When you are going to transmit something to someone else, you need three things: 1) contextual knowledge, 2) skillful wisdom, and 3) the essential knowledge of the thing to transmit. Contextual knowledge refers mainly to language. So, one needs to know a handful of words and their meanings in order to transmit something. Skillful wisdom requires a knowledge of dispositions and a proven method for interaction. Essential knowledge of the thing to transmit refers to a real, deep-rooted experience regarding the thing to be transmitted. For example, in order to teach someone how to make films, you must be a filmmaker, with filmmaking projects in your head.
These can be broken down in regards to time: contextual knowledge refers to utilizing the past. Skillful wisdom refers to dwelling in the present. Essential knowledge of the thing to transmit refers to a meaningful, energetic trajectory for future actions well grounded in reality. Thus, spheres of material represent past (contextual knowledge); the hand represents present (skillful wisdom); and waves of energy represent future (essential knowledge of things to transmit). One needs to see the whole picture to be well qualified to transmit something.
It is like bottling wine. In order to bottle wine, one needs a bottle. One needs to know the proper method for putting the wine in the bottle. And, one needs actual wine to put in the bottle. Here, wine represents essential knowledge of things to transmit, the method of putting wine in the bottle represents skillful wisdom, and the bottle represents contextual knowledge.
13 June 2008
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