What qualities are expected from teachers who perform the noblest of professions? Bhagawan lovingly reminds us today as we observe Teachers’ Day in India.

A teacher should have sacred feelings and undertake sacred actions and never entertain bad habits. Why? Because it is quite natural for the students to follow their teacher. The teacher is one who shapes the future of students. So, teachers should never indulge in bad habits like smoking, drinking and eating non-vegetarian food. Students observe the habits of their teachers. If the teacher himself indulges in these bad habits, he will not have the right to advise his students to leave these vices. Not merely this, a teacher should never utter a lie and should never resort to stealing. Teachers should speak words born out of sacred feelings. Virtues, good intellect, truth, devotion, discipline, duty - these are attributes expected of a teacher. Only then will students emulate him. We cannot estimate the contributions of a teacher to society. It is the teacher who can build a society or ruin it. Teachers carry with them many responsibilities. They should have a good mind to discharge these responsibilities.