Difference between a Guru and a Teacher !!!!!!!

1. A teacher takes responsibility for your growth.
   A Guru makes you responsible for your growth.
   
2. A teacher gives you things you do not have and require.
   A Guru takes away things you have and do not require.
   
3. A teacher answers your questions.
   A Guru questions your answers.
   
4. A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil.
   A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil.
   
5. A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey.
   A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey.
   
6. A teacher is a guide on the path.
   A Guru is a pointer to the way.
   
7. A teacher sends you on the road to success.
   A Guru sends you on the road to freedom.
   
8. A teacher explains the world and its nature to you.
   A Guru explains yourself and your nature to you.
   
9. A teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego.
   A Guru takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego.
   
10. A teacher instructs you.
    A Guru constructs you.
    
11. A teacher sharpens your mind.
    A Guru opens your mind.
    
12. A teacher reaches your mind.
    A Guru touches your spirit.
    
13. A teacher instructs you on how to solve problems.
    A Guru shows you how to resolve issues.
    
14. A teacher is a systematic thinker.
    A Guru is a lateral thinker.
    
15. One can always find a teacher.
    But a Guru has to find and accept you.
    
16. A teacher leads you by the hand.
    A Guru leads you by example.
    
17. When a teacher finishes with you, you celebrate.
    When a Guru finishes with you, life celebrates.
    

Let us honor both, the teachers and the Guru in our lives… ???