Hare Krishna, Namaskarms,
How long you need a teacher/guru? It depends on the individual what he is seeking and whether he got what he wanted. For all kinds of knowledge you definitely need a teacher /guru and you need him until you have learnt what you wanted. There is no end to learning in life since what we have learnt is very small to what we can learn, for knowledge is limitless . You need different teachers for different subjects and at different levels. Hence as long as there is learning there is a teacher and it could be in any form from, a human being, the nature, animals, birds and the latest internet sources etc. As for time it depends on your capacity to assimilate the teaching and also how much you want to learn.
How long you need a teacher/guru? It depends on the individual what he is seeking and whether he got what he wanted. For all kinds of knowledge you definitely need a teacher /guru and you need him until you have learnt what you wanted. There is no end to learning in life since what we have learnt is very small to what we can learn, for knowledge is limitless . You need different teachers for different subjects and at different levels. Hence as long as there is learning there is a teacher and it could be in any form from, a human being, the nature, animals, birds and the latest internet sources etc. As for time it depends on your capacity to assimilate the teaching and also how much you want to learn.
But when it comes to spirituality and self knowledge the guru is a must who is not only qualified but an enlightened one Such a guru can teach you in person, even if you are away from him and not only that he can even teach you in silence. In a truly enlightened person his Aura can reach the disciples where ever they are. Here the guru takes the disciple who is qualified to take the teaching through prescribed austerities. In short you are always a student of life until you die and the whole universe a teacher.
Liked this one esp. the last line which is so true.
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