CONDITION THREE: UNDERSTANDING.

The next purpose which comes into play is the purpose to UNDERSTAND. The third condition is the condition of UNDERSTANDING. So what is this advance from knowledge to understanding? What is understanding?

Well, firstly it is conceptual. Now you can actually see how it fits and apllies in life, in reality. It is also where your consciousness has translated the data so now you are not just a mind with data but now a cognizant being with regards to that subject on those understanding points. That’s when your lightbulb switches on, you feel bright. You UNDERSTAND.

Another thing that happens here is that you don’t have to carry around that data like a robot any more. Once you understand you throw away the data, the knowledge. The second thing here is that you have moved from orientation to STABILITY. With understanding you become centred and stable.

You also can recreate any data pertinent to that understanding but you don’t have to carry it around.

There are so many folks who have lots of knowledge yet are not at all practical. Why? Because they don’t actually understand.

It’s quite amusing really when you truly look at it. Humans being humans with ego’s can have all kinds of purposes for study. For example a person may have a purpose of impressing people. Then people would look up to them and respect them. Well, as a result of such a purpose they learn to retain data, data, data and have tons of knowledge so that they look and sound very impressive. Well, great. They achieved that purpose yet cant actually do anything for they lack understanding. However, because they look impressive they are put in charge of telling others in that field what to do. Oh dear.

On the other hand you will have students who have the purpose of understanding and so ask teachers pertinent questions which the teachers cant answer and so are told off and told they are being stupid and so get disillusioned with the subject.

With real understanding a student feels bright, light and happy and knows they are improving, moving forward on this cycle.

So on this step, this condition a person naturally wants to expand their understanding so it’s a place where you gather understandings, where you get more data and are not satisfied until you can translate it into more understanding.

So now look at this word UNDERSTANDING. Some folk demonize the word UNDER and so want to say they overstand or innerstand. Well, the stable base for anything is under. Take away the base and the building, structure collapses. WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A STABLE BASE. Simple eh?