Top 100 Quotes About A Guru
#1. Your good friends can write a book on you; but Your best friends can create an embarrassing full fledged 3 hours movie on you, with silliest jingles and animation made ever.
Vikrmn
#2. A self-help guru would call this attitude "bending in the wind," but I just call it "giving up.
Gary Reilly
#3. Hurting a softhearted caring person would please you but loss is yours; you would have friends less one.
Vikrmn
#4. Asceticism doesn't lie in ascetic robes or in walking staff nor in the ashes. Asceticism doesn't lie in the earring nor in the shaven head nor blowing a conch. Asceticism lies in remaining pure amidst impurities.
Guru Nanak
#5. I was kidding. Even I'm not that promiscuous. You guru people have no sense of humor."
"I'm not a guru people, and I happen to have a very well developed sense of humor. Why else would I still be talking to you?
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
#6. You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.
Matshona Dhliwayo
#7. The only exercise guru then was Richard Simmons - a flamboyant fuzzy-haired creature who vaguely resembled a gay Bozo the Clown, unless that's redundant, which I, thank God, have no way of knowing, having no, thank God, direct
Carrie Fisher
#8. I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.
Mahatma Gandhi
#9. When your guru gives you a command, you better listen to it. I love everybody. Even George Bush.
Ram Dass
#10. There is a theory that if you yearn sincerely enough for a Guru, you will find one. The universe will shift, destiny's molecules will get themselves organized and your path will soon intersect with the path of the master you need.
Elizabeth Gilbert
#12. The reason that 'guru' is such a popular word is because 'charlatan' is so hard to spell.
William J. Bernstein
#13. Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form.
Guru Nanak
#14. I'm not a guru. I wish you wouldn't pose these things at me, man. Ask me about women or something.
Charles Bukowski
#15. Most people think of me as a makeup guru, but might be surprised to know I'm also a trained artist and a huge comic book fan.
Michelle Phan
#16. If a woman abandoned by her husband, or a widow, of her own accord contracts a second marriage and bears ,a son , he is called the son of a re married woman .
Guru Nanak
#17. A friend with seed (capital), is a business-man in deed.
Vikrmn
#18. When you meet your guru or a being who knows, who is no longer loving, but has become love, a being who is sitting in truth, and in compassion and kindness for all beings - you know. When I met my guru, I knew. And it was before I met him physically, actually.
Krishna Das
#20. CA means Can-do Attitude. I may fail, but I would not give-up because I believe I can. I am a Chartered Accountant.
Vikrmn
#21. Evelyn's New Age daughter will discover that a good shag beats hugging a guru any day.
- Helen Falconer, book reviewer for The Guardian
Deborah Moggach
#22. Food sacred to the manes or to the gods must be given to a man distinguished by sacred knowledge, for hands, smeared with blood, cannot be cleansed with blood.
Guru Nanak
#23. Choices makes us, choices made at mire proves a person to be righteous or evil. It depends on us to be vanquished or to stand indomitable to a predicament.
Prakash Guru
#24. If one of the brothers, being able ,to maintain himself by his own occupation, does not desire ,a share of the family property, he may be made separate ,by the others receiving a trifle out of his share to live upon.
Guru Nanak
#25. He's a seminal force, a guru, an original creator of the New Orleans piano style.. the teacher of great players like Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Mac Rebenack, James Booker, and Huey Smith. All acknowledge him as The Great Master.
Jerry Wexler
#26. Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked with the peculiar qualities of the seed, springs up in it.
Guru Nanak
#27. Keep growing. Stay awake. Beware of gurus. Keep a low overhead.
Joan Larkin
#28. I take the dust from the lotus feet of the guru to cleanse the mirror of my mind." So begins a sacred ode to Hanuman.
Ram Dass
#29. Time spent for temporary happiness like movie or outing or weekend on a beach is all synthetic; with shelf life of a day or two. Work for your bigger dreams that should last for whole life. Then movie and beach would seem more interesting, realising that you have done something.
Vikrmn
#30. I have been saying for many years that we are using the word 'guru' only because 'charlatan' is too long to fit into a headline.
Peter Drucker
#31. As for whether I am a 'new age guru', I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers.
Robin S. Sharma
#32. Pray with a pure heart and pray from where you are. He will answer your prayers. There is no need to abandon the world or retreat to a jungle
Radhe Maa
#33. O my heart! Love God as the chatrik loves the rain drops,
Who even when fountains are full and the land green,
Is not satisfied as long as it cannot get a drop of rain ...
Guru Nanak
#34. Challenge yourself today, to improve, for a better tomorrow than yesterday.
Vikrmn
#35. Die before the one whom you love; to live after he dies is to live a worthless life in this world.
Guru Angad
#36. You who seek God, apart, apart The thing you seek, thou art, thou art. If you want to seek the Beloved's face. Polish the mirror, gaze into that space. These words were written by Rumi as a tribute for his master guru Shams of Tabriz.
Wayne W. Dyer
#37. Look for God, suggests my Guru. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.
Elizabeth Gilbert
#38. The first step to success is knowing that you failed to do something because many people don't even realise. Second step is to take a first step towards making your dreams true.
Vikrmn
#39. He ,who is appointed to ,cohabit with the widow shall ,approach her at night anointed with clarified butter and silent, ,and beget one son, by no means a second.
Guru Nanak
#40. Be a master of your dreams, not the slave of your sorrows.
Vikrmn
#42. Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean.
Guru Nanak
#43. We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences.
Dalai Lama XIV
#44. The word "Guru", as it is used in the contemporary American scene, is someone who takes all your money and tells you what to do with your life. You assume no responsibility. A lot of people want that free ride.
Frederick Lenz
#45. Going to the guru is like going to the dentist. Once you get there, the ache goes away. We all carry this ache. It is the ache of suffering. The ache is relieved by love, so become a dentist and extend your love to those around you.
John Mundahl
#47. If I ask you to plunge into the Ganga or to jump from the roof of a house, meaning it all for your good, could you do even that without any hesitations Just think of it even now; otherwise don't rush forward on the spur of the moment to accept me as your Guru.
Swami Vivekananda
#48. You know how some people are unlucky in love? I was always unlucky in exercise. I'd get into a relationship with a workout program or guru, we'd go steady for a few intense months, and then we'd have a really ugly breakup.
Alissa Nutting
#49. Our guru taught some valuable thoughts so we easily bring a change in our society.
Mini
#50. Live a virtuous life, help everyone and spread joy wherever you go.
Radhe Maa
#51. The grace of the Guru is like an ocean. If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful. It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean. The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry. It is entirely up to him.
Ramana Maharshi
#52. You are never a real guru until you understand that you are serving others and delivering them to the light.
Robin Sacredfire
#53. Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us.
Shari Arison
#54. I learned early on that most yoga poses are about showing off. You find something amazing you can do, and suddenly, Shazam - you're a guru, ready for your groupies.
Edward Vilga
#55. That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up and so should relatives who are without affection.
Chanakya
#56. A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful.
Criss Jami
#57. Let not the dirt of the sanskaras of your thoughts and deeds touch you, by surrendering every thought and act at the feet of your Guru. As a laundryman washes and cleans clothes, in the same way, I remove all the dirt which has stuck to you through your thoughts and actions.
Meher Baba
#58. If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food.
Guru Nanak
#59. I do Pilates and yoga to stay in front of the curve. I feel like it's helping me. Does it work for everybody? I don't know. I'm not a guru on how to be in the best condition. Let me sit here and tell you that. But it works for me.
LeBron James
#60. When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each other like a father and a daughter in law.
Guru Nanak
#61. If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she shall deliver to that ,son the whole property which belonged to the ,deceased .
Guru Nanak
#62. I have that precious commodity - freedom. I can live my life a day at a time, and I am open to whatever the next day brings. I know I sound as if I have been off with some guru in India, but I haven't. I've come to realise the value of being able to decide for oneself.
Cherie Lunghi
#63. A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.
Christopher Pike
#64. Actually there's a very bad trend in some cults about how Guru's are supposed to be mean to their students, and there are some who revel in this and are abusive.
Robert Thurman
#66. In spiritual life, one must conduct one's whole life under the guidance of the guru. Only one who executes his spiritual life under the direction of the spiritual master can achieve the mercy of Krishna.
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
#67. I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain't going there.
Susan Powter
#68. CA student is composition of a Compassionate, Cheerful, and Cool aspirant. I will be a Chartered Accountant.
Vikrmn
#69. I've turned from an ordinary Australian housewife into a gigastar, icon, talk-show host, swami, spin doctor ... and now I'm a style guru!
Barry Humphries
#70. Do you share my belief in Swami Vivekananda's dream that India will be a Jagad Guru once again? I see no reason for India to be left behind.
Narendra Modi
#71. That one plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen; whatever seed is sown, a plant of that kind even comes forth.
Guru Nanak
#72. The ignorant soul bride wanders in delusion, in the love of duality, she sits like a widow. She sits like a widow, in the love of duality, infatuated with Maya, she suffers in pain. She grows old, and her body withers away.
Guru Nanak
#73. I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord.
Guru Nanak
#74. People come to a teacher to learn self-discovery. A teacher who just wants to keep you on a string forever, the god-guru concept, a teacher like that is very abusive. Those people are actually usually taking their students energy.
Frederick Lenz
#75. When you choose a Guru you become a follower. When your Guru chooses you, you become a disciple
Guruji Naushir
#76. Information design has been around since the 1970s. Pioneers like Yale University design guru Edward Tufte and design agency Pentagram have long known and used its power. But now with the rise of the Internet, it's having something of a second birth.
David McCandless
#77. Do not desire a long life or an early death
Radhe Maa
#78. 99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns. We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble.
Gary Vaynerchuk
#79. If you wish to enjoy a position, find ways of being useful, hard working and cooperative with the people whose favour has given you the position
Radhe Maa
#80. I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by going to an Ashram, or finding a guru or joining a temple. I made work out of it.
M.I.A.
#81. Neither ancients nor moderns who were good men have done such ,a deed that, after promising ,a daughter to one man, they have her to another, Nor, indeed, have we heard, even in former creations, of such ,a thing as the covert sale of a daughter for a fixed price, called a nuptial fee.
Guru Nanak
#82. They say well begun half done; but Perseverance on the way down takes you up to a great end.
Vikrmn
#83. How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.
Swami Vivekananda
#84. Giving no pain to any creature, let him slowly accumulate spiritual merit, for the sake ,of acquiring a companion to the next world, just as the white ant ,gradually raises its hill.
Guru Nanak
#85. For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it's never been about fitness. It's always been about helping to empower people.
Jillian Michaels
#86. Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain.
Guru Nanak
#87. The people who work in Wall Street still look up to Gordon Gekko. He's sort of a guru.
Michael Douglas
#88. I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
Harbhajan Singh
#89. Don't wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru.
Krishna Das
#91. Life is like playing a guitar and meditation is like music. Small session of rehearsals daily won't show much but would make you ROCK in the long run.
Vikrmn
#92. All that a guru can tell you is:
'My dear Sir, you are quite mistaken about yourself.
You are not the person you take yourself to be.'
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
#93. Sometimes I have a beard, sometimes I don't, and I'm not very good at maintaining it. I've got an agreement with my life coach and guru that I don't touch it from now on.
Justin Hawkins
#94. From the Balance sheet of humanity, to the Profit & Loss account of emotions, I am all in good books. I am a Chartered Accountant.
Vikrmn
#95. I have a different GOD. I see it in the smile of others. My worship to make people happy. Love is my Religion.
Vikrmn
#96. Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru's words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
Ramakrishna
#97. O Nanak, if a blind man goes to assay jewels, he shall not know their worth and shall return after making an exhibition of himself.
Guru Angad
#98. My father-in-law just happens to be a global procurement guru. Now retired, he was the global head of procurement for some of the biggest companies in the world as well as our very own treasury.
Ian Watson
#99. Egotism is such a terrible disease, in the love of duality, they do their deeds.
Guru Gobind Singh
#100. If you have a guru, leave him; if you don't have, get one. In other words, keep changing your gurus! Ocean's wisdom comes from knowing many ships and many fishes, many storms and many waves!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
