The more you know...

[raistlinflux]

i think as humans, the more you know, the more you realize how
little you know.

i've had a sort of revelation when i found the law of one and
david's work, and it changed my life, it brought things together like
never before. but personaly i think that it's very easy to be happy
and believe you have things figured out when all you do is read in
the confort of your home, away from the troubbles of the world.

i believe that understanding comes to people in waves. when
they're ready for it, it will hit them, then for a time everything
will make sense, then things start popping up only to eventualy bring
you to a state of confusion, then things start all over again. i
think that's how things work with human understanding. kind of like
what david said i think, that life is about cycles. boom and bust!
and it keeps going round and round.

that's why i think experience is worth a lot more than reading a few
books and discussing endlesly on certain topics. i mean how can you
truly understand your beliefs, not to mention apply them, if you don't
experience the full extent of this world, the full extent of hate,
pain, ignorance, violence as well as compassion, love, freedom and
beauty. (and my previous post was relate to this)

personally i think right now i'm in a period of inquiry, of
confusion again. and i think that's necessary, because when you think
you have it all figured out, then there's no more room for learning,
for understanding.

why am i saying all this? maybe as a criticism to everyone in
this world, who think they have it figured out, as well as to my own
lack of understanding. i think there's just a long way to go, and i
don't think that many of the people who think they have it all
figured out, have indeed figured anything out.

but all is one isn't it?

[darktemplarssj]

> that's why i think experience is worth a lot more than reading a
few
> books and discussing endlesly on certain topics. i mean how can
you
> truly understand your beliefs, not to mention apply them, if you
don't
> experience the full extent of this world, the full extent of hate,
> pain, ignorance, violence as well as compassion, love, freedom and
> beauty. (and my previous post was relate to this)
>
>

this is why sayassianism(sp?) was/is one of the best methods for
meditators in india. sayassins is a period of the devotee's life
where he or she wanders around being taken in by those who are
hospitable forsaking material wealth. they pratice meditation and
ahisma(non-hurting)/sto along with other things as they travel.
this illustrates the usefulness of binding experience to pratice
and learning. some ascetic pratices aside from learning are more
concrete than just reading itself. this is why i try to stay
grounded in pratice and in thought. it gives a solidity of
application in the real world to what i learn.
-dave