Secrets of TEACHING & LEARNING

Teachers are Everywhere

The world is filled with teachers. Every aspect of creation can teach us something. We only have to be good students. Everyone is a teacher. Like everyone is a son or a daughter or a brother or a sister to someone, everyone is a teacher at some point of time; And, a teacher who wants nothing but the growth of the student, the one who is happy with the growth of the disciple is a true Guru.

While uplifting, the student becomes the sole focus of a teacher, she or he goes beyond providing just information and becomes a mentor and kindles wisdom in the disciple. And that’s the role of a Guru. So, when one does something to uplift someone, the person plays the role of a Guru. That does not mean, from tomorrow you tell somebody, “ok now I am your Guru, you do ‘So Hum”.

To be a true teacher, we need to be simple and natural. A professor cannot behave like a professor all the time, he cannot play the same role to his wife and his children. Likewise, do not be a teacher all the time. Your family will find it difficult then. They will be tired of you!’

You know, once a couple came to attend our Art of Living course. Every time the teacher brought out a point like, ‘Accept people as they are’, the husband would immediately turn to the wife and say, “Look haven’t I told you this before?!”

He has been telling his wife, but has not been applying the knowledge himself! So, honour everyone. Be natural, and at the same time know the depth of knowledge and meditation. As a teacher you have to set an example.

The Perfect Teacher