The Belief That Something Is Missing

The teacher reflects on how the core obstacle is itself the belief that something is lacking, and how this insight, even once understood, remains persistently convincing.

It then becomes very obvious how it works. You can see it in yourself, and you can see it in others. But the first step is what you said: you see that what's missing, what's in the way, is the belief that something's missing.

The understanding that doesn't yet free you

And yet it's still going to get you. It will still catch you. As was shared earlier today: "I understand it, but still." It's very convincing that something is missing.