Misconceptions about understanding (COMPREHENSION)
from Study Session 1 on "Experiential Processes and the Creation of Meaning
Misconceptions about understanding (COMPREHENSION)
The one who creates the metaphor first has a felt meaning and then creates the metaphor.
The person reading the metaphor sees the metaphor first, then understands it.
I'm afraid I'm understanding this wrong from here.
「 Conversation is not table tennis, but music 」
Tradition is to keep the fire burning."
I guess that means it's important to protect them from disappearing - right?
Tradition is about preserving the fire, not worshipping the ashes.
Instead of worshipping the ashes that are a byproduct of the fire and no longer change, we should work to keep the fire that is currently creating new light alive, which is what preserving tradition means.
[There is no tradition without creation.
Fire is a metaphor for creation
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