Living as Example
Embodying the teachings in daily life.
The ultimate spiritual development is not esoteric knowledge but living the Law in every aspect of daily life. Actions speak louder than words. The true elder is known not by what they say but by how they live.
Don't just talk the Law. Walk it.
Embodied practice is valued over intellectual understanding.
Oral Tradition
Written about in
- What Aboriginal tradition says about elders and knowledge
The final test is conduct rather than doctrine. A true elder is identified by how they live, not by what they can recite.
- What Aboriginal tradition says about what to leave unsaid
The final answer to what to say is: less. A true elder is recognised by how they live, not by what they explain, and the Law is judged to be carried in conduct rather than in commentary about it.