As Nietzsche put it, "Truth is an illusion without which a certain species could not survive." Recently I am reading Irvin Yalom's book, and the following passage from his book is very meaningful for my koan practice.
"We humans appear to be meaning-seeking creatures that have the misfortune to be thrown into a world devoid of intrinsic meaning. One of our major life tasks is to invent a purpose in life sturdy enough to support a life. And then next we have to perform the tricky maneuver of subsequently denying personal authorship of this purpose so as to conclude that we 'discovered' it – that it was 'out there' waiting for us."
- Irvin Yalom
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