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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2023 · 20 MIN

Knowables and Unknowables

from Meditation and Beyond · host Elliott S. Dacher, M.D.

Send us Fan Mail What is a knowable? It’s any experience, outer or inner, that can be observed and known through our sensory organs or mental capacity. Our sensory system is oriented to “physical” experiences that appear as outer events. Our inner capacity for observation is oriented towards thoughts, feelings, and images that appear as mental events. In contrast, there are also unknowables. What is an unknowable? These are experiences that cannot be observed or comprehended through our sensory system or mental awareness. They can only be known to the individual through direct experience. Examples of unknowables include soul, spirit, pure awareness, love, God, and reality itself. Support the show Welcome to my Podcasts On my website below you will find many resources and a sign-up link to our Sunday morning Zoom teaching and meditation. Everyone is invited. Your support by subscribing is appreciated ... www.elliottdacher.org Aware, Awake, Alive on Amazon

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Send us Fan Mail What is a knowable? It’s any experience, outer or inner, that can be observed and known through our sensory organs or mental capacity. Our sensory system is oriented to “physical” experiences that appear as outer events. Our inner capacity for observation is oriented towards thoughts, feelings, and images that appear as mental events. In contrast, there are also unknowables. What is an unknowable? These are experiences that cannot be observed or comprehended through our senso...

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