The Role Of A Teacher

A teacher is anyone who has knowledge of a subject, and has the wisdom to express it clearly. But the authority of the teacher comes from the student, who tests to decide whether the knowledge is true or not.

It’s like any normal conversation – we are all students and teachers; “Where’s the bucket?” “Under the stairs.” If we go and look, we will know whether the other person is telling the truth or guessing. 🙂

The role of teacher may be taken on by anyone who has an encouraging attitude, rather than a dictatorial attitude towards a subject.

We all oscillate between roles throughout life; it’s how we learn, how we suck it and see. Once we know where the bucket actually is, we can then advise others to look under the stairs. The truth is in the seeing.

As the Buddha said, “Don’t take my words for the truth; test them for yourself.”