Buddhist Tales | The Parable of Truth and Falsehood: Podcast Download

Hello and welcome to the podcast download and in this podcast I would like to offer my perspective on The Parable of Truth and Falsehood which is a Buddhist Tales.

What does Buddhism say about truth? What does Buddhism say about liars?

"The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood," also known as "The Tale of Truth and Falsehood," is an Ancient Egyptian tale from the New Kingdom Period's 19th Dynasty. It was discovered on Papyrus Chester Beatty II and tells the story of a conflict between Maat (Truth), his nameless son, and Gereg (Falsehood),

Being honest in Buddhism means more than simply avoiding speaking lies. Yes, it involves speaking truly and honestly. However, it also implies utilizing communication to help others rather than just ourselves. This tale on Truth and Falsehood is widely misunderstood. I mean, surely the solution is obvious. It's that simple: choose truth over falsehood.

But what if I tell you that we're missing the point due of our societal conditioning, and that this tale is truly about the misleading nature of Truth and Falsehood? Choose between good and wicked, right and wrong. But you must pick, and this is the part we overlook at first; the tale is asking us to choose dualism, preferences, and a cultural judgment

Truth made a social judgment, truth was persuaded to take a social viewpoint, and so fell victim to the Falsehood of dualism. To break away from this dualistic trap, we just need to look at ourselves, and it is not Falsehood that we must confront.

Suffering is a result of our preferences; I now see that ignoring the dualistic structure of reality is impossible, because understanding of these preferences or patterns brings order to our lives and the world around us. It offers us meaning and purpose, but it also consumes us by pushing us to seek outside of ourselves rather than inside.

Now, I'm not saying we should ignore our conscience, or that we couldn't if we wanted to, but I am arguing that socially created moral judgments are so pervasive that they influence how the mind views reality.

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