The Feynman principle applied to meaning: if you can help others navigate the meaning crisis, you understand it deeply. Teaching integrates your own understanding — and it addresses the meaning crisis at scale.

But the ethics matter. The meaning crisis makes people vulnerable. Teaching about meaning carries responsibility: Be a guide, not a guru. A guide shows the path they've walked and shares what they learned. A guru claims special access to truth and creates dependency. Guides empower; gurus accumulate followers.

Practical approach: share your journey, not prescriptions. "Here's what I found useful" not "here's what you should do." Model the examined life rather than preaching it. Ask questions rather than making declarations. Be transparent about your own ongoing struggles — authenticity is the currency of trust in meaning work.

The ultimate test of your understanding: can you help someone navigate the meaning crisis without replacing their autonomous meaning-making with dependency on you? If they need to keep coming back to you for answers, you're a guru, not a guide. If they develop their own framework and practice, you've succeeded.