We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Belief is in ignorance. If you know, you know. And it is good that if you don’t know, know that you don’t know — the belief can deceive you. The belief can create an atmosphere in your mind, where, without knowing, you start thinking that you know. Belief is not trust, and the more strongly you say that you believe totally, the more you are afraid of the doubt within you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Belief can often lead to misconceptions; true understanding comes from recognizing what you do not know.
This quote emphasizes the distinction between belief and knowledge, suggesting that blind belief can create a false sense of certainty. It warns against the dangers of ignorance, highlighting that acknowledging one's lack of knowledge is a crucial step towards true understanding, while strong belief without evidence may stem from fear of doubt.
Themes
BeliefKnowledgeIgnoranceUnderstandingDoubt
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about personal growth, you might say, 'As Rajneesh said, belief is in ignorance, so we should embrace what we don't know.'
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