The Importance of Learning

The Importance of Learning

Date Posted:
November 2010

After meeting a man from Thailand who was the partner of one of his students, Rinpoche sent him this card.

Thank you for being a good example of a human being—good-hearted, helpful, responsible for others, and kind to others every day of your life. Also, you are devoted to developing wisdom, the important wisdom, which is wisdom understanding what is right and what is wrong. That means understanding about karma.

To read and to learn as much as possible is very important. You can enjoy that for many lifetimes, up to enlightenment, because the positive imprints that are left on your mental continuum are always there, even just from reading. This applies to the good, pure teachings of Buddha, not just to anything that is called “Buddhist meditation or practice.”

With love and prayers...