Teacher: The Great

There is not a one who got enlightened without a word of teachers; the great awakened ones were all enlightened with the help of their teacher. A boat will never get to offshore without a captain, so as one cannot climb the ladder of haven without depending unto their master. Our teacher is god; teacher is dharma as well as sangha. Teacher is everywhere and is omnipresent.

Teachers are ought to be the most revered person who has potential to guide and show us the right path. They illuminates the illusion which entraps us and awake us from the deep slumber of ignorance. They sacrifice everything every day and night for the cause of  countless sentient beings. There are very few who remains so gracious other than teacher and parents. Those who taught us just  a single alphabet and bestowed minutest lessons are all our teacher.

The first teacher ever encounter in our life are same as our parents. They taught us how to speak, walk and gave so many lifelong lessons in our life. We normally duplicate to our teachers ahead of god because he remains superior of all. They are like light in the darkness and also as important as eye and heart of our body.

Hence we mustn’t disrespect our teachers at any cost since they being such benevolent guide in our life. We should always serve our teachers and pray for their longevity. We must assist them in fulfilling their mission to help relieve every sentient beings from this mundane and misery world. It is said that whoever demeans ones master will have to take the life of dog in the lower realms for five hundred times and also such people will be born in the lowest realm of hell.

However, being a learner, there are also certain ways to seek and choose our teacher. Selecting our teacher without examination is like taking the venom blindly; whereas teacher adopting the student without proper scrutiny is same as taking the precarious path. That’s why teacher must be alert in inspecting their student and student should also be smart enough to identify their master. With this they should build inseparable trust and faith in one another.

The beam without pillar and knowledge without teacher is lest appreciated by all. Unless you display the rays of faith upon the mountain like master, there stream of blessings will never flow out of it. Being so one should cultivate and maintain filial trust and faith in our teacher. Since they are are worthy of our respect as they are greatest of all.