The Direction of Intention

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We see what we believe. Then, we search the world for the data (proof) that supports our belief. In this sense, truth is relative. What is true for you is not necessarily true for others. Like you, others are scouring the world for proof that what they believe is the truth. Everyone is telling themselves a story. Each story is beautiful, relevant, and unique to the teller and so they assume it is truth. What binds us is not a single truth but our capacity to story ourselves.

The difficulty is not in multiple truths, multiple stories; the challenge arises when there is the expectation of one truth. When I believe that your truth must match my truth, that my truth is the way and yours is inferior, that I must convert you to my truth, then we are on an untenable path.

We step into the dark woods and get lost with idea that there is one truth and it exists outside of us and we must find it out there somewhere. This notion separates us from our capacity for transformation; it requires us to doubt our inner truth while spending our days searching for something that is with us all along.

There are many ways. There are many truths. If there is a single story it is something we create together in our active search for proof that supports what we believe.

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