Questioning BeliefsThe Uses of Doubt
Doubt is treated as something to be cured. Practised deliberately, it is closer to a sense organ.
Essays, deep dives and short reads for those willing to question what they already believe.
Questioning BeliefsDoubt is treated as something to be cured. Practised deliberately, it is closer to a sense organ.
SufferingPain arrives on its own. Nearly everything that follows it is added by a mind doing what it believes is helping.
DeathEvery contemplative tradition gives some version of the same instruction. Read literally rather than poetically, it is far more practical than it sounds.
FearFear presents itself with a cause attached. Remove the cause and the fear finds another — which suggests the cause was never the point.