Can you recall the last time you went into a situation like a baby, having an empty mind, no preconceptions, no thought of knowing about what awaits you? Most people cannot recall such a time. When we confront something thinking we already know about it, we are not near as open to learning. Shunyru Suzuki, […]
Take an uncertainty tour.
In order to know anything with certainty, we first have to doubt everything we know. Descartes The most annoying phrase in the history of language is “I know.”
Mindfulness and Muraqabah
I recently was given a meaningful article written by Justin Parrot. The following is just an excerpt. Read the rest here. As you read, if you do not identify with Allah, substitute the word “God” or “divinity” or whatever other term allows you to see the meaning here. In the Islamic context, mindfulness is the […]