Daniel, spot on. We often mistake empathy for the full picture, but it’s usually just two people agreeing on a partial view of the elephant. Equanimity is the sobriety to admit we don’t have the full map.
Even "enlightenment" isn't a God-mode download - it’s just finally seeing the "what-is" without the filters. It doesn't make you all-knowing; it just stops you from hallucinating that your slice of experience is the whole pie.
This is a really enjoyable and interesting read. There is something about the absolute certainty in the appraisal of the parts of the elephants that puts me in mind of Iain McGilchrist's characterisation of the left hemisphere - certain of what they have seen based on information they have, blind to the possibility of more.
Daniel, spot on. We often mistake empathy for the full picture, but it’s usually just two people agreeing on a partial view of the elephant. Equanimity is the sobriety to admit we don’t have the full map.
Even "enlightenment" isn't a God-mode download - it’s just finally seeing the "what-is" without the filters. It doesn't make you all-knowing; it just stops you from hallucinating that your slice of experience is the whole pie.
This is a really enjoyable and interesting read. There is something about the absolute certainty in the appraisal of the parts of the elephants that puts me in mind of Iain McGilchrist's characterisation of the left hemisphere - certain of what they have seen based on information they have, blind to the possibility of more.
Thanks for that insight, I’ll certainly take a look at McGilchrist.