Observation and absorption

Nature of mind is to plagiarize, 
to copy, adopt, adapt, reproduce,

 
we learn the same lessons 
and repeat in the exams 

mind is a mirror to reflect what it sees
it's all a learning process, 

we do not create alphabets
we do not create words, 
we do not create grammar, 
we do not create punctuation marks, 

we do not create proverbs, 
we do not create puranas, scriptures, episodes
we do not create veda, upanishads, gita
we do not create mantras
we do not create sahasra namas

we copy we parrot 
we write we read the same again and again
god comes in new avathar, 
but his theme remains the same
since truth is one

most of our education is to learn and own what wise have seen and said 

we do not reinvent wheel but quickly start playing with the wheel, 
we do not design the bike, plane, bus train 
but we make use of all and start riding and reach our destination

great poets singers writers, shakespeare, kalidas, wordsworth,
vemana, purandara das, meera, kabir, nanak, they live among us as there unforgettable contributions ,

all the idioms, quotes, adages, allegories, metaphors, are just owned by the human beings, we make use of them in every occasion, unconsciously expressing without knowing without bothering to mention who wrote them 

they have become part of our culture , our systems and tradition . we just move forward that is our aim, all these are means and vehicles, help and nourishment .

not all can invent new machines, but all can make use wonderfully every new machine designed

all is welcome , let's be magnanimous to welcome and accept new comers, new students, with all due regards to the best of teachers and pandits

 

learning and teaching in speaking tree

From birth to death we are guided by the human guru in many forms

 
mother is the first guru, even cats teach the baby cats

there are several gurus , father, teachers, friends, relatives, but all have some attributes , some class, some level, .

guru is one who guides .

all knowledge and guidance is received from a number of knowledgeable humans ,

every one may not be the ideal or perfect teacher,

but has his place .
 

one moves forward graduating from one level of learning to higher level,

but all with the help of various gurus,

though they may be experts in one branch and do not know other branches so well .

we must take all available help from one and all, and help all others , though we may not be the perfect gurus ,

so i like forums ,venture to bring together all teachers and learners .

here simultaneously all are learning and all are teaching, appropriate to their levels and needs .

we are not waiting for one perfect teacher , from external or internal . we are proceeding to learn and teach in our respective abilities and knowledge 

In forums i find great teachings from the participants actively involved in showing many points of views on a single matter projected by one individual ,

thus the matter is enriched and becomes more useful and full, and broadening the vision of all readers,and particularly the vision of the writer , ,

he gaining enormous depth not himself has probed while he is writing the article.

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and if we ignore the label and badge aspects, we will be able to see the true worth of the content and will be able to supplement and complement it from our own perspective , this results in higher comprehension , and better utility

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after seeing a few samples of writings i find that , sharing of views is helping a lot , and thus in a way ,we can see the guru coming live in the teachings and learnings by one and all . confirming the fact that guru is always in some form , in some place, and comes here in online ,so to say, in the form of writers and readers in their conversations,

and thus helps to arrive at higher level of knowledge ,

all not one man effort but the enthusiasm of all the participants irrespective of their merits or attainments .

and i like this great opportunity

Not all are experts in expressing plainly, there are novices there are great learned professors, 

but eventually all learn and grow , even thru committing mistakes initially, so undercurrents are bound to occur by default .

however,

at the other end, how one receives is one's concern and merit,. as can be seen in the variety of responses / replies in the debate

mainly because of extensive participation , every one has a chance here to speak ,what ever may be his ability /level/capacity , with richest variety of views ,with all birds tweeting , in their own way, 

relevant or not, intelligible or not, synchronous or not, palatable or not

incidentally,
all beings , including trees , are born with an ability, an urge, a necessity to ''speak up'',
even as child, even as baby creatures , even as tender plants, creepers,
responding and reacting to every encounter, the mode of ''speaking'' need not be only thru speech / thru mouth/ tongue / or thru audible sound , their body language ''speaks'' a lot, their looks, gestures, signs, frowns, smiles, sobs , contractions, convulsions, all ''speak'' volumes, irrespective of being heard or not , irrespective of being responded or not ,

but ,Yes....and speak we do!