Regurgitate vs Assimilate

[teresaq]

If we regurgitate something have we assimilated it?

If we have assimilated it can we regurgitate it?

[cardw]

I think of assimilation as allowing something to become part of you.

If I regurgitate something then it ceases to be a part of me. To regurgitate something I would think you would have to separate yourself from it first.

[teresaq]

Interesting thought.

If principles have been understood and assimilated then we become the "embodiment" of them, just naturally live them out in our lives.

If we don't understand the underlying principles and assimilate them then we can only regurgitate what we hear/read?

[cardw]

I think that happens a lot. We can skillfully mime a way of being, but as soon as we hit the end of the script we get stuck.

When something is a part of me there is no thinking, just being.