Useful or True?
I have been inspired by some discussion which came about through the email I sent about whether or not we are our mind and body. This took me to thinking about what's 'true' and what's useful.
Truth, I've always found to be a slippery character. It is often subjective and carries with it a position, a sort of finality. but then it can also liberating. Finding your truth (dictionary says "in accordance with fact or reality") is subjective thing and is in accordance with fact and reality, for sure.
So that's 'truth'. Usefulness is, well if a thing has a use then it's useful.
And here's where usefulness and truth meet. I would often rather have a useful belief than a 'true' one. So it's just redefining truth, really. I would rather think that I am not a mind or a body than think it's my fault that I'm depressed becuse I'm not good enough and that fact that I was rejected by girls a lot means that my body is wrong.
I could either tell myself "well, that's just not correct" but then my mind isn't ready to accept that because the fundamental belief is that "I am wrong" (and believe me I held that belief for more than a while!).
So, why not prise away the mind and body to reveal an amazing-and-free-life-force-consciousness which needs and mind and a body in order to express its own flavour of existence?! Yeah!
At this point in time we are obsessed with stats, feedback and knowledge to get a clearer picture of what's happening, so we can make things more efficient, so that facts are indisputable, so that our decisions are incredibly well informed and we know the 'right thing to do' - we have a 'true picture' of something. So we can't go wrong if we stick to the stats or the plan. But is it all just a fabrication? A thing to keep us busy and anxious? - Slightly seperate thing but I've been wondering about it, lately.
Anyway, 'truth is in the eye of the beholder' someone once wisely uttered so I'll add 'usefulness is lighter than truth, so unburden yourself!'
Have a good weekend!
P.S. a nice bit of feedack I received lately and a bare-faced plug for the ace therapy stuff I'm doing, from Kai:
I had only two sessions with Alan to tackle a problem that caused my whole body to go into 'flight' mode around a certain trigger. He managed to solve that during our first meeting and we went a layer deeper on the second one. I now feel lighter, safer and more confident in myself than before. It's given me a shield when I need it. Alan also has this amazingly calm and gentle energy in which I felt so safe and at home. I didn't want the sessions to end. He has a very good understanding of human nature and gives you tools to take away. I can't wait for more sessions with him. If you are thinking about RRT, just do it. You won't regret it. It's on your mind for a reason.