COGNITION AND IGNORANCE

October 15, 2020

SUMMARY:

In this dialogue, Matías explores the relationship between cognition, ignorance, emotions, and learning. He concludes that traditional education, focused on cognition, has led to disconnection and ignorance because the capacity to learn through play, fun, and emotions has been lost. He proposes that true wisdom is found in the integration of knowledge through emotion and play. To combat ignorance, it is necessary to nurture the soul and the inner child within each of us. In summary, the path to wisdom involves rediscovering the joy of learning through emotional connection and play.

QUOTE:

“The path of the ignorant should be a trail of attraction, of entertainment that leads them to discover their cognitive qualities, and there they will awaken their true understanding.”

EXERCISES:

1. Inner Child Meditation:

• Find a quiet place and sit in a comfortable position.

• Close your eyes and visualize your inner child, that aspect of yourself that seeks fun and play.

• Imagine your inner child happily playing in a safe and joyful environment.

• Connect with the sense of joy and carefreeness that your inner child experiences.

• Allow yourself to feel that joy and let it expand throughout your being.

• This meditation helps you reconnect with the playful and curious part of yourself.

2. Inner Joy Meditation:

• Close your eyes and focus on your breath.

• With each inhalation, visualize a sense of joy and contentment filling your being.

• Imagine this joy flowing through your body, illuminating every part of you.

• Hold onto this image in your mind as you continue to breathe deeply.

• This meditation helps you cultivate a state of joy that you can carry with you throughout the day.

3. Emotion and Knowledge Integration Meditation:

• Reflect on a topic or concept that you are interested in learning or understanding.

• Close your eyes and visualize how you feel emotionally as you explore that topic.

• Connect your emotions with your desire to know and understand.

• Observe how emotion and knowledge intertwine and complement each other in your mind.

• This meditation helps you recognize the importance of emotions in the learning process.