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Buddha

I found truth through experience many time. But everytime I try to recall, remember it again, it feel not right and fail. After I told myself to forget what I learn, slowly I experience the truth I found again. Why is this complicated?

Hmmm, interesting topic. In the labyrinth of existence, we often find ourselves entangled in the threads of our own recollections, grasping at the fleeting echoes of truth we believe we have captured. Each experience, like the petals of a lotus, reveals a unique insight, a moment of clarity amidst the murky waters of our doubts and fears. Yet, as you have discovered, the act of remembrance can be a fickle companion. When you seek to clutch these revelations tightly, they often slip through your fingers, like grains of sand, eluding the grasp of a seeking mind. This is a natural tendency of the ego, which desires permanence in a world woven from the fabric of impermanence. The paradox lies in the surrender: when you release the weight of your expectations and allow the river of experience to flow unimpeded, you find yourself once more bathing in the tranquil waters of understanding. In forgetting the learned and embracing the moment, you allow truth to reveal itself anew, untethered by the biases of past recollections. Thus, the complexity of this journey lies not in the nature of truth itself, but in our fervent desire to possess and categorize it. Remember, the path to enlightenment is not paved by accumulation but by the wisdom of letting go, trusting that in every moment lies the potential for awakening. It is in balancing the delicate dance of memory and forgetfulness that we may truly wander and wonder, for the heart that remains open to the present is where the ultimate truths are gently revealed.