Associations to the word «Guru»

Wiktionary

GURU, noun. A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. [from 17th c.]
GURU, noun. (sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]
GURU GRANTH SAHIB, proper noun. The sacred Sikh scripture.

Dictionary definition

GURU, noun. A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher.
GURU, noun. Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion.
GURU, noun. A recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn