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Vivekananda says, "no error can lead to truth."
At first, this sounds backwards. Haven't we all learned from our mistakes?
But here's what I think he's getting at: what we call "errors" were never really errors at all. They were just the truth we could see at that moment.
When I was a kid, I believed Santa Claus was real. Was that an error? Or was it simply my truth at five years old, shaped by the world I understood then?
Think about it this way: every worldview you've ever held was the most complete truth available to you at that time.
When I first started writing these newsletters, I shared reflections that felt deeply true. Some I still stand by. Others, not so much.
But they weren't wrong—they were true for who I was then. And that's the key: truth isn't fixed. It grows with us.
Now you might be thinking: "Wait, if truth keeps changing, why should I trust anything you're saying?"
That's exactly the point.
I'm not here to hand you "the truth". My truth right now might not match yours, and that's fine.
What I'm doing is sharing what I've experienced, what feels real to me at this moment. Maybe it'll resonate with you. Maybe it won't. Both are okay.
But here's where it gets interesting. There seems to be a difference between the truths we inherit and the truths we discover.
Let me explain with basketball. If you'd never heard of basketball and saw someone dribbling a ball down the street, what would you see? Just a person, a ball, and movement. That is pure observation.
But once someone teaches you about basketball: about LeBron, three-pointers, the NBA, then suddenly you're not just seeing anymore. You're interpreting and you interpret "the GOAT" or "bad form" or whatever story your mind adds to the simple act of a person with a ball.
Both views are "true" in a sense. But one comes from direct perception and the other from learned concepts.
This is why I keep coming back to unlearning. Not because what we've learned is wrong, but because underneath all those layers of interpretation might be something more essential. Something we all recognize when we see it clearly.
So when I write some of these newsletters, I'm trying to peel back those layers. Not to teach you anything, but to explore together. If something I share helps you see differently, maybe we're both getting closer to whatever truth really is. And if not? Just toss it aside and keep looking.
Because at the end of the day, truth isn't something anyone can just give you.
It's something you recognize when you stumble into it yourself.
From Amma’s Hand
From Nanna’s Voice
