Philosophies

The Posture of Not Yet Knowing

A case for staying in a question longer than is comfortable, especially in a spiritual life.

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The Posture of Not Yet Knowing

There is a particular tension in the body that shows up whenever a question is left open past the point where an answer was expected to arrive.

Most of us are trained to relieve that tension quickly, with the nearest plausible answer, rather than to sit inside it and observe what it is made of. Spiritual traditions that value contemplation over doctrine tend to do the opposite: they slow the reach for resolution.

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