UnbornTao

It depends on why you're claiming it, and especially on what you're actually claiming. It seems to me that nobody deliberately claims falsehood, so that's some sort of feedback. Which is to say, we don't like being wrong, and when we recognize that we might be, we quickly adapt so that we're positioned on the "right" side of things again. But I digress. Vanity is about you, and the truth does not care about you. These are totally different motivations. What you think telling the truth is may not be the same as actually telling the truth, so this is a gap to bridge for oneself.

To the Ground and beyond, then.

It's tricky to discern, especially when evaluating how something is expressed. Many people may confuse bluntness or straightforwardness with vanity, but these serve different purposes.

Couple of quotes: It's likely that many of you will overlook or even outright ignore this topic, which partly explains the issue of poor listening.

Masturbation Awakening™

What is this referring to? Anyway, do the exercise:

@No1Here2c Those are ideas, intriguing ones perhaps, but ideas nevertheless. I'd focus on removing beliefs rather than on piling up more so-called knowledge. Just be real with yourself, and move in that direction. I think it'd also be useful to get increasingly clear on the difference between mind activity (such as holding an opinion) and objective reality, or what's actually going on. This is key.

Yes, turn to the dark side.

Either that, or he finally attained Nirvana.

Amen! Praise the Lord.