I consider true knowledge to be knowledge of the self. It's like self-attainment, or a peaceful consciousnes. Ignorance is when we falsely identify either with our body or our desires, also our false ego. Coming out of ignorance is like coming out of the darkness.
that was their knowledge sprung from what is being taught to them. the teachings and ideas that are being imposed to them by whoever it is.Originally Posted by NikolaiI
I see some touch of Kant and Plato here,
On the knowledge of the self, i think its more of a realization.
Knowledge accumulation must come together with wisdom.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
From Confucius:
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The good points of the one I copy; the bad points of the other I correct in myself.
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