Candid Conversations Ep2 Exploring THE Pedestal - to guru or not to guru?
Release Date: 04/15/2021
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- what is the value in positioning people as 'experts' or gurus
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- is it regenerative?
- what is our experience of failing when others have pedestalled us?
- what happens when your guru lets you down?
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Guru - Definition and etymology — The word has its roots in the Sanskrit gri (to invoke, or to praise), and may have a connection to the word gur, meaning 'to raise, lift up, or to make an effort'. Sanskrit guru is cognate with Latin gravis 'heavy; grave, weighty, serious' and Greek βαρύς barus 'heavy'
Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu
Guru Devo Maheshwaraha
Guru Saakshat Para Brahma
Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha
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.