The phrase "a source of understanding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that provides insight or clarity on a particular topic or issue.
Example: "The research paper served as a source of understanding for the complex theories discussed in class."
Alternatives: "a means of comprehension" or "a basis for insight".
What followed for the aspiring author were years and years of odd jobs, which produced a precarious livelihood and a rich source of understanding about how the city works.
The multisidedness of Plato's portrait adds to its verisimilitude and should increase our confidence in him as a source of our understanding of the historical Socrates.
Dylan is quoted, too, in Carter's autobiography Why Not The Best, where the singer is referred to "as a source of my understanding about what's right and what's wrong in this society".
I grew up in a Christian family in which religious and cultural diversity was seen as a blessing not a curse -- a source of deeper understanding of the world, never a threat to the legitimacy of my own faith or beliefs.
It aims to be a source of improved understanding and appreciation for the development challenges present in Nepal today: their complexity, trend over time, and responses.
Over the past year, Clarke became deeply involved in cross-disciplinary projects at PAL Performing Arts Labb, also at Siobhan Davies Studios) in which she upheld her core belief in the body not only as a means of action and expression, but as a source of knowledge and understanding.
I argue that such visually oriented engagement can act as a central source of understanding and insight that far exceeds traditional approaches in educational research that view participants as mere objects for amusement or manipulation.
We should, then, make room for those who embrace a religion as a source of love and understanding but remain agnostic about the religion's knowledge claims.
Diversity is essential to our DNA, as it's a source of creativity and understanding".
