Never believe anything unless you have experienced it. Never form any prejudice, even if the whole world is saying that something is so, unless you have encountered it yourself.
The great Indian mystic Kabir said,
"Never believe in the ears just believe in the eyes. All that you have heard is false. All that you have seen is true."
This saying should be carried as a constant remembrance, because we are human beings and we tend to speak fallacies. We are part of this whole mad world, and that madness is inside every human being.
Don't let it overpower you. One has to remember continuously. It is arduous, because prejudices are very comfortable and easy; you don't have to pay for them. Truth is costly, precious; you have to stake; then pay much.
In fact, you have to put your whole life at stake; to you arrive at it. But only truth liberates.
So looking at other people and the functioning of their mind, always remember that the same type of mind is hidden in you also. So never listen to it. It will persuade you; it will argue, it will try to convince you. Just tell it, "I will see for myself. I am still alive. I can encounter whatever is needed."
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