There's a common phrase: 'perception is reality'. Not true though we almost always act is if our perception is true, real and accurate. Here's some writing I've been reflecting upon over the last few days concerning the instability of human perception. This insight comes from Tibetan Buddhist monk Tashi Nyima who says that we bring "habitual" perceptions "from our own experiences, some from our families, from general culture, and from the media. therefore, we are predisposed to see things in a particular ways. For example, there are many people who have never met a single Muslim, yet have very strong opinions about them."
It seems to me that it is an exercise in skill and maturity to question our perceptions about all sorts of things, events, and people. That can lead to a more open, spacious, tolerant way of living.
It seems to me that it is an exercise in skill and maturity to question our perceptions about all sorts of things, events, and people. That can lead to a more open, spacious, tolerant way of living.
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