http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2008/10/06/path/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=path Wayne C. Allen - a simple Zen guy - writes about living and relating elegantly Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2008/10/06/path/#comment-313 wayne Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:10:38 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=176#comment-313 There's having knowledge, and being right. I like getting questions "right" - have vague recollections of university / degrees and the joy of "A's." Being right, in my usage, is the process of proving another wrong, or better, is "rightness" directed at another to get to a one-up position. This simply leads to conflict, no matter the fleeting "feeling good." It tends to divide people as opposed to bringing them together - which is one goal of curiosity. There’s having knowledge, and being right. I like getting questions “right” — have vague recollections of university / degrees and the joy of “A’s.“
Being right, in my usage, is the process of proving another wrong, or better, is “rightness” directed at another to get to a one-up position. This simply leads to conflict, no matter the fleeting “feeling good.” It tends to divide people as opposed to bringing them together — which is one goal of curiosity.

]]> http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/2008/10/06/path/#comment-312 Chili48 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:24:27 +0000 http://www.phoenixcentre.com/blog/?p=176#comment-312 I think the hardest thing is to drop the need "to be right". Why is that? It seems to be such a strong emotion...being right...and when you are, you feel great..and when you're not..you feel bad.Chili\San Diego</a> I think the hardest thing is to drop the need “to be right”. Why is that? It seems to be such a strong emotion…being right…and when you are, you feel great..and when you’re not..you feel bad.Chili\San Diego

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