Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

Teachers are not aware of the nobility of their profession; society has
turned ungrateful. Boys and young men have the stars of the silver
screen as their gods and guides; they learn deeply and dangerously
from films, from horror comics, from crime books. They have no sense
of values implanted in them early in life. They are carried away by the
torrent of triviality. The teacher is a helpless witness of this tragedy, for
he has no strength and sustenance to impart, no ideal to implant, no
enthusiasm to transmit. (...)
The teacher must work in an atmosphere of love and truth, not hate
and falsehood. He must move among the children, happy and content,
not angry and sullen. Then only can he radiate love.
No amount of advice and exhortation can make the teacher rise to the
full stature of his profession. He has to improve himself; he cannot be
improved by external pressure or persuasion. You might have taken
up this profession for various reasons, but they are not relevant now.
Once you have joined this grand association of teachers, you must endeavour
to justify the trust placed in you, and serve the best interests
of the children given unto your care, by parents who expect great
things from you. 5.9.68, (21-18)
Ambition to earn fame in the world, to gain some position of authority
over fellow-men, to lead a luxurious life - this can never ensure mental
peace. Mental peace is the result of quite different attainments. Wealth
cannot command it, nor authority commandeer it! It must be won the
hard way, through meditation, worship and the presence of the almighty.
It must be won on the earth, to which man rightfully belongs;
and, not on any other heavenly body towards which he may dare navigate.
You multiply grief by recollecting the past and picturing a lurid future.
You fill the present moment with dread, recapitulating the past and reflecting
on coming events! 21.11.69, (21-171/172)
Prayer is a good subject to be included in the time-table. Silence is invaluable
and pupils can be asked to practice it. See that they do not
get too agitated or depressed. The pendulum will start to swing only
when the clock is wound up. Let them keep their desire under control;
do not wind them up. Elders, politicians, leaders, and teachers should
not inflame their passions, and enslave them to anger and passion, for
every provocation and at every turn as they do now, (...)
I shell tell you one incident that happened at the Sathya Sai College,
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