Every man in his lifetime has one teacher, who not only mentored him but made him to become what he is today. And the teacher need not be a school-teacher—he can be anyone who had a deep impact upon the person’s life. He can be his mother, his tutor, his coach or his “Sadh-Guru”. And today is a day to pay our gratitude towards our Mentors, our Gurus---who not only shaped our life but made it worth-living too. Ever thought if we as a student/disciple lacked that one Teacher/Guru in our life---where would we have been today?
If we look at the history of our world, its been the teachers who have been responsible in giving shining gems to the society. Some of them are:
~Ram- Sage Vashishtha
~Krishna-Sage Sandeepani
~Arjun- Guru Dronacharya
~Swami Vivekananda- Sri Ramkrishna Paramhansa
~Sachin Tendulkar- Ramakant Achrekar
~Vishwanathan Ananda—His mother
~Plato-Socrates
~Alexander-Aristotle
Let us see the values of a teacher & how it can be enhanced through meditation:
#A deep understanding of his subject—what makes a student awestruck is his teacher’s knowledge on a particular subject. Seeing this- a student starts liking not only the teacher but also the subject.
Tip# Meditation makes the mind focused & keeps the hunger of learning alive in a person. This hunger makes him a better teacher among all his colleagues.
#A calm & patient attitude towards students—we have often experienced, that a calm & patient teacher is liked by any student & hence the student becomes more open towards the teacher.
Tip# Meditation not only increases the calmness of mind but also helps develops patience in a teacher.
#A healthy & cheerful attitude towards students —Teachers who are cheerful tend to win the hearts of their students easily. They make teaching a fun exercise, due to which student starts taking interest in the subject.
Tip# A meditates teachers mind is always cheerful & that becomes the reason for his students to love him. They make their students learn by love not by rod.
#A compassionate heart— A teacher filled with compassion knows how to make his student a hero. Many of us have seen the movie “Taare Zameen Par”---the lesson which it brings is clear- if a teacher is passionate for his teachings & compassionate towards his students—he knows how to turn his pupil into gold.
Tip# Meditation keeps the compassion in the heart flowing, which helps a teacher to better understand his student.
Hence, it can be said with conviction, that a good teacher is the builder of a good society and Meditation helps in building a good teacher.
Want to be a better Teacher??? Practice Meditation
If we look at the history of our world, its been the teachers who have been responsible in giving shining gems to the society. Some of them are:
~Ram- Sage Vashishtha
~Krishna-Sage Sandeepani
~Arjun- Guru Dronacharya
~Swami Vivekananda- Sri Ramkrishna Paramhansa
~Sachin Tendulkar- Ramakant Achrekar
~Vishwanathan Ananda—His mother
~Plato-Socrates
~Alexander-Aristotle
#A deep understanding of his subject—what makes a student awestruck is his teacher’s knowledge on a particular subject. Seeing this- a student starts liking not only the teacher but also the subject.
Tip# Meditation makes the mind focused & keeps the hunger of learning alive in a person. This hunger makes him a better teacher among all his colleagues.
#A calm & patient attitude towards students—we have often experienced, that a calm & patient teacher is liked by any student & hence the student becomes more open towards the teacher.
Tip# Meditation not only increases the calmness of mind but also helps develops patience in a teacher.
#A healthy & cheerful attitude towards students —Teachers who are cheerful tend to win the hearts of their students easily. They make teaching a fun exercise, due to which student starts taking interest in the subject.
Tip# A meditates teachers mind is always cheerful & that becomes the reason for his students to love him. They make their students learn by love not by rod.
#A compassionate heart— A teacher filled with compassion knows how to make his student a hero. Many of us have seen the movie “Taare Zameen Par”---the lesson which it brings is clear- if a teacher is passionate for his teachings & compassionate towards his students—he knows how to turn his pupil into gold.
Tip# Meditation keeps the compassion in the heart flowing, which helps a teacher to better understand his student.
Hence, it can be said with conviction, that a good teacher is the builder of a good society and Meditation helps in building a good teacher.
Want to be a better Teacher??? Practice Meditation
