Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association)
Venerable Shravasti Dhammika
The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom
There are these four persons found in the world. What four?
♦ One with little learning who does not profit from his learning.
♦ One of little learning who does profit from his learning.
♦ One of great learning who does not profit from his learning.
♦ One of great learning who does profit from his learning.
And how does one with little learning not profit from his learning? In this case, a person has little learning in the discourses, he knows neither the letter nor the spirit, and he does not live in accordance with the Dhamma.
And how does one of little learning profit from his learning? In this case, a person has little learning in the discourses, but of what he knows, he understands both the letter and the spirit, and he lives in accordance with it.
And how does one of great learning not profit from his learning? In this case, a person is widely learned in the discourses, but he understands neither the letter nor the spirit, and does not live in accordance with the Dhamma.
And finally, how does one of great learning profit from his learning? Here, a person is widely learned in the discourses, he understands both the letter and the spirit, and he lives in accordance with the Dhamma.
