Tag: student

Learning: Super Short Story #597            Even though the teacher is ready to teach,the student was not ready to learn,to even…

Wonderful gifts today. Nothing is more joyous for a Dharma teacher than having students who learn, practise and share the…

An email reply : ‘It is good to come to my classes to learn the Buddha’s teachings more systematically and…

Advice to a Dharma student: If you don’t stick to a proper practice group with continual learning and guidance, these problems…

When the teacher gives up on a student, the student usually gives up on the teacher, and possibly the teaching…

The below are common questions that some Dharma students might have, based on hypothetical scenarios: Q: What if a family member…

Note: In case any reader is in the category of (1) and/or (2) below, please note that this article does not…

Heard of a Dharma student thinking of giving up attending one of his teachers’ classes due to embarrassment over some…

It is sad, but true, that some teachers (monastics or laity), having gathered some fame and status, become less active…

P: Teachers are actually leaders. Some people say that ‘those who can’t do, teach’. Well, mentoring and coaching is a way…

A good student is always learning. A good teacher is always learning too, more in fact, to keep ahead of…

Question: Someone claims to be a student of a certain teacher. This student claims to have some great attainment. What…

S: Sometimes, the most agreeable teacher is the worst [or least appropriate] – because you learn nothing new from him…

Unfortunately, due to unskilfulness in reconciling or separating the two, increase in worldly proximity between Dharma friends, including teachers and…

A reply given when invited to teach Dharma classes for Sunday School: Hmmm… on and off, I’ve been thinking of…

A Tit for a Tat (197) Tit: I wonder if I should teach more teachers or more students. Tat: Why?…

A Tit for a Tat (196) Tit: I wonder if I should teach some teachers. Tat: When they teach some…

It is heartening to see Dharma teachers attending talks and classes of other teachers, instead of just attending to their…