The Speaker Has Nothing To Teach You

Two days before the first talk (Washington, D.C. 1985) a long interview with K by Michael Kernan appeared prominently in the Washington Post. Kernan, as well as giving a brief account of K's early life, quoted some of his remarks such as "When you end attachment completely, then love is," and, "To learn about, to understand, oneself, all authority must be set aside...There is nothing to be learnt from anybody, including the speaker... The speaker has nothing to teach you. The speaker is merely acting as a mirror in which you can see yourself. Then when you can see yourself clearly you can discard the mirror."