In this process, we’ve come to see the value of the Witness—that stance behind experience in which we merely acknowledge what is, without judgment of ourselves or of others. It is simply a fair witness to our humanity. For it to have sufficient power to penetrate the deeper and perhaps darker recesses of the mind, however, it has to be infused with a steady, conscious commitment to truth. This may reveal insights that are either unsettling or reassuring. But these are simply our reactions, there to be noted and let go of.
