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The past few blogs I’ve posted in this vein have all been very simliar, in that they all have drawn heavily on the concept of what Truth is, and how you find it.  I have discovered that this is the case largely due to the fact that it is, after all, one of the primarly goals of Buddhism.  By understanding what Truth is, and by learning to See it, you can find the end to dhukha.  So it is natural that many different things would be attached to the idea, and that a lot of time is spent studying and reflecting on it.

Truth isn’t just something you reference from time to time.  It’s not something that pops up when you need it, or a fact that floats in a book waiting to be researched.  Truth simply is, and the realization of that fact is a singular event.  Truth is what can guide every act you do.  I have discussed before that morality isn’t a good basis for choices.  You shouldn’t choose how to do something based on what societies or laws say.  You do it because by knowing the Truth of those actions, you understand all at once the consequences.

And sometimes you know that it might not be the best.  As the saying goes, truth hurts.  Truth might mean knowing that someone you love is going to make a decision that will have poor kharmic influences, or that you will have to choose between two things that will hurt others regardless.  Eventually however, you can seperate from that.  It’s not that it "hurts" so much as you understand what Truth is, and that you must make the choice that is best for everyone.  Until we have perfected our ability to See, the "human filter" applies the sense of dhukha to choices we make because we understand the Truth.  Imagine wearing glasses that were not quite your perspective.  You can still see things in front of you, make out where you are going and such, but the view is still twisted and off a little.  If you take off those glasses though, suddenly your site returns to a normal and much more clear state.  You still see what you saw before, but now without the added influence of the bad glasses.

If making those choices bothers you, it is because you have not yet reached past the entire understanding of Truth.  You still define your choices with some regard to the dhukha they possess.  You’re still wearing the metaphorical incorrect glasses.  With practice, that can stop.  And educated choice should never hurt.  What you learn is that Truth doesn’t cause dhukha, Truth is the solution to it.  We just have to train ourselves to understand and use that.