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Faith is a Living Thing (Part 1)

The word siksa, or learning, in Buddhism does not mean you learn with your intellect. You learn with your body also. You have to train to practice, for example, mindful breathing. You have to really practice and you have to train so that you can enjoy every breath you take. And when you have succeeded, you don’t need to train anymore. You just live normally and you do it perfectly. We call that the stage of “no more learning.” No learning. It does not mean that person has no education. It does mean that he or she no longer needs education. Bud education here means practicing. Not with the intellect, but with the whole person.

Thich Nhat Hanh
from Going Home; Jesus and Buddha as Brothers