ESENSI GURU DAN PENTINGNYA KEBERADAAN GURU DALAM SISTEM PEMBELAJARAN VEDA: PERSPEKTIF TEOLOGI PENDIDIKAN

Abstract

Guru is word which is used in Sanskrit language, the root of the Guru word
is, Gu means who one has free from material attachment, and Ru means who
one can help other to cross of the ocean sin. So, the word Guru is not directly
meaning a teacher, Guru is one has a spiritual qualification. Guru when
teaching, he known deeply his student till their inner. So, nickname of Guru
is the special title of a teacher who has beyond than the general teachers.
Because of the very special qualification of the Guru, therefore Guru has very
central in the Vedic education system. All about that, is very clear if we read
the Upanisad, and directly find many descriptions about the significant of the
Guru.
This research paper based on the literature study, therefore the all data
collected from literatures. The research method used is qualitative method,
and the analysis data method use qualitative analysis method which completed
with interpretation method. And then used theory of meaning to analysis of
the research problems.
The result research found that everyone who want become the best qualification
in the Vedic knowledge, he/she should seek the true Guru. Because the Vedic
knowledge is likes unlimited wide ocean or is likes the very big forest, therefore
who one wants to learn Vedic knowledge without lead by the true Guru, then
the learning result has not perfect. Many aphorisms in Vedic knowledge is
not easy to understand, for the example, in Vedic teaching 'sky' is called
father, and earth is called mother, cow also called as mother. In short, Vedic
knowledge mostly used symbol to sign of the Supreme, therefore the existence
of the true Guru is the core of learning Vedic process.