John 16:29 · World English Bible

John 16:29 Meaning His Disciples Said to Him

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.

What does John 16:29 mean?

Recognition feels different from comprehension. A moment of genuine recognition breaks through.

From the Ego v. Being reading below.

The same verse, read by one tradition.

EGO & BEING

Recognition feels different from comprehension.

A moment of genuine recognition breaks through. Something landed rather than being understood.

Ego v. Being lens

Read one short line of something true and then put the screen down instead of reading the next thing. Let it sit with you on the walk or in the kitchen until it stops being words.
When a friend explains something and you half get it, say so honestly instead of nodding. "I follow the words but it has not landed yet" opens a better conversation than agreement does.
In a meeting where everyone is performing understanding, be the one who asks the simple question. Pretending to grasp something keeps you from ever grasping it.

What do I know how to explain but have not yet actually felt?

A finger points at the moon. Study the finger and you learn about fingers; look up once and the whole argument is over.

Those who know do not explain and those who explain do not know. Something has landed in a person who has gone quiet.

Reading a description of water will not wet your tongue. One sip teaches what a library of accurate words cannot.

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