A teacher, a good teacher that is, functions as a pointer to truth, but not a giver of truth. He employs a minimum of form to lead his student to the formless. Furthermore, he points out the importance of being able to enter a mold without being imprisoned by it, or to follow the principles without being bound by them.

Such teaching, which is really no teaching, requires a sensitive mind with great flexibility and is difficult to come by nowadays.

Above all, a teacher does not depend on a method and drill systematic routines; instead, he studies each individual student and awakens him to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately integrate himself with his being.

To understand, surely, there must be a state of choiceless awareness in which there is no sense of comparison or condemnation, no waiting for further development on the thing we are talking about in order to agree or disagree – don’t start from a conclusion above all.

Knowledge is of the past; learning is in the present, a constant movement, in relationship with the outward things, without the past.

What is the point of education if you in yourself are not intelligent? If you are not creative?

Real knowledge breeds “body feel” and personal expression; surface knowledge breeds mechanical conditioning and imposing limitation and squelches creativity.

What we are after is the root and not the branches. The root is real knowledge; the branches are surface knowledge.

Bear in mind that I seek neither your approval nor to influence you. So do not make up your mind as to “this is this” or “that is that”. I will be more than satisfied if you begin to learn to investigate everything yourself from now on.

But then, how important is school? I barely made passing grades while attending the University of Washington.

Look for ways to raise the pupil’s mind above duality, to the absolute awareness which transcends it.

A child must be taught early that money is only a means, a type of usefulness, an implement. Like all instruments, it has certain purposes, but it will not do everything. One must learn how to use it, what it will do, but above all what it will not do.

I believe in teaching just a few, as it requires constant alert observations on each individual in order to establish a true, direct relationship.

To reach the masses, some sort of a system is required; as a result, the members are conditioned according to that system.

 I never believe in large organizations, with their domestic and foreign branches, affiliations, etc.

Like everyone else, you want to learn the way to win. But never to accept the way to lose. To accept defeat – to learn to die – is be liberated from it.

Learning is important but do not become its slave. Above all, do not harbor anything external and superfluous, the mind is the primary.

I am constantly discovering, expanding, finding the cause of my ignorance, in martial art and especially in life. In short, to be real…

Learning techniques without inward experiencing can only lead to superficiality.

Education: to discover but not merely to imitate.

Education consists in cultivation of intelligence 

All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.

Self-education makes great men.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.