Socrates said that "the unexamined life is not worth living". About the same time, the Buddha started teaching a way towards Socrates examined life, attained through the practice of meditative inquiry.
Meditative inquiry is the practice of dropping a question in the mind in such a way that it causes the mind to distance itself from conditioned thinking, making space for our own innate wisdom to arise.
As the Buddha said, "there are wise questions that help free the mind from suffering — and unwise questions that keep us mired in confusion."
Meditative inquiry is the practice of dropping a question in the mind in such a way that it causes the mind to distance itself from conditioned thinking, making space for our own innate wisdom to arise.
As the Buddha said, "there are wise questions that help free the mind from suffering — and unwise questions that keep us mired in confusion."
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