notrehta

relative truth is what is thought to be

and depends on what else is thought

absolute truth is simply what is

and depends on nothing else

to see the relative as relative is to see the absolute;

to see the absolute is to see the relative as relative

relative truth and absolute truth are two sides of the same coin

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Anyone can make it their practice to “approach the world with bare, naked attention, seeing it without any mental bias – without concepts, beliefs, preconceptions, presumptions, or expectations.” This is seeing what is, not what is thought to be.

Anyone can return to their practice again and again after something has distracted them so that after a while no distraction holds any attraction.
 

And in the thick of any distraction, here is what anyone can do:

How To Love Yourself

"If you make a diligent practice of this, rejection will find less and less purchase within you, and you will quickly transform into a deeply loving and joyful being."https://t.co/8CpIcSrpl1

— Caitlin Johnstone ⏳ (@caitoz) January 14, 2019

!? the two truths

“… there is only one reality, and it unites the relative and absolute. Absolute truth is the true nature of the relative. Relative truth is the manifestation of the absolute.” [source]

!gb “approach the world with bare, naked attention, seeing it without any mental bias – without concepts, beliefs, preconceptions, presumptions, or expectations.” / search for “mental bias” in the embedded reader:

“The foolish reject what they see, not what they think. The wise reject what they think, not what they see.” Huang Po #quote h/t Steve Hagen

— George Atherton (@notrehta) January 8, 2013

“the foolish …” Huang Po

“Those who do not understand the distinctions between the two truths (relative and absolute) …” Nagarjuna https://t.co/tB6Cz2XkuD

— George Atherton (@notrehta) November 4, 2014

“those who do not understand” Nagarjuna

Nagarjuna [nag-ahr-JOO-nuh] … http://t.co/4YErKlSlWv second-century Indian Buddhist monk

— George Atherton (@notrehta) November 4, 2014

nag-ahr-JOO-nah (Collins)