The Promotion Of The Unintelligible
There is an idiom, “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”, which has the the same effect as saying, “See no truth, hear no truth, speak no truth”. The universe is complete in opposites; when we know the truth, we will recognise evil. We recognise evil because we know the truth.
The truth has been obfuscated.
Obfuscate: make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. From late Latin obfuscat-‘darkened’.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND!
Obfuscating is misleading communication by making the message difficult to understand, usually with confusing and ambiguous language.
Obfuscation can either be unintentional (as a result of following others) or intentional, and is accomplished by talking around a subject, with jargon or technical language that uses in-group speak, thus limiting any communicative value to outsiders.
We can even cite Tibetan Buddhism as an example, where we’re enthralled by the Tibetan culture with its exotic and meaningful words and names, but we can easily miss the simplicity of personal realisation and experiential, compassionate understanding.
Realisation is more than doing pujas and prostrations, and ringing bells.
It is knowing what is essence and what is culture.