Truth is what's there before we ruin it by thinking about it. There is a fraction of a second separating presence and perception – that's where truth resides. What my teacher called the humour of the natural process. We are involved (connected) long before we become aware, and the task is to inhabit that mindless zone – The Before. Does practising mindfulness eventually get you there? Maybe. It's why young people take drugs – to venture beyond the conscious mind – to be free of consciousness and the dreary responsibilities it demands.