Thinking has gotten a bad rap, but the texts speak of three ways of developing wisdom, one of which is using conceptual thought. There is wisdom obtained from listening to others (suta-maya panna), wisdom obtained from one's own thinking (cinta-maya panna) and wisdom obtained by meditation (bhavana-maya panna).porpoise wrote:Possibly because insight is non-conceptual and thinking gets in the way?daverupa wrote: But this is absurd; so, of what benefit is this lack of thought, mentioned by so many?
Digha Nikaya #33: The Sangiti Sutta
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