There are moments in my life when I catch myself reaching for certainty—wanting to explain, define, or control. But more and more, I find myself leaning into three simple words: I don’t know.

Not knowing doesn’t mean I lack skills or wisdom. It means I choose curiosity over arrogance, humility over certainty. It’s a radical way to live—because it resists the cultural pull toward having all the answers.

Curiosity Instead of Arrogance

When I say “I don’t know,” I’m not shutting down possibility. I’m opening it. I’m inviting life to surprise me, inviting others to reveal themselves without my judgment or assumptions. It keeps me from storying situations or people, from rushing to conclusions that may not be true.

 Humbleness Instead of Certainty

“I don’t know” is a posture of humility. It acknowledges that life is vast, mysterious, and beyond my control. It allows me to meet each moment with openness rather than resistance.

 The Ultimate Surrender

To live with “I don’t know” is to surrender—not in defeat, but in trust. It’s the willingness to allow life to unfold, to let others be who they are, and to rest in the mystery without forcing an answer.

 Wisdom from Enza Vita

Enza Vita is a contemporary spiritual teacher and author known for her writings on non-duality and awakening. She emphasizes the simplicity of presence and the freedom that comes when we stop clinging to stories, concepts, and the need to know. Her work points people back to their “original nature”—a spacious awareness beyond judgment or control.

She writes:

“Not knowing anything, not searching for anything, understanding that we can’t hold on to anything, leaves us with nothing—nothing except our original nature, pure awareness.”

Her words remind us that “I don’t know” is not emptiness—it is spaciousness. It is the fertile ground where possibility and awareness arise.

 What Becomes Possible

When we live from “I don’t know,” something shifts:

• We listen more deeply.

• We judge less harshly.

• We allow life to surprise us.

• We discover freedom in surrender.

“I don’t know” becomes a doorway to compassion, curiosity, and presence. It’s not weakness—it’s radical openness.

 Meditation: Resting in “I Don’t Know”

Take a few minutes to sit quietly.

1. Find your breath. Close your eyes and notice the rhythm of your breathing. No need to change it—just observe.

2. Repeat the words. Silently say to yourself: I don’t know. Let the phrase settle in your body.

3. Notice the release. Feel how those words soften the need to control, explain, or judge.

4. Open to curiosity. Imagine each inhale as an invitation to wonder, each exhale as a surrender of certainty.

5. Rest in spaciousness. Allow yourself to simply be—with no answers, no conclusions, only presence.

Stay here for a few breaths, letting “I don’t know” become not a limitation, but a doorway.

Closing Reflection: What if “I don’t know” became our daily practice? What if we let it guide us into curiosity, humility, and surrender? Perhaps then, we would discover that not knowing is the most radical—and liberating—way to live.