“The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.”

“A teacher isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.”

“The poet is rather one who inspires than one inspired.”

“What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.”

“A good teacher is one, that never stops listening; a good listener is one, that never stops teaching.”

“The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal one’s ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to ‘the Truth’ but to enable one’s life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after one’s death. (154)”