Chapter III
The Journey Progresses With Knowing
Self-Knowing
To transform our sufferings, we must develop Self-Awareness and Self-Knowing.
Take anger, for example—how can we transform it if we’re not aware of it, or don’t understand its deeper causes?
That is why the journey of Self-Transformation is a journey of Self-Knowing.
Without Self-Knowing, there will be no progress.
What is Self-Knowing?
Developing Self-Knowing is about becoming aware of one's Actions.
And even deeper, of one's Reactions (Thoughts/Emotions) behind the Actions.
And deeper still, of the Causes of one's Reactions.
The journey of Self-Knowing is like this, where one dives deeper and deeper to explore every inch of one's Infinite Consciousness, to shine light into the dark and unknown parts of the mind.
To bring Illuminate the Darkness with Knowing—this is Enlightenment.
And once one discovers the deepest causes of their sufferings, one will naturally discover their solutions—which is to simply reverse the cause.
Two Types Of Knowing
Let us explore the two types of Self-Knowing you can develop on the journey of Self-Transformation.
Unexperienced Knowledge—This is second-hand knowledge—something we’ve learned from books, teachers, or others, but not directly experienced within ourselves. For instance, reading about tennis from a book.
When you obtain Unexperienced Knowledge, just like the knowledge I'm sharing with you now, do not become attached to it and follow it religiously like absolute truth. Use it instead as inspiration or paths you can explore to develop Experienced Knowledge.
Experienced Knowledge—This is direct knowledge:wisdom gained through your own lived experience.
Example: Learning about tennis through actually playing tennis.
Truth can only be realized from experience
Developing Self-Knowing is about Experienced Knowledge, because truth realized from within has the power to transform the mind. The more you see how you’ve been creating your own suffering, the more naturally you’ll grow, shift, and make wiser choices
“But how to develop Self-Knowing internally?”
With Stillness!
Chapter IV. Knowing Progresses With Stillness