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Sunday, June 28, 2009

I don't Know! - a confusing state of mind or an enlightened one?

I mean.. i really dont know! am i confused? or am I not ready to own my ignorance? or am I leaving room to commit mistakes? or am I suspending my disbelief? What the hell am i doing or thinking?...I dont know!

Do I believe in God? I dont know...do I not believe in his' (or her's or its)non- existence? I dont know.. for no reason...reason seems to be involving more of a mundane thing , that ignores the possibility of not knowing something that has escaped your observation. Reasoning happens within certain boundaries. boundaries of our rationale, boundaries of our cognition, boundaries of our knowledge ...all of which vary with time and space..not constant anytime. That is why people tend to change their opinions/tastes/behavior.

So, is it something wrong to say, "I dont know!" I really think. this is an enlightened state of mind that accepts that what I know is limited by my cognitive abilities and is limited to this point of space and time, is limited to my mental maps that were formed with experience, which is also limited to certain tiny co-ordinates of this massive universe. What we know is what we actually "think" we know.

Yes, it is a confused state of mind and I think that is the natural state. The state that is not easy to have, the state of mind that is not easily appreciated by a well-boosted ego. The state of mind that requires tremendous amount of humility to accept that I am merely an animal with more mind to body ratio. And when I write this ... I honestly do not know whether this means that... I am just confused ! :-)


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