At some time or the other, we are prone to give credence to consideration about our self. While, this is natural, we seldom pause to verify if what we are thinking is true. What is true? Is the cup in front of me true? If we look closely, we realize that what we assume to be true, really isn’t. Anything that arises is bound to cease. This means that the truth is bare. Whatever we can develop or accumulate or build upon has come about. Thus, whatever arises is based on some form of contrivance. And if our considerations about the cup are just a strategy, imagine the dangers of creating an edifice around what we think is our self!
Our systems are built upon the premise of certainty. There is a likelihood that this way stems from a conviction about our self. So, our structures are based on certainty where there is really only uncertainty. When I think about the cup, I entrench not only the color and the shape and the contrasts, I embed this false certainty. And imagine, if we were to be wanton and unkind, how far that would take us from truth!
No matter what we see or believe, there are consequences to falsity. Erasing the consequences of our thoughts and actions on just our own self, not to mention others, is vital to get to the truth about the ‘self’. If we do not do this, we risk perpetuating error upon error.