At first, it can come as a surprise that Not Knowing can be so crucial to Dharma practice. In most of our engagements in the world – school, work, friendship, counseling, and so forth – the last thing we want to say — to admit — is that we don’t know. Yet in Buddhism, that very response may be sought, even prized.
Eric guided our reflections on this puzzling feature of the path this Sunday, drawing on insights from biology, Zen koan study, and Vipassana.
Eric read a short excerpt from Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.
There was a short talk on the classic Zen Koan on Not Knowing (note: paywalled) transitioning us into meditation by Henry Shukman of Mountain Cloud Zen Center.
We then listened to a talk by Matt Brensilver, which you can listen to here:
