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Tag Archives: relative truth
DO WE VALUE TRUTH?
Do We Value Truth? Do we value truth, or do we just accept others’ versions of the truth, and then squabble over it? Truth – or absolute truth – is that which does not change. Anything that changes can only … Continue reading
THE WORLD’S RUN BY ‘GOOD COP, BAD COP’
The World’s Run By ‘Good Cop, Bad Cop’ Different personalities make opposing statements. One may appear to be for the establishment, while the other is for the people – left and right. It’s a hoax. Hoax: deception. From hocus ‘trickery’, from hocus-pocus. Meaningless talk or activity, … Continue reading
TRUTH IS CHALLENGING TO OUR PROGRAMMED MIND
Truth Is Challenging To Our Programmed Mind Our mind is full of ideas: we want to know the truth, but cannot find it. The problem is actually recognising it when it is presented, and we have to know the difference … Continue reading
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WHY DO WE SAY TRUTH IS RELATIVE?
Why Do We Say Truth Is Relative? Relative truth is the doctrine that there is no absolute truth.This is where the world divides into the esoteric and the exoteric. Relative truth is consciousness relating to something other. This is a disastrous misunderstanding of … Continue reading
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INVESTIGATING TRUTH – RECOGNISING EVIDENCE
Investigating Truth – Recognising Evidence The problem with investigating truth is knowing the difference between wanting proof (something acquired or borrowed) as opposed to proving as a personal experience. If we want proof without proving, whatever we come up with will still be a theory; it’s … Continue reading
WORDS ARE NOT DIRECT EXPERIENCE
Words Are Not Direct Experience To be mesmerised by words is to miss direct experience beyond words. Words are open to interpretation and commentary. Direct experience is unmistakable pure consciousness itself, expressionless as there is nothing to express. Then why … Continue reading
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THE DUALISTS
The Dualists We sentient humans live and believe in a state of duality. Duality means two. Everything is related to me. In spiritual terms, consciousness is always relating to something. Me and other. This is so ‘normal’ for humans that … Continue reading
HOW DID I BECOME SO CONFUSED?
How Did I Become So Confused? Confused: a person unable to think clearly; bewildered, as thoughts are mingled together. If we know that we are confused, then we know something. That ‘knowing something’ is knowingness itself. The recognition of knowing … Continue reading
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE WORLD
There is something wrong in the world. We are being deceived. Once we recognise that our perception is deceiving us, we then realise that everyone else’s perception is deceiving them. Once pure perception recognises this deception, perception is no longer … Continue reading
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LIFE IS A MIXED BLESSING
Life is a mixed blessing. We always have the choice ofsuffering or wisdom. Suffering is the result of our…emotions.Wisdom is the result of our…emotions. Before we can understandthe true nature of emotions– wisdom –we must understandthe true nature of ourselves– … Continue reading
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DOUBT
Doubt. I doubt.It is not the I that doubts –there is no I to doubt.Doubt reveals the confusion.Doubt is both wise and silly. With doubt, we know that something is wrong, so that’s good. But let’s be clear here: the … Continue reading
NON-DUALITY
Non-duality. When appearances and emptiness are seen as arising simultaneously, that is non dual awareness. The words on this page are seen by virtue of the clear, white paper. They arise simultaneously! It’s the same with appearances in the mind. … Continue reading
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