Read the Upanishads! The Vedantists etc We westerners only know maybe 10% of what we are and what we are capable of achieving. With an “illuminated heart” one has “eyes that can see” “ ears that can hear” and a compassionate will that can really help people to wake up to their capacity for real wisdom!
The problem I have with historical texts (especially older ones) is the accuracy of them. When the written word was rare (and when most of history was passed through word of mouth), there is much subjectivity (and changes for unconscious errors) to creep in. Also, history was often written by the victors and the elite/upper-classes through most of human existence.
What we "think we know" may be quite different from reality (if only we had time-machines). Archeology and anthropology helps, but there's only so much we can ascertain...
Read the Upanishads! The Vedantists etc We westerners only know maybe 10% of what we are and what we are capable of achieving. With an “illuminated heart” one has “eyes that can see” “ ears that can hear” and a compassionate will that can really help people to wake up to their capacity for real wisdom!
The problem I have with historical texts (especially older ones) is the accuracy of them. When the written word was rare (and when most of history was passed through word of mouth), there is much subjectivity (and changes for unconscious errors) to creep in. Also, history was often written by the victors and the elite/upper-classes through most of human existence.
What we "think we know" may be quite different from reality (if only we had time-machines). Archeology and anthropology helps, but there's only so much we can ascertain...