Welcome to Guru Quotes, your source of wisdom and inspiration from some of the greatest minds throughout history. Whether you’re seeking guidance, motivation, or simply a moment of reflection, this collection of quotes curated from revered gurus spanning various cultures and eras is sure to enlighten and uplift your spirit.
Gurus, revered for their profound insights and teachings, have long been guiding lights for seekers of truth and enlightenment. From ancient sages to modern-day spiritual leaders, their words resonate with timeless wisdom, offering profound perspectives on life, love, spirituality, and the human experience. In this treasury of quotes, you’ll discover pearls of wisdom that have the power to illuminate your path and awaken your inner potential, guiding you towards a life filled with purpose, fulfillment, and peace.
After watching Guru Dutt’s films, I became a huge fan of Sahir Ludhianvi’s poetry and the songs of Guru Dutt’s films. Mahira Khan
I actually got a part in ‘The Love Guru’, that Mike Myers film. I heard it’s awful. I got a Razzie award for it, which I’m quite proud of, but I still haven’t seen it. I have no plans to branch out. Daniel Tosh
There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now. Guru Nanak
I use whatever it takes to make the tracks identify what me and Guru are all about. DJ Premier
Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any ‘guru’ I had to fall back on my own, however derivative. Anthony Storr
If I go into the place in myself that is love, and you go into the place in yourself that is love, we are together in love. Then you and I are truly in love, the state of being love. That’s the entrance to Oneness. That’s the space I entered when I met my guru. Ram Dass
I’m not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It’s only me. Vin Scully
I grew up watching Mickey Mouse and going to Disney World, like, 2,000 times. Mickey Mouse is like my guru. Greg Cipes
My real guru are my experiences in life – the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me. Kailash Kher
I hang out with my guru in my heart. And I love every thing in the universe. That’s all I do all day. Ram Dass
I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me. Dick Dale
Well, I’ve always held down Guru… His spirit knows this. DJ Premier
My parents’ selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion. Radhanath Swami
I came to the cinema industry to become a director from the inspiration of Guru Dutt and Shantaram. Hamsalekha
I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain’t going there. Susan Powter
Guru and I had a house in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a while and we used to have wild parties there when we weren’t in the studio. It was like a fraternity house. DJ Premier
He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was – I wouldn’t say the ‘guru’ – but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement. Shimon Peres
I don’t like the idea of spirituality done the way it’s done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by going to an Ashram, or finding a guru or joining a temple. I made work out of it. M.I.A.
There are so many things that pop up. If you are paying attention, you can learn every second of the day. Life is my guru. Jeff Bridges
The number one person who needs my books is me. I’m not some sort of disinterested guru who has worked life out and is handing things out to the poor people who might not have life worked out. Alain de Botton
I like characters who are larger-than-life, whether life-loving women or the artist or guru who grabs everything. But I don’t live among people like that. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Coach Reid is always going to dial the right plays up. He’s a guru. Travis Kelce
I’m a beauty guru, I just love all of that stuff. We have a makeup artist for ‘Dance Moms’ that touches us up and stuff, but I love doing my own makeup; sometimes I do my friends’, too. My favorite is doing eye shadow and eyeliner. Maddie Ziegler
I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion. Harbhajan Singh
When I first started, there really was no beauty guru community. I didn’t have the right production resources. I had to learn how to edit. I didn’t even have beauty products. I had to go out and buy them myself because beauty brands didn’t even know what a beauty guru was. Michelle Phan
Guru was actually who A&R’d and got Lord Finesse signed because he used to listen to the demos at Wild Pitch. And he was the one who actually said, ‘Yo, this Lord Finesse guy is dope.’ And Stuart Fine signed him to Wild Pitch. That’s how we became labelmates. DJ Premier
99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns. We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble. Gary Vaynerchuk
There is no guru like our own mistakes. Ilaiyaraaja
I’ve turned from an ordinary Australian housewife into a gigastar, icon, talk-show host, swami, spin doctor… and now I’m a style guru! Barry Humphries
When I was 9, I was into T. Rex, Gary Glitter, and Alice Cooper. I knew The Beatles because my nan introduced me to them, but T. Rex was the first band I got into myself. I got ‘Metal Guru’ a few months after hearing ‘Children of the Revolution’ in Pwllheli in North Wales at a market. Ian Brown
I’m not modern or ancient: I’m just contemporary. I’m sure every guru of his time was contemporary. Jaggi Vasudev
I am a student of Ghulam Ali, who was like my guru. I changed my name in his honour. Javed Ali
My mortal Guru was my Irish-Christian brother who taught me how to do everything and gave me my moral values. My spiritual Guru are my parents. Victor Banerjee
By singing the Guru’s hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord’s glory. Nanak, by praising the True Name, I have obtained the perfect Lord. Guru Nanak
The world is full of people who want their ears tickled on strategies for wealth creation and protection and so-called revealed secrets to wealth creation. And there are plenty of slick ‘business coaches’ who are more than willing to do just that – for a fee. This is the world of the seminar guru. Dan Pena
My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum, who, in turn, was my first teacher. Later I would travel almost 70 kms to the nearest town, Kota, to learn music from my guru Mahesh Sharmaji, who was also the principal of the music college there. Shreya Ghoshal
I am very happy to have debuted in Telugu with a film like ‘Guru.’ Ritika Singh
I never say I am a guru. Paulo Coelho
When you grumble about a taxi being dirty, people your own age will absolutely agree with you, whereas younger people say, ‘You should be so lucky to have a taxi – I walk to work!’ So I have lots of young friends, who fortunately don’t treat me as a guru, a person that knows all the answers. Ian Mckellen
I’m no parenting guru. I suppose you just take everyday as it comes and do what you think is best. Spencer Matthews
I consider Rajamouli my guru. He is a friend with whom I can discuss all my professional and personal matters. Prabhas
I’m kind of a reluctant guru. Patrick Lencioni
I decided to do theatre intensely. I joined Makarand Deshpande’s group Ansh. He became my guru. That’s where I met Anurag Kashyap and Kay Kay Menon. These were the people who supported and inspired me. Abhimanyu Singh
The people who work in Wall Street still look up to Gordon Gekko. He’s sort of a guru. Michael Douglas
My brother was my first guru who introduced me to spiritualism at a very young age. He later even enrolled me into Ramakrishna Mission. Rajinikanth
A whole generation is moving away from highly ritualistic practices into a more thinking, spiritual process. By spiritual, I don’t refer to a cult or a guru. In your heart, you continue to feel the presence of people who’ve been dear to you even after they’ve left. Amala Akkineni
When I miss Guru, I bump one of our records. Then I shed a tear and get back to work. DJ Premier
I work with actors who fit the bill. I have worked with Abhishek in ‘Yuva,’ ‘Guru’ and ‘Raavan’ because he was the perfect choice. Mani Ratnam
I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way. Guru Nanak
Anyone from our era knows that Guru was in every club and every bar and every spot. He could go all night, all day. And he would never be tired! DJ Premier
As an actor, I understand how difficult it is to simultaneously do diverse roles like Mithunda has done in ‘Guru’ and ‘MLA Fatakeshto.’ That’s how much respect I have for him. Prosenjit Chatterjee
DJ Premier, this guy is like a god, a walking god. Guru, he put it down legendary. Fat Joe
I have my own spiritual guru, and I’m so happy, and I feel so satisfied that I might appreciate many other famous gurus, but, you know, I am not attracted that way because I have found the person. Ravi Shankar
Most people think of me as a makeup guru, but might be surprised to know I’m also a trained artist and a huge comic book fan. Michelle Phan
Madurai G. S. Mani was my guru, and later M. Balamuralikrishna taught me a lot. Vidyasagar
I got recognised for my work in ‘Guru’ as ‘Tere Bina’ became extremely popular, but very few people know that I have sung major lyrical portions of the song ‘Maiyya’ as well. Chinmayi
I am immensely overwhelmed and thankful to Filmfare and the Times Of India Group for bestowing on my father and my guru the honor he truly deserves. It is prodigious to see the Best Music Album Award being named in memory of the man who pioneered and changed the face of music industry in India. Bhushan Kumar
I’ve gone to great lengths not to be a guru. I think the notion of guruhood is utterly pathological, and I couldn’t live that way. I am just a person. M. Scott Peck
If you have fear, you are bound by tradition, you follow some leader or guru. When you are bound by tradition, when you are afraid of your husband or your wife, you lose your dignity as an individual human being. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Guru always titled the Gang Starr albums. But once it came to ‘Hard to Earn,’ he wanted me to title it. DJ Premier
For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it’s never been about fitness. It’s always been about helping to empower people. Jillian Michaels
Guru always wanted to do what he called a ‘chick record.’ By coincidence, every time we did one, he was either breaking up with one or with a new girl that he loved. DJ Premier
Cruz named Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm as his economic guru. This guy virtually crashed the U.S. economy. Gramm is largely responsible for two bills which led to the speculative bubble which popped in September 2008. Roger Stone
If your idea of a guru is from a calendar, who has candy-floss beard and a constipated look on the face, then definitely I am not that. Jaggi Vasudev
When I was little, my dad told me about Anandpur Sahib and the court of Guru Gobind Singh. That we came from a tradition of poets, warriors and artists who created when it was illegal to create… we’re groomed to be reckless in the defense of what we feel is right. Rupi Kaur
One does not become a guru by accident. James Fenton
My guru said that when he suffers, it brings him closer to God. I have found this, too. Ram Dass
I liked Guru Dutt, the way he used songs and the way he shot songs. He was a class apart. Mani Ratnam
I was brought up on Black Sabbath, David Bowie, 50 Cent, and Guru. And it all comes out in my own music somewhere. Yung Lean
Information design has been around since the 1970s. Pioneers like Yale University design guru Edward Tufte and design agency Pentagram have long known and used its power. But now with the rise of the Internet, it’s having something of a second birth. David McCandless
Akshay Kumar is like a guru. He made a mark in the industry without any godfather. Akshay sir is a superstar only because of his hard work and talent. Arfi Lamba
Apoorva Raagangal,’ ‘Moondru Mudichu,’ ‘Avargal’ – these were all my guru K. Balachander’s films; I became a hero with these three films. Rajinikanth
When I was offered to sing ‘Tere Bina’ in ‘Guru’ by A. R. Rahman sir, it was a surreal experience. The song clicked, and many composers took notice of me and my work then. Chinmayi
Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us. Shari Arison
I was brought up by my mother, and she is my guru in classical singing. I have trained primarily under her. Chinmayi
When I watched Guru Dutt’s films, they just blew my mind. Farhan Akhtar
The word ‘guru’ is very loaded, so I would never refer to myself that way. I see myself as a teacher. Gabrielle Bernstein
I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long – very, very long; still, he would not blow any mantra in my ears. I had a keen desire never to leave him but to stay with him and serve him and at all cost receive some instruction from him. Sai Baba
No matter how many years you have been dancing, I feel a guru is always needed for motivation and inspiration. Shobana
Reality TV is flat with the anti-cultural imperatives of business: cheap to make, it does ideological work even when it is not giving guru status to dull business people. It fits in with capitalism’s anti-mythic myth: the idea that we have liberated ourselves from the dangerous illusions allegedly propagated by art and politics. Mark Fisher
In the same way I am addicted to puddings – the sweeter the better – I have become addicted to the daily routines my Pilates and Gyrotonic guru, Nada, puts me through. Ben Elliot
Jazzmatazz’ was Guru’s thing, but Gang Starr was his baby. I don’t care what anybody says. That dude loved Gang Starr. DJ Premier
My mom, Latha Sriram, is my first guru. Sid Sriram
For an actor, who has done so many commercial movies, who has a large chunk of his fan following addressing him as ‘guru,’ it’s not easy to opt for roles that strip one of the stardom. Prosenjit Chatterjee
I’m a beauty guru, and it looks fun and crazy, and, like, I have the most fun life ever, but that’s not always the case. Manny MUA
Guru’s family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the memorial service. He had a nice giant gold box that had his name on it. It was really nice. I know all the family members had ashes that they all spread and took on their own. So I said lemme ask is it cool if I have some. DJ Premier
Thanks to my family and guru. They were quite confident that I could do it and think about music as a full-time career. Sid Sriram
Guru died tragically and there were so many rumors about how he went out. I got to see him in the hospital right before he passed, and one of the last things I said to him before I walked out of the room was that I was going to make sure that his family was straight. DJ Premier
I have a gym at home where I do weight training as well as cardio. I love doing bench press but cannot share information on how much weight I lift. I also practise Yoga. My guru Sadhguru taught me different kriyas like Surya Namaskar, which I do for my personal well being. Virender Sehwag
In the East, the guru never calls himself a guru. Marianne Williamson
I enact as a female in ‘Guru En Aalu’ for the first time. Vivek
When I got my knee replacement and I opened my eyes straight outta surgery, the first person standing there was Guru’s son. DJ Premier
Guru had such a different voice from most people. Plus he had a Boston accent! So, I always made sure the beats were tailored to him. DJ Premier
As for whether I am a ‘new age guru’, I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers. Robin S. Sharma
I and Dil Raju guru have always wanted to work with each other. He had sent to me stories, 4-5 over the years, but somehow, something was not perfect with them. But when I listened to ‘Nenu Local,’ I felt the time had arrived. Nani
In whosever presence you find peace of mind, devoid of fear, only that person can be your guru. Ilaiyaraaja
The main thing is we never dissolved our Gang Starr contract. We are still signed to each other. We never disbanded the group. If Guru really wanted to super-dead it he would have said, ‘Yo, I want out.’ And I still would have tried to convince him to stay. We are still Gang Starr. DJ Premier
Gandhi protested against restrictive policies. So did ‘Guru.’ Vijay Krishna Acharya
Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore. Guru Nanak
A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from us. DJ Premier