Assuming Quote by Stephen Batchelor

“The teaching of the Buddha is called the Dhamma. He did not teach Buddhism, any more than Jesus taught Christianity. The one wanted to…

— Ayya Khema

One may have many teachers, but only one guru, who remains as one's guru even in many different lives, until the disciple reaches the…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Today in the west the word 'guru' has come to mean someone who leads a cult, someone who deprives others of their intellectual or…

— Frederick Lenz

Dharma is that which is enjoined by the holy books, followed by the sages, interpreted by the learned and which appeals to the heart.

— Mahatma Gandhi

When we start talking about gurus, first of all we're starting to talk about something that can't be talked about, in the sense that…

— Krishna Das

The word 'guru' is very loaded, so I would never refer to myself that way. I see myself as a teacher.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

It is the duty of all to support and side with Dharma. All must fight and support Dharma regardless of their personality, background, status.

— Swami Vivekananda

The real guru is the pure intellect within; and the purified, deeply aspiring mind is the disciple.

— Chinmayananda Saraswati

I have never said that there is no need for a guru. All depends on what you call guru. He need not be in…

— Ramana Maharshi

I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long - very, very long; still, he would not…

— Sai Baba

All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

I've gone to great lengths not to be a guru. I think the notion of guruhood is utterly pathological, and I couldn't live that…

— M. Scott Peck