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Ignorance of one's own ignorance.

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“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”

CONFUCIUS

Meditation Book: 6 Passage: 21

Meditation Book: 6 Passage: 21

If somone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.

The ignorance of our own ignorance

The main reason for the ignorance of our own ignorance is that we don’t need to know how everyday things work. They just do. We are used to seeing them wherever we go.

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