“Receptivity is the first requisite of the disciple, and of anyone who wants to learn anything. We can be anything else we like: we can be wicked, we can be stupid, we can be full of faults, we can backslide. In a sense, it doesn’t matter. But we must be spiritually receptive; we have to be willing and ready to learn. When we know that we do not know, everything is possible.” KnowsWantFirstsMatterStupidWillingReadyFaultsWickedDiscipleReceptiveReceptivity Author:Sangharakshita
“Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on action. Metta is something that must be lived.” PeopleKnowsLittlesRealActionToo MuchSentimentsEmphasisMettaMeaning Of Friendship Author:Sangharakshita