Abstract
This article describes supervision in India, past and present, and then presents, schematically, the idea of the “guru within.” The links between the guru within and the Integrated Adult in transactional analysis are highlighted. The author proposes that connecting with the guru within in supervision brings about a meaningful and productive outcome.
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