The Experience of Insight

Author:Goldstein, Joseph [Goldstein, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Shambhala, Boulder & London
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I’m a little confused about not lying. When you don’t verbalize something that you’re thinking that seems truthful and appropriate to the situation, is that considered lying?

There could be something true, a true perception, which would not be of help to another person perhaps because they were not in a place where they could hear it. We should speak the truth when it is useful. It’s beautiful and peaceful to stay in a place of silence of mind. But that takes a lot of mindfulness because we’re very conditioned to a lot of talk. The words come out before we are even aware that there was an intention to do so. It’s all very mechanical. But as the mindfulness gets sharper, we begin to be aware before talking — the intention to speak arises and we’re mindful of it. Then we can begin to see both whether it’s truthful and also useful.

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