Guru - The One Less Celebrated!

गुरु ब्रम्हा गुरु विष्णू, गुरुः देवो महेश्वरा, गुरु शाक्षात परब्रम्हा, तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः

Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwaraha Guru Saakshat Para Brahma Tasmai Sree Guruve Namah.

Meaning:Guru is verily the representative of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.He creates, sustains knowledge and destroys the weeds of ignorance.I salute such a Guru

Guru

It isn't about being just a teacher, a Guru is the one who not only holds immense knowledge but is always willing to share every bit of it for the betterment of his disciples. Guru is the creator, the sculptor, who carefully and silently carved all the other professions that have ever existed. Without a Guru, even the wisest of human beings couldn't have achieved anything.

In today's modern, dynamic and ever changing world, the importance of a Guru has grown beyond measures. The role of a Guru isn't limited to the profession of teaching, a Guru has very little to do with age and a Guru has various roles to play in the life of her disciples.

A Guru has to be a teacher who imparts knowledge - not only on a particular topic or subject but also on importance of humble life skills like morales, ethics, honesty, faithfulness AND practices it herself. A student today is smarter and wiser, she doesn't need someone tobrecite the textbooks for her, she need someone to guide her through her own thoughts to reach her own dreams.

A Guru acts as a mentor who constantly challenges the limits of her disciples, encourages them at every stumbling block, doesn't let them give up. A Guru has no solutions to offer, instead, she has questions which will empower the imagination and problem solving abilities within the mentees.

A Guru is a guide who let's her disciple fall and holds her hand to get up again. The one who will not tell her disciples about he right and the wrong but will create circumstances through which the disciples can choose wisely for themselves.

A Guru is a confidant and a friend who can be trusted with secrets, who will always stand by one's side, no matter what, she will always support ones decisions and will allow trial and error.

A salute to all my Guru's who crossed my life in form of teachers and colleagues, foes and friends, parents and siblings, students and more students. Thank you for everything that you've taught me.

Happy Guru Purnima