A Guru is a teacher who shows students how to live in a spiritually enlightened way. While several religions have a similar concept, including Hinduism (which gave us the word), what matters most in this spiritual archetype is a strong drive to impart the kind of wisdom that leads to transcendence and control of the self.
Gurus can be found in contemporary western society as well. The word, in fact, has become so popular that it is used to describe lifestyle experts with knowledge of the kind of earthly things—hair, makeup, decorating, entertaining—that spiritual gurus teach people to transcend.
Westerners have also been blessed with an abundance of true spiritual teachers; for instance, Swami Vivekananda, who brought Vedanta Hinduism to Chicago from India in 1893 to address the World Parliament of Religions and “to preach unto mankind their divinity and how to make it manifest in every movement of life.”
In the 1960s, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inspired celebrities and masses of seekers to achieve inner peace through Transcendental Meditation. During the same decade, when counter-culturists who had expanded their consciousness with hallucinogenic drugs were looking to find transcendence without them, Richard Alpert, a Harvard psychologist who became the author and speaker Ram Dass, stepped in with his playful teachings. One of his phrases encapsulates the goal of the best students of life: “When you know how to listen, everybody is the guru,” he said.
Other Examples
Marianne Williamson, BKS Iyengar, Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle
Strengths
Gurus by nature want to see people become their best selves, so while they can be tough teachers, they are empathetic in a parental way. They are also ideal role models.
Weaknesses
Often charismatic, they can use their powers of attraction to take advantage of followers financially, emotionally, and sexually.
Passions
Teaching, public speaking, Socratic dialogue that encourages learning by asking questions, all forms of religious exuberance
Reading
- The Only Dance There Is by Ram Dass
- Holy Madness: Spirituality, Crazy-Wise Teachers, and Enlightenment by Georg Feurestein
- The Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
Words
“You have to light your own lamp. You have to know the miniature universe that you yourself are in.” – Banani Ray
Click here to meet the whole Spiritual family
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Informations on that Topic: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Informations here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 90058 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 34064 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Informations here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Informations here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 90302 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Informations on that Topic: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
Makanan yang sangat disarankan untuk ibu hamil
hi, my name is eko.. i like your website
… [Trackback]
[…] Informations on that Topic: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
dapatkan pengobatan mujarab dari de Nature Indonesia
hi, my name is eko.. i like your website
dapatkan obat alami dari de Nature
hi, my name is eko.. i like your website
dapatkan pengobatan manjur dari de Nature Indonesia
denature adalah sebuah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping
dapatkan pengobatan manjur dari de Nature Indonesia
denature adalah sebuah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping
Keluar Air Nanah Dari Kemaluan
de Nature ialah sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Obat Kemaluan Pria Keluar Nanah
denature Indonesia yaitu sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 31569 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
Obat Panas Di Kemaluan
Jual Obat deNature Herbal Ampuh Sembuhkan Kutil Kelamin Dalam 3 Sampe 5 hari.
Obat Kutil Kelamin
de Nature ialah sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Penis Bengkak Gatal Gatal Kepala Pusing
Jual Obat deNature Herbal Ampuh Sembuhkan Kutil Kelamin Dalam 3 Sampe 5 hari.
Keluar Nanah Pada Kemaluan
denature Indonesia yaitu sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 40891 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
Kencing Nanah
denature Indonesia yaitu sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping.
apa itu obat kencing nanah
de Nature Indonesia merupakan sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Obat Kencing Perih Keluar Nanah
Jual Obat Herbal Ampuh Dari deNature Hub : 087802956210
Obat Kencing Perih Dan Keluar Nanah Pada Pria
Jual Obat Herbal Ampuh Dari deNature Hub : 087802956210
apa itu obat kencing nanah
de Nature ialah sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Cara Mengobati penis yang bernanah
Info Terkini Tetang Obat Herbal Denature Yang Terbukti Herbal Aman Tanpa efek Samping
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 77870 more Infos: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
obat kencing nanah
de Nature ialah sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Jual Sipilis
denature Indonesia yaitu sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping.
Mengobati Kemaluan Keluar Nanah
denature adalah sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping
Keluar Nanah Di Kemaluan Wanita
de Nature Indonesia merupakan sebuah CV yg bergerak dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
kanker
denature Indonesia yaitu sebuah perusahaan yang fokus dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping.
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More: archetypes.com/article/spiritual-family-guru/ […]
penyakit kencing nanah
denature adalah sebuah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang obat herbal aman dan ampuh tanpa efek samping.
Kenapa vagina Keluar cairan Putih
Info Terkini Tetang Obat Herbal Denature Yang Terbukti Herbal Aman Tanpa efek Samping
Penis Keluar Cairan Warna Hijau Tiap Bangun Tidur
Info Terkini Tetang Obat Herbal Denature Yang Terbukti Herbal Aman Tanpa efek Samping Hub 087802956210
Obat Lecet Pada Bibir Vagina
Pengobatan Herbal Alami Tanpa efek Samping Dengan Obat Herbal Dari Denature
Arti Mimpi Kemaluan Keluar Nanah
de Nature Indonesia merupakan sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
cara
de Nature Indonesia merupakan sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Obat Lecet Pada Bibir Vagina
Pengobatan Herbal Alami Tanpa efek Samping Dengan Obat Herbal Dari Denature
cara
de Nature ialah sebuah CV yg berjalan dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Keluar Nanah Dari Kemaluan Lelaki
de Nature Indonesia merupakan sebuah CV yg bergerak dalam bidang pengobatan alami aman
Obat Kencing Panas
Obat Herbal Denatur Indonesia Yang Sudah Terbukti KeAmpuhanya
Obat Kencing Perih Dan Keluar Nanah Pada Pria
Obat Kencing Perih Dan Keluar Nanah Pada Pria Herbal Denatur Indonesia Yang Sudah Terbukti KeAmpuhanya