Leo is present moment the truth and are we avoiding truth that is why we suffer ?

[Rishabh R]

@Leo Gura So , I was once contemplating that what truth I am avoiding facing then an insight came that present moment is all that is. So how it is connected with the episode of Avoidance of truth and assumptions episode? And a question - Is truth happiness? Isn't running away from present moment which is getting lost in fantasies of our mind an avoidance of truth which makes us suffer ?

Edited June 16, 2023 by Rishabh R
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[Inliytened1]

47 minutes ago, Rishabh R said:

@Leo Gura So , I was once contemplating that what truth I am avoiding facing then an insight came that present moment is all that is

Correct. 

 

47 minutes ago, Rishabh R said:

@Leo Gura . So how it is connected with the episode of Avoidance of truth and assumptions episode? 

Because the ego - what you currently believe you are - doesn't seek Truth.   Truth is the death of the ego.   So it wants to steer as far away from Truth as possible. 

 

49 minutes ago, Rishabh R said:

@Leo Gura  Is truth happiness?  

Absolute Truth is God or the God Mind.  It is Omniscience.   After enlightenment, you will be much happier, yes, but you have to realize the eventually you will come back down to earth and the ego will take over- with its selfish desires and seeking of happiness with external materialistic desires- so you have to stay mindful of your enlightenment to always keep abreast of the ego

 

53 minutes ago, Rishabh R said:

 Isn't running away from present moment which is getting lost in fantasies of our mind an avoidance of truth which makes us suffer ?

Yes.

[Rishabh R]

Thank you @Inliytened1 by the way could you please move this topic to the personal development discussion area as I wanted to put it there initially.