Posts Tagged ‘truths’
Fake It Till You Make It?
I did an earlier video where I discussed some of the pitfalls of searching for authenticity in our daily lives. One alternative to a direction of authenticity is to pursue a practice of “faking it until you make it”. But is this a good idea? We’ll look at some directions from the early Buddhist texts…
Read MoreOn Conventional and Ultimate Truth
One of the most famous Buddhist tropes is the distinction between “conventional truth” and “ultimate truth”. While these terms never appear in the Nikāyas, and so cannot be traced back to the Buddha himself, they do trace to the abhidhamma period, perhaps as a potential explanation for the copious and problematic use of “self” talk…
Read MoreThe Goal of Practice
This simple approach leads to some startling possibilities, the most significant of which is a radical change in the goal of dharma practice.
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