Belief Is Indirect; Knowing Is Direct

Here, we are talking about reality.

It’s obvious that if we merely acquire information from a book, that is hearsay, and doesn’t mean we know. We may think things are a good idea, but that is merely a second-hand projection in the mind.

So how do we know? We know by dropping all ideas and all hearsay, resting in direct experience, which is the spontaneous presence of pure consciousness. The real thing. It doesn’t matter what others say about this reality, it’s up to us to test it for ourselves.

Direct pure consciousness cannot be described as it’s beyond words.

Having realised the truth of being … ! … we can only generalise in an individual way, depending on our ability to express it. A few may feel the same, but express it in their own way. That’s why the Buddha said, “Don’t take my word for it; test it for yourself”.

If we express it, it’s up for interpretation
because of levels of understanding.

We learn sequentially, through time and experience.
One size does not fit all.