The Peculiar Blindness of Genius

The Buddha was a genius. Whether he was a genius before he awakened is not terribly interesting. He clearly was a genius after he awakened. He suddenly knew everything humans can know.

Talking to experts can be difficult in the specific sense that they can forget what it’s like not to know what they know. They have to try to gauge their audience to make sure they include enough information for whatever they are saying to make sense to non experts.

Buddhist teachers often say that the Buddha always adjusted his lectures to the needs of his audience…