The document contrasts the roles of a teacher and a guru. It states that a teacher provides knowledge and instruction to students, prepares them for the external world, and answers their questions. A guru, on the other hand, makes students responsible for their own growth, strips away unnecessary things, questions students' answers, destroys conceptual frameworks, and prepares students for inner journeys by pointing them towards wisdom and freedom. While a teacher-student relationship is like parent-child, a guru-student relationship is more profound, as a guru finds and accepts students and leads by example rather than instruction.