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Full Idea
Let your teacher be a god to you.
Gist of Idea
Let your teacher be a god to you
Source
Anon (Upan) (The Upanishads [c.950 BCE], 'Taittiriya')
Book Ref
'The Upanishads', ed/tr. Prabhavananda /Manchester [Mentor 1957], p.54
A Reaction
Yes indeed. The problem in the west is that we are committed to encouraging a critical and questioning attitude. A high value for knowledge must precede a high value for a teacher.