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| '''Satguru''' or '''Sadguru''' means true ] (Sanskrit sat=true). The title means that his students have ] that the guru can be ] and will lead them to ], ] |
'''Satguru''' or '''Sadguru''' means true ] (Sanskrit 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. | ||
| A popular ] claims that the word guru comes from '''गुरु''', ''Gu''=darkness; ''Ru''=light in ], 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. | A popular ] claims that the word guru comes from '''गुरु''', ''Gu''=darkness; ''Ru''=light in ], 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 ( |
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 ]. | ||
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Satguru or Sadguru means true guru (Sanskrit 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.
A popular etymology claims that the word guru comes from गुरु, Gu=darkness; Ru=light in Sanskrit, 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 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. See Guru-shishya tradition.