The document contrasts the approaches of a normal teacher and a Navodaya teacher. A normal teacher provides direct instruction and answers, while a Navodaya teacher encourages independent growth and questioning of answers. Rather than simply imparting knowledge, the Navodaya teacher aims to transform students spiritually and help them gain wisdom and serenity.

2. A Normal Teacher takes responsibility of your growth
A Navodaya Teacher makes you responsible for your growth

3. A Normal Teacher gives you things you do not have and require
A Navodaya Teacher takes away things you have and do not require

4. A Normal Teacher answers your questions
A Navodaya Teacher questions your answers

5. A Normal Teacher helps you get out of the maze
A Navodaya Teacher destroys the maze

6. A Normal Teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil
A Navodaya Teacher requires trust and modesty from the pupil

7. A Normal Teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey
A Navodaya Teacher strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey

8. A Normal Teacher is a guide on the path
A Navodaya Teacher is a pointer to the way

9. A Normal Teacher sends you on the road to success
A Navodaya Teacher sends you on the road to freedom

10. A Normal Teacher explains the world and its nature to you
A Navodaya Teacher explains yourself and your nature to you

11. A Normal Teacher makes you understand how to move about in the world
A Navodaya Teacher shows you where you stand in relation to the world

12. A Normal Teacher gives you knowledge and boosts your ego
A Navodaya Teacher takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego

13. A Normal Teacher instructs you
A Navodaya Teacher constructs you

14. A Normal Teacher sharpens your mind
A Navodaya Teacher opens your mind

15. A Normal Teacher shows you the way to prosperity
A Navodaya Teacher shows the way to serenity

16. A Normal Teacher reaches your mind
A Navodaya Teacher touches your soul

17. A Normal Teacher gives you knowledge
A Navodaya Teacher makes you wise

18. A Normal Teacher gives you maturity
A Navodaya Teacher returns you to innocence

19. A Normal Teacher instructs you on how to solve problems
A Navodaya Teacher shows you how to resolve issues

20. A Normal Teacher is a systematic thinker
A Navodaya Teacher is a lateral thinker

21. A Normal Teacher will punish you with a stick
A Navodaya Teacher will punish you with compassion

22. A Normal Teacher is to pupil what a father is to son
A Navodaya Teacher is to pupil what mother is to her child

23. One can always find a Normal Teacher
But a Navodaya Teacher has to find and accept you

24. A Normal Teacher leads you by the hand
A Navodaya Teacher leads you by example

25. When a Normal Teacher finishes with you, you graduate
When a Navodaya Teacher finishes with you, you celebrate

26. When the course is over you are thankful to the Normal Teacher
When the discourse is over you are grateful to the Navodaya Teacher