Short story: A lesson on the differences between beliefs and reality

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The Zen master, Grouploer Zesploxke, was talking to one of his students about beliefs, and reality. "The reality is that a belief is not often reality," he said. The student looked perplexed, as he answered, "I have no beliefs, nor do I hold onto any ideas of reality, either." The old Zen master smiled, widely. "Well, a reality is a truth, that stays around despite any wrong beliefs about it. Even if you stop believing in a certain truth, it will still stay a truth, despite your new non-belief, about it." "Truth cannot be altered; only your beliefs about it can be changed." "Reality can fill you with its truths, but the taste that you taste is often based on your own beliefs instead." "Truth paints its picture of reality for you, but what you see, is based on what you see." "True reality reflects oneness to you in that every facet of itself, you see connections." "Any belief that breaks a connection is showing you a wrong reality; it recreates a belief in duality, or disconnection in you, rather than you seeing that all is one whole whole." The Zen master bowed, as low as his old age would let him do so. Then, he righted himself up again, as he said: "Love is flexible, more flexible than I am these days, but I am never flexible with its truths, living in me as the true reality." "Love blends itself in you in all ways, colouring you with itself, but reality provides its own colours, which love can change, but truth leaves the same." "This is because love is not a reality of its own truths, but more a truth of its own reality." Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com The old monk liked to sit outside on his wooden bench, and give his talks from there. He would say, "I am not the bench, but the bench can be you, if you become too benched to your beliefs."