*A list of disqualifications for a person intends to be a Guru:

*(As per ancient guru sutras)

Himsa (injury)

sinning

bad reputation

devious mind

cruelty (Krura)

selling gold

thieving

plagued with troubles and worries

bad character

adulterous

foul language

deformed

sensuous

deceiver

adharma

talkative

greedy

miserly

liar

hyperactive

lacks reverence

devoid of acaras

many blemishes

money-minded

Consumption (TB)

Skin disease

diseased nails

diseased teeth

deafness

cataract

bald

lame

deformed

extra body parts

conjunctivitis

halitosis

large testicles!

hunchback

leper

impotence

breaks Kaula practices

loudmouth

pure ritualist

physician

arrogance

vanity

addiction

wicked

bad company

unbeliever

timid

ignorance of Mantras

epicurean

astrologer

usurps property from pupil

wastes Sisya's money

harms out of greed

arthic prachara (financial publicity)

ganatkar

(fortune-teller)

bahu-bachana

(talketive)

We will find quite lots of disqualification with our self-proclaimed modern age Gurus. Please do understand all the above mentioned qualities have profound impacts on mind and consciousness of a individual, and acts as next to impossible barrier to the process of journey of nir-guna Sattava, which is the only quality of a true GURU. So is truely possible for all these 1000's of self-proclaimed person's to be a guru?

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  • amazing,gurus without any of these disqualifications would be rare and hard to find. Ideally, a good guru should not have most of the disqualifications listed above.
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