jim_flanegin wrote: >--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>On Nov 10, 2005, at 12:28 PM, Peter wrote: >> >> >> >>>Rick, thanks for posting the files. I love the MMY and >>>Nandkishore story. It reminds me of the story of one >>>time MMY was at MIU in a small meeting and suddenly he >>>turned to the woman assigned to take notes and asked >>>her to explain how she was taking notes. She described >>>to him what she was doing and he angerly said, who >>>told you to do it that way? She replied, you did! MMY >>>said he had not told her to do anything like that at >>>all. She insisted that he had and he kept on saying he >>>had not. She was finally on the verge of tears and she >>>gave up and said that he hadn't told her to do that >>>way. MMY said, very good and told her to continue >>>doing it the way he had told her, just as she had >>>described. >>> >>> >>This is very interesting, esp. given the recent discussion on >>questionable research. What would a researcher, who was a die- >> >> >hard > > >>student, do if they were told by their teacher "this is the way >> >> >it > > >>is", even though it contradicted their findings...? Very >> >> >interesting. > > >If I saw them as my teacher, I'd give up on the teacher. If I saw >them as my Master, I'd adjust my thinking. > > > Master is supposed to mean expert on the path or school of thought you are pursuing not someone who has control over you. The latter seems to be a western idea.
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