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.

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 answer

A teacher helps you get out of the maze
A Guru destroys your mazeA 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 the pointer to the way

A teacher sends you on the road to success
A Guru sends you on the road to freedom

When the course is over you are thankful to the teacher
When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru

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 a 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 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

When the course is over you are thankful to the teacher.
When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Guru.

Let us honor both, the teachers and the Guru in our life.

May you discover the Guru within you.

( Contributed by Mr. Balasunder)