the most direct means to eternal bliss - michael langford | excerpt from chapter 3
For those few individuals who are seriously intent on liberation, it is essential to stop using thought as a means to know the absolute Truth.
It is also essential to stop believing in thoughts, ideas and concepts; including these thoughts, ideas and concepts you imagine being your own.
Understanding the nature of beliefs can help one to see that thought is not a means to know the absolute Truth.
Seeing that thought is not a means to know the absolute Truth is the way to stop using thought as a means to know the absolute Truth.
There is a method you can try that reveals that thought is not a means to know the absolute Truth,
It is the “How Do You Know Method”.
Here are the instructions for the How Do You Know Method:
Look at any belief you have.
Ask of that belief “How do I know absolutely for sure this is true?”.
The mind will give an answer.
To the answer the mind gives ask “How do I know absolutely for sure this is true?”.
Every time the mind gives an answer, question the answer, by repeating the question “How do I know absolutely for sure this is true?”.
You must be willing to question every answer the mind gives for the process to work.
If you are willing to question every answer the mind gives to the question “How do I know absolutely for sure this is true?”, the inquiry will always end in “I don’t know absolutely for sure this is true”.
The How Do You Know Method is an excellent way to see the difference between believing and knowing.
The How Do You Know Method is also an excellent way to see that thought is not a means to know the absolute Truth.
After questioning a few hundred beliefs using the How Do You Know Method, it should be quite clear that thought is not a means to know the absolute Truth.
Thought is like a great pretence or house of cards.
One idea is supported by another idea.
The How Do You Know Method is a way to see that when you trace each idea back, you find that there is actually no real foundation at all.
