the profound from cognitive dissonance

for profound learning from cognitive dissonance,

it isn't the contradictory information presented

but the conclusions made 

that seemed to benefit us all.

but paradox, in any form, is to sweeten the pot.

entertaining the contradictions directly,

not for a battle royal or a victory

but more of a self study of brain function

under the wrath of self beliefs

is a profound method of self discovery.

not that one lives for answers 

but, more so, to get to 

a deeper witness of clarity of thought.

we all have a closet full of past judgments.

some we ware on a daily basis

while others are hauled out for special occasions.

fundamentally the brain is nude inside those outfits

but we tax ourselves with the apparel of belief.

we pick battles for distinction

and to uphold positions of those beliefs.

we think the issue is about change for the better

when the real challenge is not change 

but transcendence.

that would mean not new answers

but deeper witness observation of self, behind mind.

paradoxes taken as sucker punches 

promote positionality. 

we take stands as if an identity crisis is occurring

when the witness focus 

views the mind in reaction or response.

this isn't an internal battle 

if your mind isn't really you.

it works for you but you are not it.

you are not your think 

just in response 

to the trouble your think gets into.

you can either personalize into battle

or witness to advance the situation into transcend.

from a self-witness perspective,

energetic honesty far surpasses 

whatever mind-truth has to offer.

there are more internal dimensions available

then paradox can aggress.

and yes, beliefs already held,

will be the last to know . . .