Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 thank you great could you please cite the source? all the best michaelsaktidasa <saktidasa > wrote: In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?""Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.""Triple filter?""That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" (Sathyam?)"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and...""All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?" (Priyam?)"No, on the contrary...""So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?" (Hitham?)"No, not really.""Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Ah, this is one of my principle class introductions when I teach students about anything. It should be required of all Academics and professionals. Socrates also once said that "What a person cannot possess for themselves they will seek to destroy in others" He also insisted that he knew very little, which was why he was forced to ask so many (often irritating) questions. Not having all the answers kept him wisely on his toes to an old age -- but of course, eventually the truth was too much for Athenians and they suggested that he should drink Hemlock, so that they would not need to be reminded of these unpleasant truths. A lesson there... I leave it to each of you to determine which lesson applies in your lives. Cheers! Zenbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 , zen2wrk@a... wrote: > Ah, this is one of my principle class introductions when I teach students > about anything. > > It should be required of all Academics and professionals. > > Socrates also once said that "What a person cannot possess for themselves > they will seek to destroy in others" > > He also insisted that he knew very little, which was why he was forced to > ask so many (often irritating) questions. > > Not having all the answers kept him wisely on his toes to an old age -- but > of course, eventually the truth was too much for Athenians and they suggested > that he should drink Hemlock, so that they would not need to be reminded of > these unpleasant truths. > > A lesson there... > > I leave it to each of you to determine which lesson applies in your lives. > > Cheers! > > Zenbob Namaste Bod, How are the goats? just joking. Have you ever thought that 'knowing nothing' may mean also that knowing everything there is to know is also nothing. For knowing in itself indicates the mind, and we to rise above that avidya/nescience so to speak. Vidya or Jnana in the end is Moksha after all...............???????????????ONS....Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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