Thinking is to take cider blocks of concepts from the memory warehouse and built monuments. We call these hovels and palaces “thoughts”. But such thinking, by itself, has no creative value. It is only when lit by understanding that thinking takes on a real substance. Understanding does not arise as a result of thinking. It is a result of a long precess of conscious awareness. Sometimes understanding can be translated into thoughts, but often thoughts are too rigid and limited to carry much understanding. Sometimes a look or a laughter expresses understanding much better than words or thoughts.
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Sun My Heart
