The Wisdom of Not-Knowing: Essays on Psychotherapy Buddhism and Life Experience

We often find that the state of not-knowing can be a precursor to moments of rich discovery which possess a dynamic transformative power that exceeds any prior expectation. From the Introduction In daily life when we see hear or touch something that we dont recognise we are instantly at our most alert. In that condition of not-knowing we are in a state of alive lithe awareness: asking questions inviting input open to learning looking for significance and meaning...These essays most by practising psychotherapists some of them Buddhists take as their starting point the idea that not-knowing is fundamental to conscious reflection and the desire to know must always arise in the first instance from the self-awareness of not-knowing. Read in any order on waking before sleeping or when in doubt...they will be of interest to anyone who has ever sat in either chair in a psychotherapists or counsellors room - as well as anyone troubled or intrigued by what it takes to live comfortably and well in a condition of not knowing all (or even any) of the answers.