeker Of Truth
At the age of 21 young Nānu was sent for further education under an eminent scholar Kummampilli Rāman Pillai Āśān of Karunagapalli. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Nanak: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak: Founder of the Sikh religion in the fifteenth century.   (See also: Guru Nanak , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru-putra: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Guru-putra (-puthra)
guru-putra: guru-putra (-puthra). Son of guru.   (See also: guru-putra , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Consecration Of Siva Lingam At Aruvippuram
During his wandering life he happened to be at Aruvippuram in 1888. In the month of March that year, because of the request from local pe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru-bhakti: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Guru-bhakti
Guru-bhakti:   Guru-bhakti ("teacher devotion"): a disciple's self-transcending devotion to the guru; see also bhakti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Visrambha-guru-seva: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Visrambha-guru-seva
Visrambha-guru-seva - service to guru which is imbued with deep faith and intimacy (see visrambha). Service devoid of formality. Compl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diksha-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Diksha-guru
diksha-guru The spiritual master who connects one with the Supreme Lord through initiation. A disciple has only one diksha-guru but ma...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  kula Guru: Indian Hindu Dictionary On  kula Guru
 kula guru: spiritual teacher of the household or clan.   (See also:  kula guru , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiksha-guru: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Shiksha-guru
shiksha-guru An instructing spiritual master.   (See also: shiksha-guru , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Guru
Guru Dream Symbols: wisdom, your wise self.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols)   Related pages: Dream Symbols, Dream Inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Buddhism
The guru's blessing is the last of the four foundations in Vajrayana Buddhism. In this foundation, the disciple can continue in their exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Sikhism
The title Guru is extremely fundamental to the religion of the Sikhs. Indeed, the Sikhs have carried the meaning of the word to an even g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In A Western Culture Context
As an alternative to established religions, some people in Europe and the USA who were not of East Indian extraction have looked up to sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Succession And Lineage Parampara
The word parampara (Sanskrit परमपरा) denotes a long succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture. The H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Etymology
The word guru means teacher in Sanskrit, as well as in other languages derived from Sanskrit, such as Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati. The wo...   » Read the article