The sacred dimension is not something that you can know through words and ideas any more than you can learn what an apple pie tastes like by eating the recipe. The modern age has forgotten that facts and information, for all their usefulness, are not the same as truth or wisdom, and certainly not the same as direct experience.
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About Adyashanti
Adyashanti was American spiritual author. Adyashanti is an American former spiritual teacher and author from the San Francisco Bay Area who offered talks, online study courses, and retreats in the United States and abroad. He is the author of numerous books, CDs and DVDs and, together with his wife Mukti, is the founder of Open Gate Sangha, Inc., a nonprofit organization established in 1996 which supports and makes available his teachings. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Experience — Learning through living, doing, and facing the world
- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth
- Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth