The “Truth” is a word that is bandied about by everyone. The Bible
says “the truth shall set you free,” Urdu literature proclaims. “Ain al
Haque “I am the truth which was echoed by Sarmad the mystic before he
was certified as a lunatic. All religions try to establish their own
versions of the truth.
All search for the meaning of truth is meaningless unless you know what
it means and how it will set you free. The original idea must spring
out of your mind or at least we must have an intuition of the concept we
are searching for as truth. In the absence of an idea, image or thought
it borders on the ludicrous.
Searching for something called
the “Truth “which we ourselves cannot imagine is inconceivable to me. It
is like looking out from a crib on a dark and stormy night in search of
an elusive Will ‘o” the Wisp. If one keeps hoping for an epiphany to
inspire one’s search for the truth it will be a big disappointment. An
ecstatic sense of waiting (for God…) a pure abstraction cannot give a
further impetus for the search.
The main problem with all
those who seek the truth is that they have not immersed themselves fully
into this life on earth. Throw yourself into worldly activity; this is
an ascetic exercise that will cleanse you of all impurities, like a
dirty window. When I am involved with my work, mentally physically and
psychologically then I am drained. I am depleted with a sense of
enchantment & look forward to recharging my batteries with that
amber liquid.
I then look forward ecstatically to the dawn of
another day in paradise, glad to be alive and kicking. Life is a trip
through an evanescent world it is sublime and with our freedom enjoy the
mystery of existence. Isn’t that what life is all about, or do we have
to complicate it with the search for “truth”. Truth the Upanishads
states lies everywhere partially in our errors, disappointments,
mistakes and even in lies. – VINAY-
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