The Buddha once compared teaching students of Dhamma to training horses ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
The Buddha once compared teaching students of Dhamma to training horses. He said that some horses run at the mere shadow of the whip, and some when they feel the whip touch their skin. Some horses only run when they feel the whip bite into their skin, and the worst ones, only when the whip cuts to the bone. If we are mindful and awake to all that the world is teaching us, we can be like the best horse, or at least, the second. What we should avoid is being the worst kind of horse: only turning to Dhamma with any sincerity when we experience some deep pain in our lives.
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