Acquiring knowledge .

[china]

I do not know if you have ever thought of this problem of acquiring knowledge - whether knowledge does ultimately help us to love, to be free from those qualities which produce conflict in ourselves and with our neighbour; whether knowledge ever frees the mind of ambition. Because ambition is, after all, one of the qualities that destroy relationship, that put man against man. If we would live at peace with each other surely ambition must completely come to an end - not only political, economic, social ambition, but also the more subtle and pernicious ambition, the spiritual ambition - to be something. Is it ever possible for the mind to be free from this accumulating process of knowledge, this desire to know?

 

[VanIsle]

Because ambition is, after all, one of the qualities that destroy relationship, that put man against man.
I would think that statement alone should answer your own question.

 

[darkbeaver]

I do not know if you have ever thought of this problem of acquiring knowledge - whether knowledge does ultimately help us to love, to be free from those qualities which produce conflict in ourselves and with our neighbour; whether knowledge ever frees the mind of ambition. Because ambition is, after all, one of the qualities that destroy relationship, that put man against man. If we would live at peace with each other surely ambition must completely come to an end - not only political, economic, social ambition, but also the more subtle and pernicious ambition, the spiritual ambition - to be something. Is it ever possible for the mind to be free from this accumulating process of knowledge, this desire to know?

But you have to want to love China you have to make the effort you have to get out of bed and be ambitious about love or you'll get none.

 

[El Barto]

I do not know if you have ever thought of this problem of acquiring knowledge - , to be free from those qualities which produce conflict in ourselves and with our neighbour; whether knowledge ever frees the mind of ambition. Because ambition is, after all, one of the qualities that destroy relationship, that put man against man. If we would live at peace with each other surely ambition must completely come to an end - not only political, economic, social ambition, but also the more subtle and pernicious ambition, the spiritual ambition - to be something. Is it ever possible for the mind to be free from this accumulating process of knowledge, this desire to know?

To know per chance to understand. I question the spiritual ambition part. What is gain usually from my point of view is through conflict and letting go of that conflict. When your at peace , how can you be more at peace?
whether knowledge does ultimately help us to love
Again understanding does.