We have used the word Sadguru to differentiate it from the modern usage of the word guru; implying expertise or mastery in a particular field such as management.
Sadguru is also called Mauli or Mother. Sadguru is like mother; but mother who is immortal and cosmic!
Our mother may or may not teach us; different arts and skills; and may or may not give us; money, fame and power.
But she gives us; birth and enables and empowers us; to sustain life! She enables and empowers us to learn everything we aspire to learn and/or; to earn!
Quite similarly; Sadguru may or may not; teach us the various techniques and crafts! He may or may not; teach us biology or computers. He may or may not; provide us with wealth, popularity and social weightage!
But Sadguru; enlivens us; to the life of life! He reorients us; to our immortal true self! He reinstates us; in our own abode! He enlightens us; to “see” the “hidden” unity and harmony; in the universe! He nurtures us; from the deepest root; of our being! He enkindles us from within!
Sadguru gives; objectivity to our existence and rectifies our vision, ideas, aims, objectives, pursuits and activities! Everything in our life; becomes increasingly unprejudiced, impartial, unbiased, accurate, appropriate and deeply satisfying!
How does Sadguru give all this?
He gives this through and in the form of NAMA that we recite and/or remember. Here; the NAMA does not connote just a name of a God, a saint; a prophet; or a mere concept of god for an atheist); though initially it appears that way!
Actually; it is the ultimate reality, the center of our being, the innermost seed of our existence; the source of omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence; i.e. Sadguru Himself; and this becomes evident as we keep on practicing NAMASMARAN (jap, jaap, jikra, sumiran, simaran, that is; remembering our true self)!