the difference between philosophy and reality

take it all away

philosophy = thought
the belief structures created by the mind to explain something

reality = truth
the direct experience of what's actually happening in this moment

there's a lot i want to say about thought vs. truth, and looking up vs. looking down, so i might write an essay on it. but for now: 

so many practices focus on how to go back to god, how to find the light, but all we need to do is stop leaving. 

the thoughts we have are so distracting that we don't even know we're distracted. we can't even see the light we're blocking. 

if we withdraw from our senses, and take it all away, it's right there.

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