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Notings with a Dhamma Discusser everything into the garbage. It we do it, that will start the wheel of goodness — otherwise it will not spin, but we can still make it in time. “Education should be used to develop good habits, and to systematically get rid of bad habits. The duty of the teachers is to develop respect, discipline, and patience. How do we develop respect? We teach the students to accept the virtues that already exist in the person or the object. Respect means that we accept or recognize the goodness that exists. And how do we show respect? We need to speak about it, recognize it, see it, and talk about it. Teachers need to teach this. “The statue of the Lord Buddha is respected because it represents the virtues of the Lord Buddha. We practice Buddhism with respect. And we study the Dhamma teachings in order to show respect. In education, respect is shown (for example) by people sitting quietly in your office. We learn to show respect in circumstances with people because we never know when we will meet them again. We will earn a good reputation if we show respect with hospitality. So we must train students in hospitality as well. Standing up when someone enters the room, being quiet, and so on and on, shows people that they are respected. And it is the duty of the teacher to find activities to teach those good habits. “And what is discipline? Discipline is the willingness to follow the rules of the community that look after the community itself and the members within it. A person who has discipline is one who is willing to follow the rules. Students must know how to be disciplined and make it a good habit. The first discipline is to show respect. This is the beginning of living together peacefully. “And, finally, what is patience? Patience is when your mind is in neutral. We are concentrated on the goal. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles. Colleagues can be obstacles as well as some of our friends. “So, therefore, we need respect… discipline… patience. We should practice meditation for patience. And then help train one another. “Tomorrow we will talk more about the Six Directions.”