THE GREAT ORAL TRADITION
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Where knowledge is free
In the oral tradition of the Vedic times, they didn't have a syllabus book. They didn't have a class where they had to finish a syllabus in this many days. They didn't have holidays or working days. One Master would teach one student, at the most two or three students, that's all, not more than that. In the Vedic system, it is believed that knowledge is free. And the Master who teaches is responsible for the food and stay of the disciple. The Master pays for all the basic needs of the disciple and knowledge is given. That is supposed to be the responsibility of the Master. The Master goes around taking bhiksha - begging house to house - and he will teach the student with the food that he got. That is the culture of the Vedic system.
Paramahamsa
Awaken to the Moment - Shiva Sutras
12 Apr 2006, New Jersey, USA
