Belief, True’s and Truths
Posted 10-20-2008 at 01:26 PM by Terryj
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Many times in our belief systems we hang onto things that are true, but may in fact only be lies or half truths. Beliefs that are formed on a concept of something being the only truth run the risk of having that which is true; being exposed as false or just an outright lie. This concept has been played out all through our history, the earth being flat, the earth being the center of our universe, I could go on but you get the point. When a person who subscribes to such a belief when faced with a new found truth of his or her beliefs then two actions can be expected, 1) they can choose the denial mode or 2) they will adjust their belief accordingly. To choose denial is the path of ignorance, to choose to adjust their beliefs, after careful consideration of the new truth, to accommodate this new truth is the path of knowledge. This path will always lead to individual growth and the former will only lead to stagnation.
A Belief is nothing more that a concept that the mind is attached to, so any true’s found with in these concepts are nothing more than subjective observation of the mind. And if they are subjective then how can they be true. As we gain more and more knowledge our understandings and beliefs change, so how can anything that changes take the claim as being the Truth. If it wasn’t true then, then how can it be true now? It may have been hidden from us at one time, but as the light is shed upon it, the truth is revealed, and that is what happens, it is revealed, not created, it doesn’t magically come into existence for it has always been here.
Our idea of truth is a strange concept, can there be truth that stands on it own with out the support of the mind to claim it? For if it is in fact “Truth” then it would have always been so from the beginning, for Truth can not change. The only thing that does change is our understanding of it. So how do we find truth, the answer is, you don’t, truth finds you. You will know it when it comes into your presents, every atom of your being will resonate with it, it will bypass your objective and subjective consciousness, there will be no need to analyze it, because you will just know and Knowing does not rest itself on belief.
Many times in our belief systems we hang onto things that are true, but may in fact only be lies or half truths. Beliefs that are formed on a concept of something being the only truth run the risk of having that which is true; being exposed as false or just an outright lie. This concept has been played out all through our history, the earth being flat, the earth being the center of our universe, I could go on but you get the point. When a person who subscribes to such a belief when faced with a new found truth of his or her beliefs then two actions can be expected, 1) they can choose the denial mode or 2) they will adjust their belief accordingly. To choose denial is the path of ignorance, to choose to adjust their beliefs, after careful consideration of the new truth, to accommodate this new truth is the path of knowledge. This path will always lead to individual growth and the former will only lead to stagnation.
A Belief is nothing more that a concept that the mind is attached to, so any true’s found with in these concepts are nothing more than subjective observation of the mind. And if they are subjective then how can they be true. As we gain more and more knowledge our understandings and beliefs change, so how can anything that changes take the claim as being the Truth. If it wasn’t true then, then how can it be true now? It may have been hidden from us at one time, but as the light is shed upon it, the truth is revealed, and that is what happens, it is revealed, not created, it doesn’t magically come into existence for it has always been here.
Our idea of truth is a strange concept, can there be truth that stands on it own with out the support of the mind to claim it? For if it is in fact “Truth” then it would have always been so from the beginning, for Truth can not change. The only thing that does change is our understanding of it. So how do we find truth, the answer is, you don’t, truth finds you. You will know it when it comes into your presents, every atom of your being will resonate with it, it will bypass your objective and subjective consciousness, there will be no need to analyze it, because you will just know and Knowing does not rest itself on belief.
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There's much being said here. Our minds do not know the difference between what IS real or truth or what we BELIEVE is real or truth.
Truth or reality of life, or belief SEEMS to magically come into existence, however. One day we have no concept or understanding, and then suddenly, as IF by magic, we do.Posted 01-08-2009 at 08:39 AM by happyd
