Disbelief, a barrier to action, constructed by belief itself. It's true, I've believed. I've held disbelief. But, that gate is to be lifted, so that I can feel clearly.
Three statements come to mind when dealing with knowledge, beliefs, and the fluidity of thought.
One:
"The cup should always be emptied."
This is in reference to a story often accredited to Bruce Lee, concerning the emptying of your own cup full of beliefs, thoughts, filters, judgments in order to receive the good wisdom of another. Wise words. I love them to the fullest, believe them to the fullest, and so my cup should always be emptied.
Two:
"The cup should always be filled."
Continuing from the emptied cup conception, I should seek a full cup of wisdom, and not settle for a half-measure. An empty cup receives all it can take before being emptied again. And so, I should take my dose at full-strength and full-force, no matter the speed at which it is given. This requires patience.
Three:
"There is no cup."
As with time, solid form exists much less prominently than we give it credit for. In this example, there's only an easily shakeable belief in the object: the finite mind, and yet another belief built on top of that: our ability to fill and empty the space within. Believed thoughts don't exist any more than we assume they do. The same goes for thoughts that are disbelieved. And the same for the boundaries of the mind.
Whether I even believe the latter concepts to be the truth or not is irrelevant. After all, disbelief is just a negative belief. And it may be untranslatable English semantics, but you can't spell belief without a lie.
Believe all things at once; and believe nothing at once.
It is the same.
Lies exist.
Just as much as
Truths exist.
Or don't.
Constant contradiction is the way of the world. It's only painful if you shut the door on the other half of the argument. Reality bites back.
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