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29 January 08:52AM

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I posted a quote about being right and having peace which inspired a lot of responses discussing truth. I sense that others here in wisdomology want to discuss the idea of Truth and its meaning so why not create a thought provoking question asking about truth and what it means to each of us.

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phendedeweilhamo 10 July 04:39AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
"Relative and ultimate, These the two truths are declared to be. The ultimate is not within the reach of intellect, For intellect is said to be the relative" Shantideva. ( i came accross this reading whilst drinking my morning cuppa of green tea, and thought of you immedi...

Satia 10 July 08:34AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Lovely. I recently finished Pema Chodron's No Time to Lose and I am sure that I will be gathering resources and studying Shantideva in depth but something I would rather do either with someone else or under the guidance of a trusted teacher.

phendedeweilhamo 10 July 12:38PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Yes: lovely quote. I only thought of you whilst reading it, because it was linked with the discussion below( i.e: the ultimate truth could be understood as the truth with the big T and the relative one, the one with the small t) I didn't imply that you should read the bo...

Satia 12 February 10:46AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Gopal shared this quote and it is so apropos that I had to leave it here as a comment:" Believe those who are seeking the truth.Doubt those who find it." &...

LiveLaughLove 04 February 06:07PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 3 inspirations
I see 't'ruth as collective and 'T'ruth as individual. Our truth versus My Truth. They interplay with one another in a very delicate balance just as we dance between our connections to all that is, and our individual existance .. ...

Satia 05 February 10:42AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Glad to see I am not alone in finding the delicate balance between the two a little confusing but also an invitation to sit and think more about the essential.

phendedeweilhamo 04 February 06:30AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 2 inspirations
The perceived world is "relative" truth, with a small "t"- because it is labeled by our minds. The truth with the big "T", is the "ultimate" truth; the truth unfabricated, which is not a product of our misconception, nor a product of our imagination. To be so, it must be ...

Satia 07 February 12:57PM	REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
You make me blush. And yes, I do think too much.

phendedeweilhamo 08 February 02:37AM	REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Don't blush... we are humans.;-)

Satia 05 February 11:25AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
But don't we all end up interpreting in spite of ourselves? I can't think of any thought that doesn't immediately fall into some form of interpretation. After all, the moment I try to delineate what is universal and what is perceived...

phendedeweilhamo 05 February 01:49PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
You're so sweet. So much thinking! I have nothing to say to this. Simply: you are perfect as you are. Sometimes, it is best to stop thinking about the Universal; and simply enjoy being what we are, our union with the Universal, life... by taking time q...

Cedar 01 February 09:37PM	REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
truth is changeable, not fixed. Truth does not change.

Satia 03 February 08:25AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
That is what I thought when I posted the question but since then I've been trying to find even one example of Truth is my life and so far I haven't been able to find anything that I have believed that hasn't changed.

Cedar 04 February 10:13AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
Because, as you said, you are looking at what you believe. Beliefs change, our lives change, they are the truth in the moment. Think about God/Goddess/All that is and ask what Truth you know there. It is much harder for our pea brains to conceive because...

firewings 31 January 06:16PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 3 inspirations
My sense is that truth, with a small "t" is but a whisper from your heart that changes and flows with the river of time. A sense of knowing that is uniquely your own. Truth, with a capital "T" feels like the mind insisting that it be so. Interesting da...

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