6. The mind is the aggregator; the heart, the creator. The relationship that produces meaning is the understanding between reality & heart.
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17. The archetypal neurotic intellectual is neurotic precisely because he can't hold on to the castle of Knowledge without fearing the tide.
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18. Knowledge, coming from the outside in—being conditional—must always be uncertain; the tide may come tomorrow and wash it all away.
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19. Understanding, coming from the inside-out, will always be certain; the tide may indeed come but the structure of the castle will remain.
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20. In Understanding, one does not fear the tide of change; in fact one welcomes it, as nourishment, as a necessity to their own substance.
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21. The substantial, that which creates meaning, is Understanding. To gain it you must pay the price; expose yourself to the elements.
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22. Try to subsist on Knowledge alone and you will be rootless, and afraid of it. You will climb more rungs on a ladder facing the abyss.
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23. As the old Zen proverb goes "Knowing others is Wisdom; knowing oneself is Enlightenment". Thank you for reading. See you again on 29/12.
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