Power of a Guru: from guiding-to-light to misleading

Here is a simple, real-life example for you:

When I was waiting for my plane, sitting in the airport today – I noticed a couple: woman and a man. She was blind and he was taking care of her. When I noticed them – man was guiding the woman from one shop/cafe stand to another and was telling her about the meal options… Here are some provoking questions, some food for thought (I exaggerate on purpose – to demonstrate a point):

Say, he had a higher purpose (to the best of his understanding = sincere) in his mind and was reading her only meat/non-vegetarian options as if vegetarian don’t exist. – For example he might think that vegetarian diet is by construction not balanced and with every opportunity would try to feed his wife with meat.
Maybe he was tired and simply was ignoring many details, just giving some obvious/simplest options – whether that what his partner needed or not.
Another interesting option (extension of the previous one) – he probably didn’t know English well enough – and was simply ignoring most of the stuff he could not understand himself.
Maybe he wanted to save ( = gain) money – and was reading to her only cheapest options
etc.

Now – when you think about all kinds of different possibilities for exchange of knowledge, communication, collaboration there may be between a guide and a guided – think about relationship between a Yoga practitioner and his/her Guru, a Yoga teacher (any kind of practitioner, not just Yoga – we could simply extend this to all the areas of a person life: from choosing “the right” toothpaste to religions)…

Issue I see with Guru-student relationships in many modern centers (old times too, but now it is especially relevant – with all the money and power possibilities): is that it is declared that “Guru” is always rught, no matter what.

One of the most respected man (in my opinion) was always asking his “students” to find their own truth and not to take his words blindly. The name of the man was Buddha.

The Guru – is in you. We know it, if we listen… But this is a huge discussion in itself.

All the best wishes to your practice!