The Highest Form Of Ignorance

“Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance.”
Albert Einstein

If we condemn others before we know why they think the way they do, we are peddlers of ignorance.

The Buddha said, “Do not take my word for the truth; test it for yourself.”

How do we investigate? We watch the mind at work, and note the effect of likes and dislikes. That which notes has no likes and dislikes; it is just aware. This is pure consciousness. We are the investigator, which is realised as pure observation.

If we ignore this, we condemn ourselves to perpetual ignorance, the root of all evil.

“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
Plato