 It is painful to see how the gurus are treated in this country, in the land of Guruvada. They are spat upon. The press tears them to bits if they look left or right. People don't respect them because they feel that they are corrupt. And that idea that a guru has to be perfect is not a sanatani idea. It is not a part of sanatana dharma. That is a Christian concept equating a guru with Jesus. It has nothing to do with the reality of sanatana dharma. The gurus are sometimes of much less attainment than the shishyas. Look at Ramakrishna Paramahansa's guru. Look at Sri Aurobindo's guru. They were unknown people who were not as attained as their shishyas. This idea that a guru has to be perfect is a wrong idea. That is not a dharmic idea at all.