Food for Thought #56

~ By Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~

Merely studying the Dhamma yields speculation or hypothetical knowledge based on reasoning; penetrating insight occurs in the minds of those who have experienced truth in the course of their studies. True practice of the Dhamma involves piercing the curtain of ignorance.

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From “Food for Thought,” Some Teachings of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu. Translated from the Thai (อาหารใจ) by Grant A. Olson. 

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