Questions Are Desire Paths of Curiosity

When diversive curiosity is entrained — when it is transformed into a quest for knowledge and understanding — it nourishes us. This deeper, more disciplined and effortful type of curiosity is called epistemic curiosity,

As curious children, we ask questions. If as adults we have kept the soil of wonder well watered, we will continue to ask questions. Such questions, always leading to more questions, are the pre-eminent teachers of thought. Spiritual teachers in all traditions ply their students with riddles, koans, and perplexing parables.

In an expert-run industrialized economy, there’s a lot of pressure to be the one who’s sure, the person with all the answers. Far more valuable is someone who has all the questions. The ability to figure out what hasn’t been figured out and see what hasn’t been seen is a significant advantage. Rarest of all is the person with the humility (and conf

Four questions, a little scavenger hunt.