from Chogyam Trungpa: DIRECT KNOWLEDGE
"In the study of Buddhist philosophy, from the start one tries to
transcend concepts, and one tries, perhaps in a very critical way, to
find out what /is. /One has to develop a critical mind that will
stimulate intelligence. If one cultivates intelligent, intuitive
insight, then gradually real intuitive feeling develops, and any
imaginary or hallucinatory element is clarified and eventually dies
out. Finally, the vague feeling of discovery becomes very clear, so
that almost no doubt remains. Even at this stage, it is possible that
one may be unable to explain one's discovery verbally or write it down
exactly on paper. In fact, if one tried to do so, it would be limiting
one's scope and would be rather dangerous. Nevertheless, one finally
attains direct knowledge, rather than achieving something which is
separate from oneself. This can only be achieved through the practice
of meditation, which is not a question of going into some inward
depth, but of widening and expanding outward." - Condensed from
"Meditation," in /Meditation in Action/, pages 78 to 79. Shambhala
Library Edition.
