Would a wise and compassionate person advice one to figue things out by oneself? If actually knowing the way to liberation, would one with ability to teach or knowing where to get taught, send another out to find out for one self?

If someone is doing so, send you into the dessert, what can be the reason for such?

Why would, if, a wise and compassionate person, possible avoid to send you out, relaying just on your own?

And why would a unwise and attached person desire to guide or bind others?

(This question(s) arose while reading this answer, and note, it's a question, not a judgement of a certain case at fist place, since preoccupations could distract proper attention easy and fail to, reflect and answer.)

[Note: This question is a gift of Dhamma, not meant for commercial purposes and other low wordily gains by trade and exchange.]
If actually knowing the way to liberation, would one with ability to teach or knowing where to get taught, send another out to find out for one self?
If someone is doing so, send you into the dessert, what can be the reason for such?

&quot;It's one thing when I tell you the answer, and it's a totally different thing when you figure it out by yourself.&quot; - a quote from my Zen Master. Indeed, liberation only comes from first-hand experience. The truth must be reinvented by every student. So a good teacher gives just enough instruction to set the student in the right direction, but never tries to give the final answer, because it would be meaningless. Just like a good father does not try to live his son's life but allows him to make mistakes and learn.
So good teacher does a lot of work: motivates, shows the nature of the mind, helps see obstacles, gives confirmation when things go well, says &quot;no this is wrong&quot; when they don't and so on.
There are some students that receive all explanations and instructions, and even understand all the logic, but still can't make the final jump. In this case the teacher sends the student away forever, to live, meditate, and recreate the teaching in one's life - until the truth is found.