Words Are Only An Account Of The Truth

Words are only an account of the truth;
they are not the truth itself. 

If we become hung up on words, we sound empty of empathy.  
Words are a reflection in the mind-mirror of pure perception. 
The truth is an individual’s realisation of pure perception. 

The understanding of words differs, and that is why there are many traditions – and many conflicts.

If the Buddha said, “Do not take my word for the truth; test it for yourself”, he knew that, in clinging to words, we obscure direct experience, and repeating learnt words is just an imitation, a self-aggrandisement to enhance reputation. 

Words need verifying and putting into context eg taking into account another’s background, otherwise we merely become literalists without empathy. Words have levels of meaning due to actual experience, and this why it’s easy for us to talk at cross purposes, and unfortunately, become enemies. 

It is so sad that words divide us. In the end, we can only generalise, and purify our motivations.