Wisdom Pills: Openness

Welcome to Wisdom Pills, where profound insights from sages across time and traditions are condensed into bite-sized doses for personal growth and self-discovery. In this session, explore the profound relationship between teaching and learning, challenging conventional ideas about instruction. It invites listeners to contemplate the interconnectedness of teaching and self-directed learning, emphasizing the active role individuals play in their own educational journeys.

Transcript

I desire to learn.

Will you instruct me?

I doubt you understood how to learn,

Remarked the master.

Can you guide me in learning how to learn?

Can you grasp how to allow me to instruct?

To his puzzled disciples,

The master later explained,

Teaching only takes place when learning does.

Learning only takes place when you teach something to yourself.