A look at the Truth

What is the “Truth” of a situation? A fairly common question, isn’t it? This is a question that we may ask, if not in those words, but with similar meaning, everyday about a wide variety of things. We want to “get to the bottom” of the problem, “see it for what it is”, or even just “know the truth” about whatever it is we are searching for. But, do we really want to know? How deep do we want to go to “get to the bottom”?

In exploring eastern philosophies we learn the idea of more then one truth. There is the outside level of truth or the common sense truth of the question. How does it affect this human body, mind and existence on this planet is the common form of the question. The next deeper level looks into how this question affects the “Whole” of nature, the Universe and the “Spirit” aspect of my existence.

The first level of truth deals with the outside cause and effect of the question asked. If I do this…then this will happen. Traditional science says that what you cause to happen will have a predictable effect on the situation. This truth is useful when the question is simple and the outcome is predictable. Most times we can stop here and this alone will be the truth of the situation. We deal in this truth on a daily basis and with simple questions may be the only truth we seek. Volumes have been written on simple “cause and effect”, we teach this theory in schools and most scientific studies are conducted with this premise to demonstrate to us the “laws of Nature” and our deeply held “truths”.

More has been learned lately about how effect the Universe around us. The book and movie “The Secret” has explored a deeper realization that we as an “observer” have influenced our truths and the “cause and effect” model of science. Studies are being conducted daily about how the mind, the inner knowing center of ourselves, can influence what we manifest in our own universe.
Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind.
We manipulate, either on purpose or without our conscience awareness, what we bring in to our lives. This muddles the “truth” if we have an influence over it. Can we change the truth of our existence? Can we “get to the bottom” if we control what we determine the bottom to be? The deeper truth requires us to know the inner-self, the actualized self and the spiritual nature of our being. When we are at “One” with the universe around us can we know the real “Truth” about the nature of those things around us. This is a daunting task to say the least. One that needs some exploring and awareness .to become actualized. But to answer the more difficult questions needs to be addressed with this determination and exploration. We can find the “Truth” with the right questions and “Know” the answer is the correct one for us and the Universe.

To explore more about these concepts please review the works of Genpo Rhosi and Ken Wilber. A good resource is Integral Naked http://in.integralinstitute.org/