tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529644.post-25304357519631947722008-03-27T19:28:00.003-06:002008-03-27T19:59:51.230-06:00knowledge is what we learn in school. it's useful and good. it's facts and opinions, causes and effects, formulas and literature. it's mathematical and scientific, it's linguistic and societal. it's who won the oscar for best actress in 1994. it's where you grew up, who your closest living relatives are, what church you went to as a kid. it's the color of your skin, and the natural color of your hair. it's chemistry, quantum physics and neurobiological rhythms beyond imagination. yes, knowledge is power. but knowledge is also in a book.<br /><br />knowing, conversely, is what we learn from experience. by doing. feeling. living. knowing is wisdom in action. it is your first downward dog of the day. it is applying lessons learned first-hand to future choices and activities. it's poetic and simple. it's common sense and esoteric. it is breathing, beating, every second of every day and night. knowing is moving through days with intuition more than fear, openness more than barriers. knowing is trusting in your own divine power as well as the divine nature of the universe. knowing is dropping the ego, dropping competition, possessions, obsessions, just being.<br /><br />further, knowing the difference between knowledge and knowing is... enlightenment.Michellenoreply@blogger.com