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  • jpage commented on the word guru

    Guru comes from the Sanskrit 'gu' and 'ru'. 'Gu' stands for darkness, and 'ru' for its removal, which gives the word its salient meaning: Guru=remover of darkness; dispeller of ignorance.

    December 7, 2009

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