Since yet to be ‘enlightened’ in everything,
we should ‘enlighten’ one another
on things we know better.— Shilashanti
On Poor Teachers Towards Students:
When ‘Dharma teachers’
do not really know the Dharma,
and/or do not really care,
they will not correct wrong beliefs held
and wrong practices done
by students encountered.
This is how unskilful ‘teachers’
might harm students,
through inaction.
There are those ‘teachers’
who might justify their students’ ill ways,
since these students support them blindly.
What good are such greedy ‘teachers’
to their students?
Even those teaching,
as long as unenlightened,
need to keep learning as students
to teach better.
On Poor Students Towards Teachers:
When ‘Dharma students’
do not really know the Dharma,
and/or do not really care,
they will not correct wrong beliefs held
and wrong practices done
by ‘teachers’ encountered.
This is how unskilful ‘students’
might harm ‘teachers’,
through inaction.
There are those ‘students’
who might justify their teachers’ ill ways,
since these ‘teachers’ support them blindly.
What good are such deluded ‘students’
to their teachers?
Even those learning,
as long as more ‘enlightened’,
need to keep teaching their teachers
to learn better.
Since yet to be ‘enlightened’ in everything,
we should correct one another
on things we know for sure.— Shilashanti
