Arthacarya

Ascolto & dimentico, vedo & ricordo, faccio & comprendo

I hear and i forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand

When do we know? When do we really acknowledge something as truth? At times it’s within a heartbeat. A click you feel. Yes! This rings true. Other times you just as easily reject something. Sometimes you need more convincing and you allow the time for more study, observation and experiment. But are you really open to any outcome? In the end you long for that recognition. All the pieces of the puzzle that fall into place. The way I experience this now, you say, the way I see it now. Now it feels good. And you arrive at your truth. 

Between knowing and doing

How often have we heard something and even agreed on something and yet no action follows? How often have we even expressed a desire, set a goal and yet we do not follow through? What is the matter? Why do we ‘know’ and yet not ‘do’? What part of the answer are we conscious of? The outlines are often easily detected. Your telling yourself lies, keeping illusions alive. It’s because of perfectionism or fear! But the details? Fear of what exactly and why so ‘perfect’?

The knowledge based on inference or testimony is different from direct knowledge obtained in the higher states of consciousness, because it is confined to a particular object (or aspect). - Sutra 1.49

If all the answers were handed over to you, if the truth was handed to you on a silver platter, would you accept? If it felt right, right?