Given the choice between saying "I don't know" and inventing a conspiracy theory, 99% of humans will invent a conspiracy and look for a scapegoat. Only the wisest are able to remain in the divine space, the infinite possibility of "I don't know."
When Bodhidharma brought Buddhism to China, the emperor called for him. After a formal reading of all the emperor's merits and achievements, the monarch asked Bodhidharma, "Now what have you accomplished?"
Bodhidharma answered, "Wu." Nothing.
The emperor inquired further, "How much merit have you acquired?"
Bodhidharma answered, "None."
Exasperated, the emperor finally asked, "Then who are you?"
Bodhidharma answered, "Don't know." Was it a declaration or an imperative?
"Don't know" became his most powerful sutra, the two words in this classic Zen portrait of Bodhidharma, sitting in meditation.
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