Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning. Show all posts

25.9.14

29 Sep 2014

We are restarting our Thought for the Week with a quotation about education - a challenge to all of us:
“The biggest obstacle to learning something new is the belief that you already know it.”
Zen Master (source unknown)

19.3.09

22 - 29 Mar 2009

We are coming to the end of our series of quotations on the theme of 'understanding and wisdom'. A well-known Indian writer and speaker said:
"Learning is the very essence of humility".
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986, Indian writer, speaker and philosopher).

In order to learn we have to admit to ourselves that we do not know or what we do know is inadequate. Arrogance is the opposite of humility, but we hear arrogant statements from many people including politicians, academics and religious people.