Many of these opinions do not come from our own deep reflection, but are instead based on what other people think. To compensate for this, we assert ourselves with opinions and ideas that make us seem strong and certain. We do not like what is unfamiliar or unknown. We are by nature fearful and insecure creatures. To accomplish this, he wrote, we must be capable of negating our ego. As it remains in this state and probes deeply into the mysteries of the universe, ideas will come that are more dimensional and real than if we had jumped to conclusions and formed judgments early on. The mind must be able to feel doubt and uncertainty for as long as possible. The only solution for an enlightened person is to let the mind absorb itself in what it experiences, without having to form a judgment on what it all means. Simple words and thoughts cannot capture this flux or complexity. Furthermore, everything in the universe is in a state of constant flux.
With our limited senses and consciousness, we only glimpse a small portion of reality.
The world around us, he wrote, is far more complex than we can possibly imagine. “In 1817 the twenty-two-year-old poet John Keats wrote a letter to his brothers in which he explained his most recent thoughts on the creative process.
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