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| '''Satguru''' means true ]. The title means that followers have ] in the guru and believe that the guru can be ] and will lead them to ], ], an ], or ], or will give them good ] in their next life, or ], or whatever the guru claims and his followers think is important. | '''Satguru''' means true ]. The title means that followers have ] in the guru and believe that the guru can be ] and will lead them to ], ], an ], or ], or will give them good ] in their next life, or ], or whatever the guru claims and his followers think is important. | ||
| A guru is originally a teacher (In ], Gu=darkness; Ru:light), literally the one that takes you from darkness to light. 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 (literally: true teacher). Traditionally the title "guru" is used in the context of a relationship between a teacher and a student, rather than an absolute. | |||
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Satguru means true guru. The title means that followers have faith in the guru and believe that the guru can be trusted and will lead them to moksha, enlightenment, an utopian society, or heaven, or will give them good karma in their next life, or peace, or whatever the guru claims and his followers think is important.
A guru is originally a teacher (In Sanskrit, Gu=darkness; Ru:light), literally the one that takes you from darkness to light. 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 Hinduism guru is used interchangeably with satguru (literally: true teacher). Traditionally the title "guru" is used in the context of a relationship between a teacher and a student, rather than an absolute.
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