what is the meaning of these words:
The `pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses the understanding
2006-07-21 15:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by frank d 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That when you gain wisdom it is painful to lose your old, familiar way.
2006-07-21 15:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by helixburger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To give up your blissful ignorance is, in a way, jading and painful. Like opening Pandora's Box: once that shell is broken, the understanding floods out and can't be put back in.
Or: No Pain, No Gain.
Once you leave the safety of ignorance, you are jarred into the stark and often painful reality. All grea changes in life are accompanied by a pain of some sort.
2006-07-21 15:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by KTKNZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not easy to apprehend the truth. To do it, one must be open-minded and clear-headed. Instead, people are block-headed bounded by dogmas of various sorts in their ordinary day-to-day living that is full of craving and bondage. One has to go away from and give up such cravings that give instant pleasure, short-lived though. It would need some effort to come out of that. People in general lack the will to do so. This insight which is there in the Upanisads of India and elsewhere has been rhetorically expressed in the way mentioned by you.
2006-07-22 04:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by das.ganesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Frank D:
when you understand,you have to be straight,i.e. you must be trustful and trustworthy,passionate and compassionate,peaceful and peace loving,against landmines and football loving.You can hardly do these and feel the pains without a daily rirual of weeping excessively in private.Take killed Lebanese Children and tha daily killilling of Palestinians,etc,etc.etc
2006-07-21 22:28:37 · answer #4 · answered by mustafaalnagar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Example: Kids believing in Santa Clause.
Now, say you told a kid that Santa does not exist. This shell you speek of is what they understand to be true. Now that you have said that Santa does not exist you are smashing this shell leaving pain and confusion.
All REAL understanding has pain that comes along.
The real understanding came with pain, knowing that Santa does not exist.
this is how interpreted this.. hope it's right... or close!
cya.
2006-07-21 15:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by phitchic989 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose its a counterpoint to 'ignorance is bliss'
2006-07-21 23:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by tuthutop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋