Realization is not knowledge about the universe, but the living experience of the nature of the universe. Until we have such living experience, we remain dependent on examples, and subject to their limits.
Interpretation
True realization comes from lived experiences rather than mere knowledge.
This quote by Namkhai Norbu emphasizes that understanding the universe is rooted in direct experience rather than theoretical knowledge. Without personal experiences that illuminate the nature of existence, we are confined to learning from others, which can restrict our comprehension and limit our potential for growth and insight.
In practice
During a philosophy discussion about the nature of existence.
A rogue does not laugh in the same way that an honest man does; a hypocrite does not shed the tears of a man of good faith. All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.
All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.
Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.
My main ambition as a historian is to figure out what's really happening in the world, instead of the fictions that humans have been creating for thousands of years in order to explain or control what's happening in the world.
Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them.
The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.
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