Weekly Knowledge #21 01 Nov 1995

SCEPTICISM

London United Kingdom

Ignorance is being a sceptic and not knowing you are a sceptic. If you think you are a sceptic, you are no longer a sceptic because you have a clue of something beyond. So, in reality, you can never know whether you are a sceptic or not! A sceptic is stuck in a paradigm and closes all other possibilities. But this creation is of all possibilities. As one understands the paradigm shift, scepticism is removed. A real scientist can never afford to be a sceptic because scepticism closes down possibilities and does not continue to probe into unknown areas of existence. In short, scepticism is an I know it all attitude, and this attitude is unscientific. Scepticism is dispelled by !nowledge. "erception and inference are two means of knowing. In every human being deep inside, there is faith and love. #hat you think is scepticism is only a thin layer. If you hold in your mind that they are sceptics you empower their scepticism. $o not recogni%e someone&s scepticism and try to argue with them. Argument strengthens their scepticism. 'ear of interference in one&s freedom brings more resistance and causes scepticism. (our silence and the smile from your heart will dispel their scepticism. )here is nothing better than silence to break scepticism. Silence means the *uality of consciousness, not +ust keeping lips tight. Scepticism doesn&t come up in children. It comes only with people who walk with boundaries. ,hildren have no scepticism. )hey live in their fantasy world, a world of many possibilities. )heir world is one of innocence, +oy, beauty, and so much love.

Jai Guru Dev