Our perceptions are essentially distorted by our own self-definition, which in turn is qualified by identifying with our limitations. Error occurs when we cling to the belief that I am “that.” Truth is unveiled when we see that one has “that” or does “that,” instead of being “that.”
Identification with anything creates suffering when (not if) the label is not accurate.
Identifying is not necessarily to be considered evil or to be avoided, rather I need to hold the attachment to the identification loosely in order to allow my evolving perceptions and insights to adapt to new identifications.
Error and suffering come from the ego identifying too much with a thing.
