Another universal illusion, or story, is the belief that what we “know” is the Truth. We believe our thoughts and our opinions, usually without ever questioning them, forgetting that they are all relative, flawed, and limited. When we have an opinion about someone or something, we’re rarely aware that it’s just an opinion. The illusion—or self-deception—is that what we’re believing is the Truth. Yet in spite of the basic insanity of believing our thoughts, we do it all the time. We firmly believe what we want to believe—we often won’t even entertain other possibilities. In light of the fact that we can deceive ourselves about almost anything, honest self-observation is often a study in living free from illusions, particularly the illusions that narrowly dictate how we live our lives.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:45:07 +0000
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