Woods Of Wisdom

T It's lying on its side in the woods. Some might say it fell, but I can't make that claim because I didn't see it happen. You might t Am I blind? Am I playing with semantics? No. It's an example of how the language we use to describe our world creates layers of belief that become the lens through w Now I'm not talking about the New Age concept of my reality versus your reality, and it's not really about the tree. Perhaps it fell, perhaps it didn't. What happened to the tree is irrelevant. I'm pointing to the ease with which we confuse ass You see a tree on its side and say the tree fell, but you don't know it fell. It seems If it's tough to accept that you don't know how this tree came to be on its side, imagine all the ways in which you pres Imagine all the ways you pres Imagine all the conclusions you form about yourself and others based on what you t Embracing belief as knowledge helps us to be certain about our world. Certainty makes us comfortable. We want to be certain about where we live, who we are, and why we're here. Uncertainty causes anxiety. Facing reality is tough. It distorts cherished beliefs. In t Even if falling is the only way the famous riddle asks, if a tree falls in the woods and nobody's around, does it make a sound? This riddle is If you contemplate it enough, you'll eventually arrive at the realization that Because the riddle asks you to form an opinion on somet If you form an opinion that the tree does or doesn't make a sound, or even that it makes sound waves, you're a fool. Wisdom is realizing the riddle is telling you that What happened here? Ego says, a tree fell in the woods. Wisdom says, I don't know. That I can look at t If your experiences and realizations lead you to become certain about anyt You can stay asleep and dream sweetly, or you can throw yourself into the fire and see what doesn't burn. I chose the latter, and on t Welcome to the woods, my crucible, my fire, my home. Until you find the light, find the light.