For the first time I heard the quote “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”, I did not find any meaning in it. I thought the teacher has to be proactive in teaching others and in the process, the student will learn. If the teacher never takes action, the student never learns.
It was only recently that I gain some understanding. Most of us, if not all of us, hear only what we are ready to hear. If we are not ready to receive no matter how sound the advice is, nothing will get into our head. It is ourselves who choose to filter out information. The fact is the teacher is always ready to teach but the student is not always ready to listen.
This saying has had profound meaning for me throughout my Journey. Looking back, I can see that the knowledge I sought rarely arrived before I was able to absorb it – and if it did, it reappeared again later so I could appreciate it with the right perspective, As another proverb so wisely states, "Teachers open the door, but you must enter yourself."
This Zen saying also applies here in toastmasters: Be open to those who would mentor you, for they will come to you, perhaps when you need them the most. A mentor is a trusted guide, a teacher, a coach, a person who provides us with wise counsel in our professional and personal development
There seems to be an assumption that the teacher is a physical being that comes along. This is a spiritual statement which means when the student is ready in character and spirit, the inner master-teacher will appear. The “teacher” referred can also be an event; something that happens to you that has a deep impact on who you are and how you think
You Don’t Know When This May Happen to You
You never know when an event like this may happen to you; all we can do is keep an open mind and open heart and expose ourselves to situations where we can “allow” our “teacher” to appear.
Is it not true that we all are teachers and students at the same time, We're all students and teachers at different moments on this journey called life - someone can irk and annoy you when in fact they are sent to teach you patience. I think if we look closely enough, everyone we interact with can teach us something, and the most unexpected people can in fact be our greatest teachers. So the right teacher is always appearing in our experience - it just depends if we are conscious enough to recognize them as a teacher.
Be a ready student – the answer that you seek will come to you , But obviously, the ready student will search a teacher.
A book does not need to be read to exist, it still exist whether it is read or not, but a student to learn needs to read the book. This is why the student needs the teacher but the teacher does not need the student. This is why the saying is "when the student is ready the teacher will appear", not "when the teacher is ready the student will appear."
When you are ready for an answer, the universe will send you a teacher via the most appropriate method.
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