John Dunne: Not Knowing, but Not Non-knowing: Embracing Uncertainty, Transcending Ignorance

Summary: Episode Description: Exploring the falsehood of conceptualization and language, John Dunne looks at the ways in which we hold categorical and conceptual thinking which can create a distorted and fragmented experience of the world—or delusion. Drawing from Buddhist philosophy, Dunne talks about grasping our thoughts and ideas as being a form of ignorance. He reflects on the importance of not-knowing and grounding ourselves in immediate experience, saying, “what we mean by seeing the way things truly are is knowing that things are selfless… It’s knowing how to be aware without the fixation. It is knowing, it is awareness—but it’s not belief.”<br> To help keep these podcasts freely available, we hope you will consider making a suggested donation of $25 to our <a title="Give to Upaya's Dharma Podcast Fund" href="https://www.upaya.org/give/fund.php?id=10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dharma Podcast Fund</a>.<br> <br>