EP35 The Problem of Knowledge

I was inspired to talk about knowledge because I remembered an old saying that tells children that knowledge is the key to power.  This has, indeed, been the model of our society.We know that power can be problematic but is there any danger associated with knowledge?  We look at how a knowledge focused life removes significance from it.We start by talking about how knowledge is about limits and boundaries, and how when focusing on it we easily identify with our specific roles and the content of our knowledge.  We look at how knowledge is the point at which we stop our development and any further thinking.  We look at how our purpose and survival easily become tangled up with it and how we thus tend to defend our limitations, our pause in development.We also mention that, as spoken about in episode 34, we might already have an intuition that will point us to move toward a more meaning oriented and all-win system.  In particular we look at how affirming another person's fixed role changes the dynamics of interaction and closes people off.Thus, if instead of focusing on knowledge and identifying with it and our roles we can identify with our infinite nature, as infinite potential, as learners, we may open up to a fascinating dynamics that leads to a life of connection, significance, and exhilaration.If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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Looking for Aha-moments? Surprisingly useful connections? Interested in learning more about You, how your personality was formed, who you truly are? I know I am. And so, as an INFJ type I enjoy finding underlying patterns and share them in this forum. I also talk about Non-Duality (Advaita Vedanta). Take this journey with me and with your questions and comments we will tread forth together, attempting to make sense of it all. :)