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	'''Satguru''' or '''Sadguru''' means true ] (Sanskrit सदगुरू sat=true), literally: true teacher. The title means that his students have ] that the guru can be ] and will lead them to ], ] or ]. It is based on a long line of Hindu philosophical understandings of the importance of knowledge and that the teacher, guru, is the sacred conduit to self-realization.		'''Satguru''' or '''Sadguru''' means true ] (Sanskrit सदगुरू sat=true), literally: true teacher. The title means that his students have ] that the guru can be ] and will lead them to ], ] or ]. It is based on a long line of Hindu philosophical understandings of the importance of knowledge and that the teacher, guru, is the sacred conduit to self-realization.

		⚫	* In ] guru is used interchangeably with satguru. Traditionally the title "guru" is used in the context of a relationship between a teacher and a student, rather than an absolute.
	A popular ] claims that the word guru comes from '''गुरु''', ''Gu''=darkness; ''Ru''=light, literally the one that takes you from darkness to light. Nowadays, in India, every teacher is called guru. In the West, its usage has extended into anyone who makes religious or philosophical statements and has followers because of this. In further extension it means simply expert.

⚫	* In ] guru is used interchangeably with satguru. Traditionally the title "guru" is used in the context of a relationship between a teacher and a student, rather than an absolute. ~~See ].~~

	* In ], Satguru is one of the many names for ].		* In ], Satguru is one of the many names for ].
			* In ], Satguru is the one who ] followers into the path.

			==See also==
	* In ], one who ] followers into the path often is referred to as a Satgurtu or Sat Guru. Sri Gary Olsen of MasterPath contends that several historical figures are Satgurus of Surat Shabda Yoga as representatives for the eternal Inner ] Master. A few of these Living Masters of their times include ], ], ], ], ], ] the ] Masters and mystic poets ] and ], the ] beginning with ], Tulsi Sahib, and the Radhasoami/Radha Soami and offshoot ] Masters, including ], ] and ]. {{ref\|Olsen}} A chart of the successor lineages helps show the connections among many of the contemporary Sant Mat guru lines and branches, {{ref\|GuruLines}} such as those from ] and those from Sant Kirpal Singh, such as ] and ].
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	==Notes and references==
	# {{note\|Olsen}} Olsen, G. (1999). ''MasterPath: The Divine Science of Light and Sound'', (Vol. 1). Temecula, CA: , Inc. ISBN 1885949014
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Satguru or Sadguru means true guru (Sanskrit सदगुरू sat=true), literally: true teacher. The title means that his students have faith that the guru can be trusted and will lead them to moksha, enlightenment or inner peace. It is based on a long line of Hindu philosophical understandings of the importance of knowledge and that the teacher, guru, is the sacred conduit to self-realization.

In Hinduism guru is used interchangeably with satguru. Traditionally the title "guru" is used in the context of a relationship between a teacher and a student, rather than an absolute.
In Sikhism, Satguru is one of the many names for God.
In Surat Shabda Yoga, Satguru is the one who initiates followers into the path.

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