Seeing Knowledge In Others Makes You Knowledgeable

As time passes, Siddhartha became smarter and better. I am not saying that he wasn’t at first, but he has been improving. Through suffering and patience he has discovered how to achieve nirvana. He is not enlightened yet but the method has been discovered. This is a very important step because without the formula, the results cannot be completed.

At first he thought knowledge and learning were the ways to achieve inner peace. Later, he discovered self and how the cycle works. Gossips lead him to leave the Samanas and search for the enlightened one. When he got there he realized that what he desired could not be achieved by listening and learning from others. He needed to experience it.

He knew that the Buddha’s teaching was the best and that no others were better but he also knew that in all this there was a gap, a flaw if you want to think about it in this way. “O Brahmin’s son, and it is a credit to you that you have thought so deeply about them. You have found a flaw.” Siddhartha pg. 27. These are some wise words the illustrious one said.

There are many kinds of intelligences. Two of them are knowledge and salvation from suffering. Siddhartha wanted to achieve both of them. He already found the first one. With the Buddha he searched for the second one and learned that there were some things that could not be found just by reading books. You may think you know everything because you have read about everything, but do you truly know what things are like if you only have a description about them? The answer is no. True knowledge comes from experience. Experience is what truly matters in these kinds of situations. Forget about statistics and meet the real world.