In my experience, everyone will say they want to discover the Truth, right up until they realize that the Truth will rob them of their deepest held ideas, beliefs, hopes, and dreams. The freedom of enlightenment means much more than the experience of love and peace. It means discovering a Truth that will turn your view of self and life upside-down. For one who is truly ready, this will be unimaginably liberating. But for one who is still clinging in any way, this will be extremely challenging indeed. How does one know if they are ready? One is ready when they are willing to be absolutely consumed, when they are willing to be fuel for a fire without end.
Did you write this? It's really good!
I didn't write it myself but when I read it I thought it was so good I had to re-post it on steemit. 😄
It was a good choice :)
Based on my experience, & I happen to be a TRUTH seeker, once you start learning, the truth can really depress you.
I'm not one to be in denial, but around a year ago I was struggling with the pain of the truth on a topic that I didn't want to believe.
Nor did I know which side was TELLING me the truth since both sides lie ALL the time : (
It took several months before I could physically & emotionally come to terms with it & I'm still on the fence at times.
When you've been told lies all your life & it's your lineage we are talking about, it's hard to undo the brainwashing.
That's why we (including me) need to be patient with people who have been deeply brainwashed.
Ripping a person to shreds because they are holding onto the lies can harm a person & literally set them into a deep depression.
We don't want to harm people.