There is knowing through the body, or heart, and there is knowing through the mind. When sages discuss "not knowing" they are referring specifically to not knowing with the mind. Sages, themselves, are not interacting with the world through a conceptual framework; they are interacting with it directly, and are therefore one-with Tao. They are in flow. They are verbs rather than nouns. If peeps could spend one day without thinking, they would understand what these words are pointing to. Unfortunately, the habit of thought is so ingrained, and thoughts are so incessant, that the average person only sees the world through a filter of thoughts and therefore remains blind to the living truth.
