"And when wisdom grows, it leads you by the nose. You can’t stop. That’s why I like the atheists. There’s hope for them. There is no need to believe anything. People become atheists because they think—they cannot believe, but they still want to know. In the beginning, just start with wanting to know. Everyone has some curiosity, some basic need to know. Just encourage that. A good education is motivating a person to want to know for himself. All the cramming and rote learning is never a good education. You won’t get the best out of people that way. Their potential is stifled. Only people with an inner urge to learn will keep developing."
- Sayadaw U Tejaniya, from “The Wise Investigator” (PDF) I always hesitate to publish quotes like these (esp. from my own teacher), in fear that they will be lost to the reader when taken out of context, so please take the time to read the full interview if you haven’t already! (Photo taken by S. in January at a pagoda in Kalaw, Myanmar. The re-construction of the pagoda allowed a nun who is doing great work and teaching meditation in prisons to live on the property, which otherwise would have been government domain…) (via sharanam)
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