Poems about Teaching

Perfect teaching  
Is nothing other than
Sharing with others
The knowledge  
That we claim as our own.

My heart is teaching me 
How to be pure.
My soul is teaching me  
How to be happy.

Poems by Sri Chinmoy

Quotes on Teaching

 "You cannot teach a man anything; you can help him to find it within himself. " Galileo    

And what Tagore says about the teacher is also quite striking: "A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame."  

We all know that Nature teaches more than she preaches. The same thing holds good in Tagore's life. He taught us not only more but much more than he actually preached.

Excerpt from Mother India's Lighthouse by Sri Chinmoy

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Einstein's Way Of Teaching Was Very Special....

Einstein's way of teaching was very special. Humour played a gigantic role at times in his approach. He taught his students not only how to think but also what to think of. "Think more. Be totally absorbed. The answer is bound to dawn," was his philosophy. Memorisation, he felt, is not and cannot be the ultimate answer. He stressed this undeniable fact vehemently and unreservedly. Only today's proper thinking will bring in tomorrow's satisfaction-sun.

Excerpt from Einstein: Scientist-Sage, Brother Of Atom-Universe by Sri Chinmoy