“Now that you’ve come here to the monastery, you no longer have any questions about what Paa Pong Monastery is like or where it is. That’s because you’ve already seen for yourself. As long as you haven’t seen for yourself, you have to keep asking other people. Keep that up until you die, and you still won’t know Paa Pong Monastery. Why? Because all you know is what other people say. Do you know anything about it? You know, but it’s not clear. Your knowledge doesn’t reach the monastery. That’s why there are still questions.
This is why the Buddha taught us to meditate so that we can see things clearly for ourselves. As long as you simply believe what other people say, the Buddha says that you’re still stupid.”