Action Points and Summary

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The following workout is related to Basil the Great’s short work, How to Benefit from Reading Greek Literature, which may be found in the Cave’s The Best of Basil the Great on Reading Literature and Education. To read part of it, go to “Basil the Great” in the Cave Library.

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3 Action Points

• Know that collecting beneficial knowledge or wisdom is the process of “adding little to little.”

• Contemplate the nature of beneficial knowledge or wisdom. Identify the various sources where you can find and collect it.

• Practice collecting beneficial knowledge or wisdom relative to various topics or areas of life. Evaluate.

Collecting Beneficial Knowledge or Wisdom

Workout Summary

In Workout 2 we practice collecting beneficial knowledge or wisdom for our lives.

We begin by describing the nature of “beneficial knowledge” in contrast with “trivial knowledge.” We also look at the nature of wisdom. The question: where can we find these? What sources can we turn to?

We go on with an exercise that has us collecting points of knowledge or wisdom relative to four areas of life.

Finishing with practice, as always, we continue collecting knowledge or wisdom—but this time relative to a topic or area of life of our own choice.

To see Workout 2 in whole, click on the “Go to PDF” button, “Workout 2 – Collecting Beneficial Knowledge or Wisdom.”

Best of benefits in practicing!

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