真、善、美三者中，真排在首位，表示它最重要，因為它能引導我們向善，並帶來美感。我們還可以從生命的角度去理解，因為真相不會讓我們浪費時間，對生命最有益，所以是善良的。我們的存在有賴於生命，因此對有益於生命的事物會感到美好。這意味著我們首先需要看到真相。
然而，看到真相並不容易，因為它會被假象所覆蓋。深入理解和分析事物是一項挑戰，但值得，因為有助我們更好地理解世界，並提升生活的素質。例如，分析食物成份雖然困難，但能讓我們知道哪些食物或烹調方法更健康。同樣的，對愛的理解雖難，但能讓我們意識到建立良好關係的方法。這需要我們不斷提高辨別真偽的能力，即洞察力。
洞察力是生命的觸角，以及應對大自然考驗的工具，對生存能力有著至關重要的影響。洞察力能揭示真相，讓虛假的東西無處藏身，幫助我們看到自己的真正需要。我們的創造力是以洞察力為基礎的。例如，當發現某些食物營養價值不高，我們就可以尋找或製造更好的食物。而當發現自己是在執著而不是愛著，我們就會意識到真正需要的是緊密的人際關係，並積極去建立。因此，我們很有必要提高自己的洞察力。
提高洞察力需要保持對知識好奇心，樂觀開放地面對世事，並摒棄慣性思維。也就是說，我們要勇於面對困難，不停留在表面現象，而努力尋找事物發生的原因及其發展的規律。最大的好奇心是對自己生命的好奇，而當我們好奇自己能活多久，就會試著發掘身邊事物的真相。例如，當我們希望長壽，就會願意花時間了解維持健康的飲食和運動方法。提高我們的洞察力，就像探險家穿越茫茫荒野。只有勇敢地踏出舒適區，才能開闊眼界，獲得真知灼見。
另一方面，真相往往藏在複雜的現象之中。我們需要放下想像，不受自身經驗和情感的影響，才能發現真相。這需要我們透過多個角度去觀察，發掘更多的可能，並剔除偏見或誤解。只要我們持之以恆地追求，並勇敢地質疑，我們就可以洞察真相。
有一個生活上的例子，可以說明我們應該如何探索真相。蛋是很有營養價值的食物，而當看到吃蛋有增加體內膽固醇風險的消息，我們不應該出於恐懼而停止進食。相反，我們應首先參考其他有關的研究結果或報告，然後持續兩至三年每年檢驗自己膽固醇，再根據檢驗結果決定是否停止進食。在這個過程中，我們也可以經常審視自己的做法，而不堅守習慣。這個例子表明，洞察真相能夠幫助我們活得更健康。
真相非常重要，因為它會幫助我們節省很多寶貴的時間。因此，在著手解決問題之前，我們需要辨別問題的真確性，才能想到切實可行的解決方法。我們的頭腦裡可以有無數的問題，但很多問題來自不合理的假定，所以是無解的。為此我們無需糾結，但需要及時糾正製造偽命題的傾向。在上述吃蛋的例子中，如果問"假如吃蛋會引起疾病，我們應該怎樣做？" 這就是一個偽命題，並會妨礙我們了解吃蛋是否對自己有害。
事物的真相都是客觀的。因此，要發揮我們的洞察力，需要避免僅從自己的利益或立場出發，還要運用批判式思維，對信息、資料以及自己的想法進行審視和評估，尋找其中的矛盾之處。唯有這樣才能接近事物的真相。一旦認為自己已經看到真相，我們也需要以懷疑精神去尋找反例，因為科學理性是確認事物真實與否的唯一有效工具。在上述吃蛋的例子中，當檢驗報告證實不會使自己的膽固醇超標，我們還需要對照其他人的情況，才能確定吃蛋是否真的沒有害處。
當我們洞察事物的真相，找到解決問題的方法，或創造出一種新的生活方式，就能到達一個更高的層次。即使只是吃蛋那麼小的事情，洞察真相也可以提高我們的生活素質。當我們確定吃蛋真的沒有害處，就能放心享用這種高營養價值的食物了。這意味著我們在精神世界有了更多的積累，而這種積累，也會為解決下一個問題建立起一個穩固的基礎。
精神世界更加考驗我們的洞察力。例如洞察自己的本能、習慣和情緒，可以讓我們更快速成長，更容易獲得幸福感。讓洞察力充份地發揮，我們就能避免受幻象的迷惑，並把握成長和發展的機會，為未來做出明智的抉擇。也唯有洞察微觀事物的真相，我們才能認識宏觀宇宙的運行規律，打破侷限，為人生探索清晰的方向。當有朝一日洞察有關生命價值的真相，我們就能找到自己最終的歸屬。
72. 和諧的感情源於相愛 (上一篇)
74. 讓意識取代習慣 (下一篇)
The path to Tranquility (73)
Insight into the truth of the things
Among the three of truth, kindness, and beauty, truth ranks first, which means it is the most important because it can guide us toward goodness and bring beauty. We can also understand it from the perspective of life, because the truth will not let us waste time and is the most beneficial to life, so it is kind. Our existence depends on life, so we feel things beneficial to life beautiful. This means we first need to see the truth.
However, it is not easy to see the truth because it is covered with illusions. Understanding and analyzing things deeply is a challenge, but worth it because it helps us better understand the world and improve the quality of our lives. For example, analyzing food ingredients, although difficult, can allow us to know which foods or cooking methods are healthier. Similarly, understanding love, although difficult, can make us aware of the ways to build a good relationship. This requires us to continuously improve our ability to distinguish truth from falsehood, that is, insight.
Insight is the tentacles of life and the tools to cope with the tests from nature, which has a vital impact on the ability to survive. Insight reveals the truth, gives away falsehoods, and helps us see our true needs. Our creativity is based on insight. For example, when we find that certain foods have low nutritional value, we can find or make better foods. And when we find that we are obsessed instead of loving, we will realize that what we really need is close interpersonal relationships and actively build them. Therefore, it is necessary for us to improve our insight.
Improving insight requires maintaining curiosity about knowledge, facing the world with optimism and openness, and abandoning inertial thinking. That is to say, we must be brave to face difficulties, not stay on the surface phenomena, but strive to find the causes of things and their laws of development. The greatest curiosity is curiosity about our own life, and when we wonder how long we can live, we will try to discover the truth about the things around us. For example, when we want to live longer, we are willing to take the time to learn about healthy diet and exercise methods. Improving our insight is like an explorer traveling through the wilderness. Only by bravely stepping out of the comfort zone can we broaden our horizons and gain insights.
On the other hand, the truth is often hidden in complex phenomena. We need to let go of our imaginations and be uninfluenced by our own experiences and emotions in order to discover the truth. This requires us to observe from multiple angles, explore more possibilities, and eliminate biases or misunderstandings. As long as we pursue it persistently and question it bravely, we can discern the truth.
There is a life example that illustrates how we should explore the truth. Eggs are a very nutritious food, and when we read the news that eating eggs may increase cholesterol in the body, we should not stop eating out of fear. Instead, we should first refer to other relevant research results or reports, then test our cholesterol every year for two to three years, and then decide whether to stop eating based on the test results. In this process, we can also often review our own practices without sticking to our habits. This example shows that seeing the truth can help us live healthier lives.
The truth is very important because it will help us save a lot of precious time. Therefore, before we start to solve the problem, we need to identify the authenticity of the problem in order to think of practical solutions. We can have countless questions in our minds, but many of them come from unreasonable assumptions and therefore have no solution. We don’t need to worry about this, but we need to promptly correct the tendency to create false propositions. In the above example of eating eggs, if we ask "What should we do if eating eggs causes disease?" This is a false proposition and will prevent us from understanding whether eating eggs is harmful to us.
The truth of things is all objective. Therefore, to exert our insight, we need to avoid only starting from our own interests or positions, and also use critical thinking to scrutinize and evaluate information, data, and our own ideas, looking for contradictions in them, and gradually get closer to the truth of things. Once we think we have seen the truth, we also need to look for counterexamples with a skeptical spirit, because scientific rationality is the only effective tool to confirm whether things are true or not. In the above example of eating eggs, when the test proves that it will not make our cholesterol exceed the standard, we still need to compare the conditions of other people to determine whether eating eggs is really harmless.
When we gain insight into the truth of things, find solutions to problems, or create a new way of life, we can reach a higher level, that is, gain more accumulation in the spiritual world. And this accumulation will also establish a solid foundation for solving the next problem. Even if it is something as small as eating eggs, gaining insight into the truth can improve our quality of life. When we are sure that there is really no harm, we can enjoy this high nutritional value food with confidence.
The spiritual world tests our insight even more. For example, gaining insight into our own instincts, habits, and emotions can help us grow faster and achieve happiness more easily. By allowing insight to flow, we can avoid being deceived by illusions, seize opportunities for growth and development, and make wise choices for the future. Only by gaining insight into the truth of microscopic things can we understand the operating laws of the macroscopic universe, break through limitations, and explore a clear direction for life. When one day we gain insight into the truth about the value of life, we will be able to find where we ultimately belong.
On July 15, 2023
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