https://dasarpai.com/tags/mithy%C4%81/Recent content in Mithyā onHugo -- gohugo.ioenhari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)hari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)© 2026 Dr. Hari ThapliyaalFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://dasarpai.com/wiaposts/before-calling-the-world-mithya/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000hari@dasarpai.com (Dr. Hari Thapliyaal)https://dasarpai.com/wiaposts/before-calling-the-world-mithya/<p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" src="https://dasarpai.com/assets/images/wiapost/6000-before-calling-the-world-mithya.jpg" alt="" /> </figure> </p> <h1 class="relative group">Before Calling the World <em>Mithyā</em> <div id="before-calling-the-world-mithy%C4%81" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 ltr:-left-6 rtl:-right-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"> <a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#before-calling-the-world-mithy%C4%81" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <h2 class="relative group">Truth, Appearance, Error, and the Discipline of Seeing <div id="truth-appearance-error-and-the-discipline-of-seeing" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 ltr:-left-6 rtl:-right-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"> <a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#truth-appearance-error-and-the-discipline-of-seeing" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>People speak too quickly about truth.</p> <p>We say, “This is real.” “That is false.” “The world is <em>mithyā</em>.” “Saṃsāra is <em>mithyā</em>.” “<em>Mithyā</em> means illusion.” “<em>Mithyā</em> means untruth.” Sometimes, in reaction, someone says, “No, <em>mithyā</em> itself is a kind of truth.” Such statements sound sharp and memorable. They sound philosophical. But very often they hide confusion rather than remove it.</p>