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Truth in Cosmic Creation: It's Spiritual Source
Truth and Spirit from Being
Truth as Pure Existence
What Truth Is
Truth as First
Expression of Spirit
Definition of Truth
Truth and Spirit
Truth
Truth
What Manifests in the
Universe is of the Being
Spiritual Source of Truth
Truth and
Satchitananda
Source of Truth
Truth as First Expression of Spirit
Spirit vs. Truth
Spirit,
Truth, and Sat
Absolute as Being
and Power; Real Ideas
On The Real-Idea
-All
the things on earth hover around a Truth. It is life, rather
existence. We cannot relate to its subjective state; its
objective state is Truth. -The experience of Sat is Spirit. It is an experience in Truth. The experience of Self-Consciousness in Ignorance is Ego. Ego is Spirit in Ignorance.
Spiritual Source of Truth (link)
What Truth is in Life
What Truth Is
Truth & Values
What Truth Is -Truth is the facts of existence at all planes -- physical, vital, mental, spiritual -- and the unity and integrality of those facts. -As we rise in consciousness, we come to know the reality of that Truth.
Truth-based Knowledge
Nature
of Truth for the Individual
Truth
Perceiving the Objective Existence of Truth
Truth
Truth of a Thing
-What enables one to grasp Truth? Here are several answers:
Truth is the Whole; not Parts
Truth of the Whole that is Seen by the Being -The whole Being can see the whole truth. -Truth is not of the parts, internal or external, but of the whole which always involves a relationship between the parts. -Truth of the part may offend the other parts, not truth of the whole. (MSS)
Truth
Becoming Truth's Instrument If life is this perpetual unfolding of this totality of truth, the individual experiences nearly its opposite. He perceives through the small perspective of his own consciousness, through the clouded lens of his limited knowledge. We call this the "essential Ignorance of Man," where Man cannot fathom the totality of truth unfolding around him, as Shakespeare is able to express in his plays. In fact, the individual cherishes his part knowledge, relishes it, adores it, as his emotions get wrapped up in the limited truth he perceives. It is falsehood that can even lead to evil. We each live our lives from a very limited perspective of the truth. It almost seems pathetic, as we are limited creatures far removed from the totality of knowledge in the domain we are addressing. It is as if the details of truth were all around us, but we have attached ourselves to one small thread.
However, humanity is evolving, and we are capable of becoming more than
we are -- including the capacity to know the multiplicity of truth
unfolding around us at any moment in time; or knowing all sides of an
issue rather than the one we are overly attached to. If we move to a
deeper consciousness, our mind expands. When it expands, it becomes
hungry to know all sides of an issue or matter. As a
result, we then restrain ourselves from defending what we already
know, while aspiring to know to
know more -- including the details, the totality, and the
Essence of any
matter. From that deeper poise, we constantly open ourselves to
another's point of view, no matter how at odds with our current
viewpoint. We hunger to get at the truth of things.
We may even aspire
spiritually to become an instrument of cosmic-based Truth itself.
So when we go about our daily lives, we should stop and think if we are
truly aware of all perspectives of a matter, and consider what it will
take to garner that wider, detailed perception of the truth. If we do,
we will be creating the very solid basis for right decision-making and
action, which invariably leads to very successful and happy lives.
If we take this approach, then the Truth inherent in creation can become
something we constantly aspire for in our lives. Then we will
also serve a
divine purpose, as Truth's human instrument.
Embracing All Sides Gets to Truth
Learn Truth from Any
Moment, Any thing
A Process that
Reveals the Integral Knowledge of the Object of Inquiry
Truth is a Thing and Its
Opposite
An Open vs. a Closed
Mind -Most men are rational in affairs that do not touch their own personality, which means they have the rational faculty. When it touches their own personal affairs adversely, they act like others, with a closed mind or led by prejudice. -A closed Mind is closed to the Force. The Force easily enters an open Mind. (MSS, extracted)
Taking Another's Point of View and Truth
Infallible Knowledge Now I wonder how can one express truths that others
will always comment "yes, of course." Whenever I mention (in context)
something A has said there is invariably agreement amongst the
listeners. (Unless I expressed it the wrong way.) In fact, there is
often this response of silence followed by agreement. It is as if the
knowledge is Self-Existent. How to acquire such knowledge is the
question, and the object of my quest. It is knowledge that appears to be
a perfection of the truth. It can come through an integral understanding
of the sides, though I sense that there is the intuitive quality that
has descended into the mind of the individual formulating the knowledge.
This quality appears to know no opposition (i.e. it abridges all
potential sides); therefore it is Self-existent. I imagine one day that I could go to Growth Online,
read a topic where there are many thoughts, organize them into several
essential coherent thoughts, and from there develop several insights,
out of which intuitions of knowledge will descend into my mind (or the
reader's). At that point perhaps I can have a degree of confidence
that the knowledge contained there is infallible.
A Process that
Reveals the Integral Knowledge of the Object of Inquiry
Spiritual Perception Can Know Truth
-What enables one to grasp Truth? Here are several answers:
Progressive
Perception of Truth in Mind and Spiritual Mind
Truth Inside
Truth takes you inside. What is not discovered inside is no Truth. (MSS)
Supramental (Truth) Consciousness
Infallible Knowledge Now I wonder how can one express truths that others will always comment "yes, of course." Whenever I mention (in context) something A has said there is invariably agreement amongst the listeners. (Unless I expressed it the wrong way.) In fact, there is often this response of silence followed by agreement. It is as if the knowledge is Self-Existent. How to acquire such knowledge is the question, and the object of my quest. It is knowledge that appears to be a perfection of the truth. It can come through an integral understanding of the sides, though I sense that there is the intuitive quality that has descended into the mind of the individual formulating the knowledge. This quality appears to know no opposition (i.e. it abridges all potential sides); therefore it is Self-existent. I imagine one day that I could go to Growth Online, read a topic where there are many thoughts, organize them into several essential coherent thoughts, and from there develop several insights, out of which intuitions of knowledge will descend into my mind (or the reader's). At that point perhaps I can have a degree of confidence that the knowledge contained there is infallible.
Experiencing Truth in Our Lives
-What enables one to grasp Truth? Here are several answers:
Nature and Truth of Things
Truth as
Master & Guide
Entering in Communication with Truth
Positive Life Response and Truth: -Life Responds to Knowing the Truth
Life Responds Positively to One Who Know the Truth When an attempt was made to take away the property of a person with unwritten rights to half of it, the whole property came to him. Another who never had any rights or harboured any such claim, but gave the TRUTH of service and support to another property, was offered that property even without claiming it. Truth defends itself; it needs no defence. (MSS)
Truth and Life Response
-Truth effectuates itself without fail at the level it is
perfect. Its perfection is seen by the positive creativity
of the atmosphere.
-Truth is creative. Truth alone lived effectuates the
creative opportunity.
-When an unpardonable suspicion is spoken out by the victim,
it will disarm the accuser and will become pardonable. When
Truth is uttered, it will release a force to overcome its
adversaries. -
For one who is wedded to Truth, every moment presents the
right opportunity. (MSS)
-Life Responds to Doing the Right, Truthful Thing
Power of Truth in
Case of Walter Scott He was persuaded to declare bankruptcy paying 5% of the loans due and save his skin. He refused. He gave a promise and stood by that. His promise was given from a greater depth than the life of mortals who are anxious to save their own skins. He pledged his future writings and desired to HONOUR his whole commitment. In times of crash, no one will value future earnings and even those would pay 10% of his loan instead of 5%. The promise of Scott had POWER, the power of Truth, which is the power of Spirit. (MSS)
From Falsehood to Truth
Truth and Falsehood
-Each problem that we face brings to us a certain truth
hidden by falsehood. We must seek the Truth behind the
appearance. That Truth will be found inside us as it is a
universal Truth. The problem will not be there once it is
seen.
-The soldier of Truth is a fish of truth living in an ocean
of falsehood. -A
small falsehood can destroy a great Truth. It shows the
infinitesimal is equal to the infinite.
Perfection fortifies Truth.
-Making one speak the Truth by force, converts Truth into
falsehood.
-Yoga is to sift the Truth from Falsehood and poise at a
point when the falsehood begins to turn into Truth.
-As
work will not admit a flaw, the success of Truth will not
permit the touch of Falsehood in any form. -As
the Falsehood inadvertently serves Truth on crucial events,
so Truth consciously, though apparently obliviously, serves
Falsehood in crisis.
-Discovering the Truth in the Falsehood enjoying itself in
effective organisation is the Many evolving into One in
another. (MSS)
Accepting the Truth of the Limits of Our Being Overcoming our Blind Spots After the independence of India and its partition from Pakistan in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru led the country through its transition to democracy and a new modernity. He was a man deeply committed to his country, with a strong mind and a driving idealism. There has been no greater leader of that emerging Asian nation since. And yet he was tripped up by one view that he seemed so sure of. He proclaimed that China was the very embodiment of his own high idealism. Unfortunately, he would be disillusioned not long after when in 1962 China invaded and run roughshod over his own beloved country. It was a blind spot of belief for sure. In the 1920s and 30’s Western idealists railed at the corruption of capitalism, and signs of emerging nationalism and fascism both in their own countries and aboard. They were highly perceptive in their analysis, sounding warnings that the people of the world would fail to heed. Many of these same writers, thinkers, and advocates saw the Soviet Union under Stalin as a real alternative, a potential Paradise on Earth, in opposition to the corruption and greed of a money-driven West. It took Solzhenitsyn’s ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ to fire the first salvos against this view. Since then it has been discovered that Stalin was responsible for the deaths of nearly 30 million people of his fellow citizens. He had that many shot and killed in a reign of terror unknown in the history of the world. In America, it has been faddish amongst the conservative elite to proclaim that unfettered, laissez-faire capitalism was the salve of the masses. That wealth and profits of the rich would trickle down to the masses below. That theory proved to be a disaster, as we saw from the recent financial crisis that threatened to ruin the economies of the world. Like nations, peoples, leaders, philosophies, we too as individuals also have blind spots that we are ignorant of and oblivious to. We dearly hold onto one or more critical opinions or beliefs that are in direct contradiction to the truth -- affecting not only our own selves, but the people around us. Perhaps those closest to us see that blind spot. Or maybe it is someone at a distance who perceives it, yet cannot express it in deference to our feelings. Then who amongst us are willing to confront such “certainties,” challenging their truth worthiness? I am not sure if there is one in a thousand. If there such a person, then that brave soul is intellectually honest and sincere. For after all, who has the gumption to lay out one’s attitudes and values, and deconstruct them to determine their accuracy and truth-value? E.g., who would make the effort to go to that goldmine and fount of information -- the Internet -- and discover the relative or absolute merit of one’s most cherished beliefs? Whether we are a scientist, a leader, an advocate, or a parent, we are likely blind to something significant in our lives. And yet we are also capable of determining its veracity by gathering evidence from the world around us. There is another approach to overcoming such ruinous blind spots. We can subscribe to an inner, psychological approach I call “taking another man’s point of view.” I.e. the next time you have a conversation or otherwise communicate with someone, make the effort to embrace the other person’s point of view, no matter how far-fetched. See a glimmering of truth in it, while releasing your attachment to your own entrenched position. Doing so indicates an open mind that seeks knowledge and truth in life; that is open to a wider domain of possibilities. In that way, it is a spiritual-like approach to one’s existence. One interesting result of taking this approach is that it attracts sudden good fortune. For example, let’s say we have been invited to a party by a friend or spouse, but are not inclined to go. Though others have recommended it in the past, we feel certain that it will be a waste of time. However, when we shift from our entrenched opinion and embrace their suggestion, then when you arrive at the reception, several startling conditions present themselves. Not only do you find yourself enjoying yourself, but a long lost friend appears on the scene, energizing you to no end. Best of all, you meet someone who offers you a great opportunity in a field closely related to your own. When you embrace another’s point of view, life opens up and you are catapulted forward. There is one other way to ascertain a blind spot. In the course of your day, watch for any significant negative conditions that appears in your life. It is a sure sign of something amiss in your being, for everything that appears on the outside is a reflection of your inner condition. For example, if an important project is suddenly cancelled, find the corresponding negative attitude or belief. It is a blind spot that has been there for a while, affecting present and past conditions. Deconstructing our beliefs, taking the other person’s point of view, and relating negative outcomes to inner perceptions, are three powerful methods to reveal and overcome our blind spots, which in turn will help us avoid a lot of pain and suffering in life. Will you then be brave and ask a confident, relative, or friend if there is something key that you are blind to? Or will you try to deconstruct several key beliefs to see their truth-value? Or will you fully embrace another's perspective today? Or will you take the time to consider how negative outcomes are direct reflections of wanting attitudes, opinions, and beliefs? If you make that effort, your entire life will be turned around, for nothing has a greater effect than identifying a blind spot and turning it into the light of truth. Other
Thoughts On Truth
-Through love or war, in the past or present, under any
circumstances fair or foul, TRUTH has prevailed in the end.
-There is one thing in the world. Its name is Truth.
-Each problem that we face brings to us a certain truth
hidden by falsehood. We must seek the Truth behind the
appearance. That Truth will be found inside us as it is a
universal Truth. The problem will not be there once it is
seen. -He
whose physical being rises to pure existence is capable of
Truth. -In
a complicated case of mystery, if there is truth at the
bottom, there will be some physical fact or some scope for
that Truth to emerge. -Truth is creative. Truth alone lived effectuates the creative opportunity. Truth and Strength
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