Douglas Harding: The Beginning Of Wonder

22 Jul

Travis |  July 22nd,2010 | Random |  2 comments

The little one’s knowledge is the ending of wonder. The Big One’s knowledge is the beginning of wonder. The little one is heady and knowing and smart. He’ll buy knowledge at the expense of mystery every time, and sooner or later it gives him a splitting headache. The Big One buys mystery at the expense of knowledge till all that’s left is the Mystery itself, the Perfectly-known-as-unknowable-Source that is the cure of all the headaches it gives rise to. (Douglas Harding. The Trial of the Man who said he was God.)

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  • http://www.foolishtreefilms.com Ian Carruthers

    I like this. I think if I could only have one or the other – mystery or knowledge – I’d choose mystery.

  • http://www.traviseneix.com Travis

    Awesome, Ian. FWIW, I don’t think we actually have a real choice in the end. ;)

Travis Eneix

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