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Since our being and life are not two different events, life can never be known for what it truly is, only for what the mind makes it as it fractures life into an objective experience. To counter the tendency of mind to objectify life into something through the conclusions it forms, an authentic spiritual path eliminates all constructions of mind by questioning those formations. A question breaks down the very construction the mind is attempting to place between itself and the world. A question invites innocence and renewal; it invites a new way of looking that is free of past contamination. When we question, we do not know the answer and are genuinely open to whatever is revealed. The sense-of-self forms conclusions because it fears living within the ambiguity of a question. Questions are moments of wonderment but do not provide the security of assurance that the self seeks. As we journey along our spiritual path, we become more willing to move from mental certainty to the open amazement of not knowing.