She wanted, she said, to learn everything there was to know. The
guru supplied her with stacks of books
and left her alone so she could study. Every morning , the guru returned to the cave to monitor the woman's progress. In his hand, he carried a heavy wooden cane. Each morning, he asked her the same question. "Have you learned everything there is to know yet?" Each morning, her answer was the same. "No," she said, "I haven't.