Seeing a Therapist

[zenmaster]

So how do you know that what you seek is truth, and not just a delusion? As long as I can stay grounded.

So I'd sort of instead phrase the question like "how do I know I am grounded", and the rest kind of falls in place - no need to determine "truth" or "delusion" based on some merits - because you are connected to your core which automatically biases for balance. The universe is more than willing to cooperate if you give it a chance. And the most opportunity for this cooperation is provided by "grounding".

So what do I mean by "grounding"? It's merely not letting an idea substitute for actual experience. For many people, apparently that simple determination is difficult for some reason, because the mere feeling that an idea engenders seems "true" even if it only serves to merely suggest transcendence. For many people, that may be the only form of connection with themselves that they can afford. There are entire memes (collections of ideas - i.e. "new age") which are borrowed to justify this distancing from self.

"There is no experience which is not purchased by effort of some kind"