People are very often like sponges, soaking up everything in their
environment. In every moment of every day we're taking in information,
we're
learning something. The time comes when we recognize that much of what
we've
learned is untrue. These untruths stem from a belief in duality. Consider
how many things we hear in a day that people accept as true that are
actually
completely false: people don't change, life is hard and then you die, etc.
In ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND, Shunryu Suzuki writes, "When you forget all
your
dualistic ideas, everything becomes your teacher, and everything can be the
object of worship."
Today make a list of five beliefs you've carried that you would like to
forget. Know that you've taken a giant step toward living in truth.
