Knowledge Sharing and Learning - Dr Yin Team

In Ancient Greece, a philosopher renowned for wisdom had a great reputation. One day, someone came to find this philosopher and said to him:

"Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"A moment," replied the philosopher. "Before you tell me, I would like to test it with the three sieves."

"The three sieves?"

"Yes," continued the philosopher. "Before you speak about others, it's important to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?"

"No, I just heard it."

"Very well! So, you don't know if it's true. Let's move on to the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my friend something good?"

"Oh, no! On the contrary."

"So," questioned the philosopher, "you want to tell me something negative about him, and you're not even sure it's true? Perhaps you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful for me to know what you're going to tell me about this friend?"

"No, not really."

"Therefore," concluded the philosopher, "what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?"

This story reflects Socratic philosophy, emphasizing the importance of truth, kindness, and utility in speech and action. Socrates believed in seeking knowledge through critical thinking and questioning assumptions, like the use of the three sieves to filter information before accepting or passing it on.

"Gossip is a bad thing. Initially, it may seem enjoyable and fun, but ultimately, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us." - Pope Francis

Fable: DON'T ARGUE WITH DONKEYS
The donkey said to the tiger:
- "The grass is blue".
The tiger replied:
- "No, the grass is green."
The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit him to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.
Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:
- "His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?".
The lion replied:
- "True, the grass is blue."
The donkey hurried and continued:
- "The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him."
The king then declared:
- "The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence."
The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating:
- "The Grass Is Blue"...
The tiger accepted his punishment, but before he asked the lion:
- "Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green."
The lion replied:
- "In fact, the grass is green."
The tiger asked:
- "So why are you punishing me?".
The lion replied:
- "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green.
The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question."
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense...
There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quietness are worth more.

There’s no such thing as failure in this work. It’s all information and feedback. We can always keep learning, keep rehearsing, keep experimenting. We keep believing, behaving, and becoming.

To create a new personality, we have to lay down our old selves – associated with our old personal realities – and say goodbye to old incarnations that no longer serve us. In doing so, we give our time, attention, and energy to our new selves – our new futures – we’re creating.

Practice Synchronizing Your Energy To a New Life – https://bit.ly/3Voh9qs

At some point in our lives, we all experience doubt. But doubt isn’t a matter of failure – it’s simply a question of awareness.

When you can’t imagine a solution to a challenge, you’re operating from the same level of mind that created it. The harder you try to solve the problem, the more elusive the solution seems, and the more doubt takes hold.

The key is learning how to change your level of mind by changing your awareness or energy – and becoming conscious of new possibilities.

Learn more in Dr Joe’s latest blog, “Working With Doubt, Part I: Understanding Levels of Mind.” https://bit.ly/4aNkQdA