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Is the yogateacher a Guru?
A discourse on the nature of a guru versus a teacher.
"A yoga teacher means a Gurū. Teacher and Gurū are the same, but you cannot say, 'Now I am a Gurū.'"
"The great one never says that he is great. It is like a diamond; a diamond does not say, 'I am a diamond, and my value is so much.'"
The speaker clarifies the distinction between the roles of a teacher and a guru, arguing that while they are conceptually linked, the title of guru is one conferred by recognition and respect, not self-proclamation. Using the analogy of a diamond that does not declare its own value, he explains that true greatness is acknowledged by others.
Recording location: Hungary, Vep, Yogateacher Seminar
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