Truth in Practice
“The simple rules for this are - listen silently and speak without judging what the other has said.”
- Lawrence Noyes
To practise enlightenment is not to seek transcendence.
It is to become more fully here.
The Enlightenment Exercise is not only a technique, but a philosophical offering. It is simple, secular, and portable.
It is grounded in a set of orienting truths. Not to be memorised, but to be lived. Each one reflects a different facet of presence, drawn from lineages both spiritual and philosophical.
Truth as Alignment
In many traditions, truth is the quiet integrity of thought, word, and deed moving as one. It is coherence — not perfection.
Truth as Moral Ground
From the prophetic to the philosophical, speaking truth has long been a call toward justice, dignity, and meaning. To be truthful is to honour what matters.
Truth as Courage
In both the Greek tradition of parrhesia and the Zen path of shinjitsu, truth often requires that we face what we would rather avoid — not with bravado, but with clarity.
Truth as Harmony
In cosmologies from Confucianism to Ubuntu to Asha, truth is not merely personal. It sustains the balance of relationship, community, and the wider order of things.
The Technique
‘Who am I?”
Get a sense of yourself as you are right now.
Intend to experience yourself directly.
Be open to whatever occurs as a result.
Communicate that. Repeat.