What we overlook is that underneath the ground of our beliefs, opinions, and concepts is a boundless sea of uncertainty. The concepts we cling to are like tiny boats tossed about in the middle of a vast ocean. We stand on our beliefs and ideas thinking they’re solid, but in fact, they (and we) are on shifting seas. Any ideas or beliefs we hold in our minds are necessarily set against other ideas and beliefs. Thus we cannot help but experience doubt.
~ Steve Hagen
(Buddhism: Plain & Simple)
true that!
🙂
Well, when you put it that way, we’re pretty smart to have a lot of doubt!
Indeed! (Wish I had realized that when I was younger!)
Not sure what I think …
You are wise to allow for uncertainty, Sybil…
So much wisdom in the quote…and a beautiful image!
Thank you, Tiny! Leave it to me to make eye contact with a gull in Venice. 🙂
It’s the doubt and the questioning of our beliefs that help us to grow and learn more, don’t you think? 🙂
I certainly do, Joanne! Even Mother Teresa had her doubts. How could it be otherwise? We are all one, floating on that “boundless sea of uncertainty.”