Guru - N

Teacher or master.

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Guru:

Teacher or guide to spiritual liberation.

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guru [one who dispels darkness]: a spiritual teacher who initiates seekers into the secrets of the sacred scriptures by the clearing of ignorance and misconceptions of life, thereby revealing the Eternal Truth. Colloquially, a teacher of any specialized knowledge.

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guru

1. Teacher, preceptor. 2. Spiritual guide who leads the student from darkness into the light, personification of truth for the disciple

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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 religion.

The word Guru comes from Sanskrit guru 'weighty, grave' (compare with Latin gravis). It means "with weightage (a big importance)".

Also it is often (correctly from spiritual point-of-view) interpreted as being derived from two root words Gu (meaning darkness), and ru (dispeller or remover). A real Guru (sad-Guru) is an awakened human who transmits higher consciousness to the disciples and devotees - to take them from an ordinary path to the path-of-truth. An aspirant who is accepted by a Guru and who is considered to be worthy to be initiated is called shisya (disciple).

From the spiritual point of view -The Guru is as good as the God. It has been said that:

Guru Brahmaa, Guru Vishnu, Gurudeva Maheswara

Guru saakhsaat Parambrahma, tasmayi Shri Gurave Namoh.

Guru himself is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva-

And is representative of the Supreme-Soul, hence regards and obligations to Guru.

When we offer respects to the guru, we are offering respects to God. In Baba Buddhanath Das's words, the Supreme-God becomes invisible in the living world and makes the Guru visible. Hence, for realizing God's mercy, it is required that we learn to offer respects to God through God's representative. The origin is from Sanskrit. [The word is introduced in New English Oxford Dictionary].€€€

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Siksa-guru - the person from whom one receives instructions on how to progress on the path of bhajana is known as siksa-guru, or instructing spiritual master. After hearing instructions from the sravana-guru, the person from whom one hears about the fundamental truths of Bhagavan, a desire may arise to engage in bhajana. If such a desire arises, the person whom one approaches in order to learn how to perform bhajana is known as a siksa-guru.

The sravanaguru and siksa-guru are usually one and the same person as stated in the Bhakti-sandarbha, Anuccheda 206 - atha sravana-guru bhajanasiksa- gurvo prayakam-ekatam-iti tathaivaha.

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Sravana-guru - the person from whom one hears instructions regarding the fundamental truths of Sri Bhagavan, His energies, the living entities, and  bhaktiis known as the sravana-guru.

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Guru: type of attribute, heavy, spiritual teacher, Grishma, Summer, Teacher

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Guru Purnima:

Guru Purnima. See purnima.

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Diksa-guru - initiating spiritual master. One who gives a mantra in accordance with the regulations of sastra to a qualified candidate for the purpose of worshiping Sri Bhagavan and realizing Him through that mantra is known as a diksa or mantra-guru.

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Guru: Teacher; preceptor.

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Guru-Gita:

Guru-Gita ("Guru's Song"): a text in praise of the guru, often chanted in ashramas

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raja-guru:

raja-guru (raaja-guru). Royal Preceptor.

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viswa-guru:

viswa-guru (vishva-guru). Teacher of all beings.

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Guru Gita: A sacred text consisting of mantras that describe the nature of the Guru, and the Guru-disciple relationship.

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Guru Dakshina:

Guru Dakshina: Ceremonial presents made to the preceptor, by the pupil (BV-41).

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Guru Kula:

Guru Kula: Spiritual teacher's house, where pupils were educated.

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Guru Poornima:

Guru Poornima: The Full Moon dedicated to the worship of one's spiritual preceptor (SSS-II).

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guru-nishtha

to have firm faith in one’s guru.

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Guru Nanak: Founder of the Sikh religion in the fifteenth century.

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guru-putra:

guru-putra (-puthra). Son of guru.

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