There are some lessons which are timeless in nature though we forget those lessons in our daily life. Guru, the very term, means he who removes the darkness of your mind: andhakara nirodhakah guruh. Anyone who is able to enlighten you, remove darkness of your mind, is entitled to the name Guru.They are not confined to this religion or that faith. That catholicity, that universality of spirit,was actually portrayed by Guru Nanak in his writings.You find there the teachings of the vedic rishis, of the Muslim Sufis, and of so many other saints of our country. It is not a scripture which is limited to this particular tradition or that.We must respect all spiritual traditions.Whichever tradition enables us to go higher, to raise ourselves to the level of spirit,that must be accorded due reverence. So, to respect spiritual traditions is one of the great lessons which Nanak taught.
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