The Three Knocks Series – Part I: Seeking and the Self
Download MP3This episode explores the first phrase of the biblical pattern behind the three knocks: “Seek and ye shall find.” We unpack seeking as both a discovery process and a mindset—moving from raw curiosity into an iterative refinement of what we truly need to know. Along the way, we consider how openness, opportunistic attention, and the distinction between seeking and possession shape the self.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Seeking and finding are linked through an iterative discovery and refinement process.
- “Seek and ye shall find” can be lived as a mindset of openness and opportunistic attention.
- There is an important difference between the desire to possess and the quieter posture of seeking.
💬 Featured Quotes
- 0:01:07 — “Seek and ye shall find, ask and ye shall be given to you, knock and it shall be made open unto you.”
- 0:01:29 — “It implies that there is a relationship between seeking and finding.”
- 0:02:50 — “Discovery process and then a refinement and iteration process is really kind of an important part of this seeking each of fine process.”
- 0:03:52 — “There is a big difference between that seeking and possession”
🔗 Explore Related Episodes
- The Entered Apprentice Mason Series – Part I: The Work of Beginning
Explores how every Masonic journey starts with openness, effort, and the willingness to make imperfect first attempts—mirroring the seeking mindset at the start of any path. - The Ashlar and the Question of Growth
Confronts why we bother growing at all and uses the Ashlar to frame growth as a choice to shape the self, not the world—deepening the stakes of what our seeking is really for. - We Meet on the Level — But We Are Not the Same
Reflects on how different levels of development and experience color what we seek and how we interpret what we find, using the aprons as lenses into growth.
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Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
