On Achieving Ekstasis (part 2)

From "12 Steps to a Compassionate Life" by Karen Armstrong:

The aim of this step (Step 7, "How Little We Know") is threefold:

1. to recognize and appreciate the unknown and unknowable
2. to become sensitive to overconfident assertions of certainty in ourselves and other people
3. to make ourselves aware of the numinous mystery of each human being we encounter during the day