Questioner:
What’s the difference between a teacher and a Guru?
Swami Premodaya:
The Guru is not an educator—a Guru transforms people if they’re willing. A Guru is a catalyst. A teacher is an information bringer. I’m not sharing information, although information may be involved. My job is to be a catalyst for you to the degree that you want to use me. That can include teaching, but the purpose isn’t to teach—the purpose is to bring you to something more Real, which is always a transformational process. So a lot of value in teaching, but the true Guru is not trying to function as a teacher even though they may be teaching something. The teaching is just to get you in the room—the teachings are a loss leader.