Swami on the Qualities of Teachers and the Duties of Students

August 3, 2007

A teacher should love his profession. A teacher should love his students. With that, he will be able to discharge things expected of him to the best of his ability. Unless there is love, he cannot please anybody and his teaching will also be useless. Goods are better delivered with the spirit of love. The teachers have to teach the students the spirit of oneness. All are one; we are not divided on grounds of religion, colour and nationality. We belong to the caste of humanity. We should never allow ourselves to be divided. This point has to be made clear. With gold, you can make a ring. The same gold can be melted and you can make it in the form of an earring. The name and the form of the jewels change, but the gold is the same. Similarly, we may be different nationalities and different for several reasons. But, basically we belong to the human race and the human community. This oneness has to be

taught to the students. The spirit of patriotism should be inculcated into students committed to our care. They may be from any country. Americans should be taught to love America. Germans should be taught to love Germany. You should love your country. You should love your culture. You should be committed to your country. The teachers should include the spirit of patriotism in the minds of the students whenever an opportunity comes. This is very essential. Unity is very necessary because all teachers, students, parents, management and administration, all sections have only one goal; that is the dissemination of knowledge. We watch our children’s progress, their advancement and their character. There should be a unifying factor. Under no circumstances, should we be divided. From Bhagawan's Wonderful Discourse to Students - March'4th'2004 Om Sai Ram

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