Our purpose in learning Buddhism is not to acquire knowledge;
It is to transform ourselves from selfish to selfless,
from ignorant to awakened,
from arrogant to respectful.
We learn not just by emulating those who are good,
we also learn to be generous by observing those who are selfish,
learn to be moral by observing those who are unrestrained,
learn to be patient by observing those who are demanding,
learn to be deligent by observing those who procrastinate,
learn to have meditative concentration by observing those who are heedless,
learn to have wisdom by observing those who are fearful.
Studying Buddhism without practicing is like studying how to play the piano, without ever touching the keyboard.
Truly learning the teachings is to fully integrate them into our lives.
We do not do so by study alone but by learning and doing.
If we learn but don’t practice,
we’ll end up forgetting.
While learning the Dharma, do not judge or compare.
Absorb it, so the seeds of goodness within can be watered.
It is not the quantity of teachings that matters.
It is how well we practice those that we have.
Ven. Wuling
Cats who teach me to fly... 
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