Three Kinds of Students

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First-class student: hears one word, gets it, goes to work. Second-class student: hears one word, asks ten more, gets it, goes to work. Third-class student: hears ten words, takes notes, never goes to work. Be the first kind, even on the days you are the third.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Seung Sahn

Lineage: Kwan Um

By Seung Sahn

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• Vow Before Wisdomproverb
• Open Mouth, Already a Mistakeproverb

Sources

• contentThe Compass of Zen

  Seung Sahn