{"id":28,"date":"2009-04-29T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=28"},"modified":"2009-04-29T09:07:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-29T14:07:35","slug":"guru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/guru\/","title":{"rendered":"Guru"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometime in your life you’ve probably heard the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) used to refer to someone who is an expert in something. In Hindi the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) is used to describe someone who is an authority figure in a particular field (like yoga) or someone who has much wisdom (like a teacher).<\/p>\n

There is some debate as to how the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) came about. Some say that the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) means heavy<\/em> as in someone who is heavy with knowledge. Others say that the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) means dark and light in Sanskrit, and that this is meant to indicate a person who removes darkness (ignorance) and brings in light (enlightenment).<\/p>\n

In Indian society, the guru-shishaya relationship is very important. A shishaya (\u0936\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f<\/strong> <\/span>) is a student. Basically a guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) becomes a mentor to the shishaya (\u0936\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f<\/strong> <\/span>). The guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) bestows knowledge and instruction upon the student and in return the student promises to uphold the precepts of the guru’s (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) teachings. Some teacher-student relationships are so close the student lives with the guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) at the guru’s (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) residence as a family member. In some societies, the deep personal connection between the guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) and the shishaya (\u0936\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f<\/strong> <\/span>) may be frowned upon, but I think I should mention that just because a guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) lives with his\/her student doesn’t mean he\/she’s having an affair with the student.<\/p>\n

Paramparaa (\u092a\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0930\u093e<\/strong> <\/span>) is used to describe the process where knowledge is passed from the guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) to the student. When this happens, the relationship comes full circle and the student who now possesses the knowledge of the guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) becomes a mentor to another student.<\/p>\n

In the West, the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) has received some scrutiny. Some people believe that some gurus (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941<\/strong><\/span>) use their power to control or brainwash followers into doing the guru’s will. Like any teacher-student relationship, there may be an abuse of power by the teacher. Like in any other profession, there are always people who are going to fraud other people. Unfortunately, the teaching profession is not immune to this fact. So be careful who you decide to take advice from!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometime in your life you’ve probably heard the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941) used to refer to someone who is an expert in something. In Hindi the word guru (\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941) is used to describe someone who is an authority figure in a particular field (like yoga) or someone who has much wisdom (like a teacher). There is…<\/p>\n

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