strings: If, during this discourse, anything is said which is opposed to your way of thinking and belief, just listen; do not resist. You may be right, and I may be wrong; but by listening and considering together wc are going to find out what is the truth. Truth cannot be given to you by somebody. You have to discover it; and to discover, there must bc a state of mind in which there is direct perception. There is no dircct perception when there is a resistance, a safeguard, a protection. Understanding comes through being aware of what is. To know exactly what is, the real, the actual, without interpreting it, without condemning or justifying it, is, surely, the beginning of wisdom. It is only when we begin to interpret, to translate according to our conditioning, according to our prej udice, that we miss the truth. After all, it is like research. To know what something is, what it is exactly, requires research—-you cannot translate it according to your 11100ds. Similarly, if we can look, observe, listen, be av,t are of what is, exactly, then the problem is solved. And that is what we are trying to do in all these discourses. I am going to point out to you what is, and not translate it according to my fancy; nor should you translate it or interpret it according to your background or training.