Real but not True

I was reminded today of a concept and a contemplation tool that I have found very useful and wanted to share.

Here is a brief article by Tsoknyi Rinpoche about this strategy who describes it an invitation to sit with the reality of a strong emotion and ask yourself if your reaction is based on current circumstances or on remembered past experiences. With clarity about that we can know that our reaction is real but not true. It feels real in every way, but it isn't necessarily true because it is based on past experience and not current circumstances.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Tsoknyi-rinpoche/emotions_b_1398325.html