Friends and family who know me best, know that I have gone through a radical shift in my core beliefs over the past ten years. I dared to step back and take a critical look at what I was conditioned to believe most of my life. It was not easy. I had a lot to lose. I had to drop all my certainties. There was a risk that friends and family would not understand. As I peeled back the layers of what I thought was fundamental truth, for at least 35 years, I realized that most of it was not real. I had been living in an illusion and so through a process of many months I slowly became disillusioned. With a more open mind I now feel freer then ever before. I feel a peace that passes all understanding. I realized that taking a critical look at your core assumptions is not a bad thing. Truth and reason are more important then a perceived belief system. Truth stands the test of time, and if you have a belief system that cannot be tested for truth, then you have to question ....why???. "Question everything " would be good advice to our children and grandchildren, so, maybe it would be good advice for adults as well.
We have become addicted to the need for certainty, and the belief that we are right. When we are convinced we know the only truth, we become closed minded to the views of others around us. Being open to new truth, and not being so certain in your conviction, is what sets you free. When certainty of belief is dropped, we realize, we don't know, and that is the most humble approach to living. Not knowing opens us up to the mystery of life. I started out seeking and striving to find truth, a process that lasted many years. I released the need to strive after answers to deep questioning recently and the seeking is diminished to the point where I am getting content with not knowing. This contentment with not knowing is a type of release that resulted in a great sense of freedom and truth. It was only when I gave up the striving that I felt a type of liberation.
Here is a link to another post I wrote on truth
and here is another,
Not Knowing
One reaches a point where there are no more questions and there's no more search. - John Butler
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