Does ところ in verb+ところから始まる still mean "about to do something"?


Yesterday I learnt about verb + ところ, meaning about to do something. For
example:

> 料理を作るところです  
>  About to cook food

Today I saw a sentence like this:

> 問題を知るところから始まる

I'm not sure if it translates to "start from about to know the issue", because
that sounds a bit weird to me. If doesn't, what does the ところ in the sentence
above mean?

Furthermore, do the first example `料理を作るところです` or other verb + ところ(です)
constructs ever mean something other than "about to do [something]"? How do I
differentiate?




Here 「ところ」is just used metaphorically as a point in time or a juncture in
events. Have you seen/heard something like:

> 恐怖が終わるところから人生が始まる  
>  Life begins where fear ends

See, they even made a
[shirt](https://www.amazon.co.jp/MAOAV-%E6%81%90%E6%80%96%E3%81%8C%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8B%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8C%E5%A7%8B%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%83%A2%E3%83%81%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AFT%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E5%BC%95%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99/dp/B08L6684V4)
with these words.

> 問題を知るところから始まる

Just means: "(something) begins when the problem is understood." Possibly the
omitted subject could be "our task" or "the real issue". For example, "The
real work only begins when we understand the problem."




Here 「ところ」is just used metaphorically as a point in time or a juncture in
events. Have you seen/heard something like:

> 恐怖が終わるところから人生が始まる  
>  Life begins where fear ends

See, they even made a
[shirt](https://www.amazon.co.jp/MAOAV-%E6%81%90%E6%80%96%E3%81%8C%E7%B5%82%E3%82%8F%E3%82%8B%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8C%E5%A7%8B%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%83%A2%E3%83%81%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AFT%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E5%BC%95%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99/dp/B08L6684V4)
with these words.

> 問題を知るところから始まる

Just means: "(something) begins when the problem is understood." Possibly the
omitted subject could be "our task" or "the real issue". For example, "The
real work only begins when we understand the problem."

