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The very perplexities which life breeds in the mind of humanity call forth the effort to solve them. And such effort in its turn develops intuitional and thinking capacity. We are all involuntarily metaphysicians although we do not know it and however much be our antipathy towards metaphysics. Again, by making errors in everyday living we become aware of our own ignorance. By becoming aware of our ignorance, we take the first step to transcending it.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 4 : Practise Mental Discipline > # 114