Quotes by Teaching It was very important, and I felt like music ran through my blood lines, with my father being a deejay and teaching me about records. I always thought vinyl was just intriguing. A black piece of wax that spins on a turntable and nothing but good sound comes from it. So that inspiration just keeps me going in hip-hop. Pete Rock inspirationteachingfather Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light taught Monet to paint, the earth may be teaching you music. Pete Seeger lightteachingsound I dedicate the merit of the occasion to all beings. This gesture of universal friendship has been likened to a drop of fresh spring water. If we put it on a rock in the sunshine, it will soon evaporate. If we put it in the ocean, however, it will never be lost. Thus the wish is made that we not keep the teachings to ourselves but to use them to benefit others. Pema Chodron oceanteachingspring If your everyday practice is open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down, trusting that you can do that - then that will take you are far as you can go. And then you'll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught. Pema Chodron teachingpracticelove This is the first teaching of the Knights: You will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage. Paulo Coelho teachingbooklying I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war. Peter Abelard teachingphilosophywar The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart. Pema Chodron karmateachingheart The Buddha’s principal message that day was that holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Any conclusion that we draw must be let go. The only way to fully understand the bodhichitta teachings, the only way to practice them fully, is to abide in the unconditional openness of the prajna, patiently cutting through all our tendencies to hang on. Pema Chodron blockteachingletting-go I regard teaching religion as purveying lies. Peter Atkins teaching-religionteachinglying Maybe the most important teaching is to lighten up and relax. It's such a huge help in working with our crazy mixed-up minds to remember that what we're doing is unlocking a softness that is in us and letting it spread. We're letting it blur the sharp corners of self-criticism and complaint. Pema Chodron crazyteachingself Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself. Paulo Coelho teachingteacherinspirational Good questions work on us, we don't work on them. They are not a project to be completed but a doorway opening onto greater depth of understanding, actions that will take us into being more fully alive. Peter Block learningunderstandingteaching Every parent's deepest wish is that their children are self sufficient, happy, and able to live a full life. Peter Block learningteachingchildren To live our lives fully, to work whole heartily, to refuse directly what we can't swallow, to accepts the mystery in all matters of meaning- this is the ultimate adventure. Peter Block learningteachingadventure I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching. Peter Eisenman architectureofficeteaching Teachers are about the brightest stars in our constellation. Peter H. Reynolds starsteachingteacher I always think that art is one of the most wonderful exciting curious ways to learn. I have no worries or apologies about art being used as a teaching medium. Peter Greenaway apologyteachingart In the Western tradition, we have focused on teaching as a skill and forgotten what Socrates knew: teaching is a gift, learning is a skill. Peter Drucker skillsteachingforgotten We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don't spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half the leaders I have met don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop Peter Drucker enough-timeleaderteaching I'd have to say, and I think that most Christians would hold the view, that there is such a thing as evil, and there are evil forces at work. You can articulate that by talking about Satan or the Devil; that's sound, Scriptural teaching. Peter Hollingworth teachingchristianthinking«135136137138139140141142143144145»
