guruship
Sage's authoritative position
Guruship is the position or status of being a guru—a spiritual teacher or recognized authority.
The term appears in discussions of religious leadership, especially in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, but extends to secular expertise: His guruship in the tech world attracted devoted followers.
The word can carry irony when applied to self-proclaimed experts.
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- meditationFocused attention practice
ashram · disciple · devotee · lineage · transmission · initiation · vedanta · yoga
Profession of instructing others
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- instructionGuidance for action
- coachingGuiding others to improve
tutoring · advising · discipleship · apprenticeship · counseling · nurturing · cultivation · imparting
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
meditation · ashram · disciple · devotee · lineage · transmission · initiation · vedanta · yoga · mantra
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- instructionGuidance for action
coaching · tutoring · advising · discipleship · apprenticeship · counseling · nurturing · cultivation · imparting · training
leadership
Ability to direct others
- influencePower to affect others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
reverence · following · charisma · devotion · obedience · hierarchy · deference · veneration · cult · personality
gurushipdiscipleship
State of following a teacher
apprenticeship · studentship · followership · pupilage · novitiate
gurushipnovicehood
Condition of being new
amateurship · inexperience · ignorance · apprenticeship · amateurism
gurushipobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · subordination · subservience · followership · insignificance