[856]
Unless you look further and think deeper,
your perception of ‘truth’
remains controlled by your information sources.
[857]
If even the compassionate Buddha
welcomed dialogue with the disagreeable,
to share the truth,
so should we.
[858]
There is no fruitful dialogue
with those of similar views;
there is only pointless monologue.
[859]
If indifference to differences
makes no clear difference,
why not sort them out clearly?
[860]
When all meant to be ‘objective’ serve your interests,
this ‘freedom’ from conflict
IS full of conflicts of interest.
[861]
Humble confidence
welcomes any criticism.
Arrogant cowardice
suppresses all criticism.
[862]
Even if much personal benefits
always are at stake,
may no personal integrity
ever be at stake.
[863]
Excess power wielded by one
is illusion of great power,
with one being
one’s own weakest link.
[864]
When unclear ‘answers’
cannot be clearly questioned,
they are clearly questionable.
[865]
May all learn by discerning
personal and universal
lessons in all matters.
