Nature – The Infallible Teacher

Learning is the skill with which we are born.  From the moment (and perhaps even before) of first consciousness, we are gathering and integrating information.  Early on, our minds begin to formulate questions and seek answers.  It is a continual process, from figuring out how to take that first breath and throughout every experience of life.  And so, by association, do we have teachers all throughout our lives.  Whether by default or intention, there is always someone or some experience adding to the information we integrate to evolve.

Think about this:  In whatever circumstance we find ourselves engaging or whomever we find ourselves associating, the type of teacher/teaching  is defined.  When I was a street-kid, for example, the type of teachers I chose reflected the lessons of street-life; they were, you might say, intense learnings about freedom and survival.  Many of my teachers then would never have named themselves as such.  But they were, and they taught me through my experience with them.

In the environments where teaching is a profession, the teacher attempts to impart a specific body of information for learning.  Often, teachers by name intend the teaching to be in words and thoughts, disassociated from the foibles of personality.  This, however, is not possible.  As learners, we engage all levels of our awareness, and we absorb information as it comes through feelings and behaviors as well as concepts.  We feel the teacher and observe the teacher’s behavior and listen to the words that describe the intended teaching… and, somehow, the experience integrates into a learning.

To the extent that the teacher is congruent in how they live their life related to what they teach…  and authentic in the expression of their learning process…  to that extent, the teaching maintains its integrity.  And this is why I believe a teacher of integrity teaches by example.    Otherwise, inevitably, we – as learners – will be disappointed by the teacher.  If a teacher disappoints, it’s because we started ignoring the congruence and authenticity of the teacher, paying attention only to the words.

I know this from experience.  I’ve done it more than once.  And, every time, what I learn/remember is that an authentic teacher teaches by opening the path of inner Guidance and Knowing.  Learning is the activity; teaching is merely a concept that describes the direction from which the sparks come that ignite insight and wisdom Within to integrate into learning.

Having experienced teaching environments filled with the intensity of incongruent teachers, I find myself drawn to Nature.  In Nature, there is power in the simplicity; there is wisdom in the rhythms of Life and how they support each other.  In Nature, I find a timeless peace that lifts the ‘urgency’ of questions into a softer need that more easily receives the answer.  When I turn to Nature as my teacher, Nature always turns back to me with love and shows me the Teacher Within.

All true answers come from Within.

Nature abides, and allows the essence of the question to become an answer from Within.  Nature inspires an awakening Consciousness to grasp and integrate the internal answer however is most relevant in relationship to the question asked.  Nature imposes no external or artificial values.

Nature is the infallible teacher.

And so, my friends, isn’t it inspiring to note that – on some level – we are all teachers?  And isn’t it empowering to know that we always have access to Nature and, therefore, the Teacher Within?  And every time we connect directly with our Inner Teacher, it gets easier to do it again; isn’t that exciting?  I think so.

Because learning is what we do, and I love the idea of learning intentionally through teachers that reflect infallible congruence, integrity, and authenticity.

Thank you.  I love you.

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