Final arbiter of Truth
August 2007 | Filed under General Interest
Our conflicting emotions govern the way we act and react to things. We tend to be hostile toward people that annoy us, or bruise egos…. and we become attached to things that hold out the false promise of happiness.
For the most part, it’s our ego that reacts to change…. changes that seem to threaten our comfort zone, and usually reacts with a (negative) defense mechanism; anger, jealousy, laziness, greed, attachment. But, as you know, all things are impermanent, and all things change. This means that it’s an exercise in futility to attempt to hold onto what will inevitably be gone, no matter what you do. This also means that we need to be self-reliant and to seek the truth for ourselves, rather than blindly follow what others say. The final arbiter of Truth must be… yourself.
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