#GuruNanakJayanti - (A Thread) What is the role of a teacher in our lives? Do we see them as a good friend or consider them to be someone superior to us and later elevate them to be God? What is it that requires to learn from our teacher and apply in our lives ?
Taking inspiration from #ShakyamuniBuddha #jawaharlalnehru said-The genius of the Buddha has to do with the fact that he is a human being. The originator of one of the most profound systems of thought in the history of humanity, an inflexible spirit and the most Noble compassion-
An accuser, vis-à-vis the teeming multitude of the Gods. When he became defied he merged with that multitude, which closed round him." #Shakyamunibuddha lived his life as a human being, and he repudiated the Gods that were widely worshipped at that time.-
In essence, Buddhism teaches how human being should live. Through his own example, #ShakyamuniBuddha taught us how to live our lives. This is the path of mentor and disciple. -
- But at some point, the human being #ShakyamuniBuddha was elevated and transfigured into deity. While meaning in present day India still Revere The Buddha, it is generally as one of the Gods of the vast Hindu Pantheon.-
-Though they regard The Buddha as an object of reverence, he is no longer seen as a model on which to base one's life. The path of mentor and disciple has been lost. To revive this path of Mentor & Disciple, Teacher & Student we have to consider both Teacher & student as One.
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