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Staying in Flow

The essence of learning lies not in acquiring new knowledge, but in reconstructing cognition.

Through learning, we dismantle old frameworks of understanding and reassemble our perception of the world.

When we cease to learn, we close ourselves off from the outside world. No longer listening to new voices, no longer questioning old beliefs, no longer willing to be changed.

This doesn't happen instantly, but through gradual solidification: thought becomes wrapped in habit, mind tamed by comfort.

When we cling to our experiences and conclusions, our world begins to shrink. We are no longer moved by the world, nor can we move it.

True learning is continuous flow. It means acknowledging our incompleteness, having the courage to constantly renew ourselves. Each new understanding is a small rebirth; each shaken certainty, a starting point for growth.

Zen practice lies not in seeking answers, but in maintaining beginner's mind: seeing things anew in each moment.

Growth is not upward, but inward.

When we see beneath the surface of experience a broader, more nuanced self. In that moment, we are still learning, still flowing.


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