Showing posts with label something to think about. Show all posts
Showing posts with label something to think about. Show all posts
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Life's Big Questions
Does knowledge hold us back?
Knowledge comes with a price: certainty. When we know something for sure (or think we do, anyway), doesn’t it pull us out from living in the mystery of the next moment—in the unknowable and infinite possibilities? Isn't that part of the fun in life? Do we really find more comfort having all the answers and limiting possibility? Or should we instead adopt a beginner's mind to every situation, where what we 'know' is only one of many potential outcomes?
"In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind, there are few." --Shunryu Suzuki
Knowledge comes with a price: certainty. When we know something for sure (or think we do, anyway), doesn’t it pull us out from living in the mystery of the next moment—in the unknowable and infinite possibilities? Isn't that part of the fun in life? Do we really find more comfort having all the answers and limiting possibility? Or should we instead adopt a beginner's mind to every situation, where what we 'know' is only one of many potential outcomes?
"In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind, there are few." --Shunryu Suzuki
Monday, January 4, 2010
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