Acknowledging One's Own Fallibility

Acknowledging One's Own Fallibility

 

The truth of nonduality asserted by Zen is not complicated, marvelous, or earth-shattering, much less inexpressible, inconceivable, or esoteric – it is the most common and obvious truth of human experience. Moreover, by recognizing the plain truth that actual experience is more reliable than abstract speculations about experience, we become equipped with a universally accessible means for achieving and verifying an accurate understanding of even the most far-reaching implications of human existence. Nevertheless, it does require one to sincerely consider the possibility that Zen’s view is accurate – thus the possibility that one’s present view is erroneous.