When someone states: "I am a seeker of truth." Your response must be: "What do you mean?"
To seek the truth of a matter is sensible enough. What is the meaning of seeking "the truth"?
Of course, in the spiritual circles, "the truth" is the "supreme truth". That truth, which is already written about in various scriptures. And to experience or realize it on one's own is the quest.
But that is a misguided journey. A seeker must start his quest not by first fixing an esoteric destination, but by discovering answers to very normal questions about the world. Is it not strange that those who have little grounding in history, logic or science claim to know about the deepest mysteries of the brain, consciousness and the origins of life.
If you must seek, seek. But seek the truths about what is all around you.
To seek the truth about how criminal trials work.
To seek the truth about how crony capitalism operates.
To seek the truth about climate change.
To seek the truth about large corporations and their aims.
To seek the truth about history.
To seek the truth about gender dynamics.
To seek the "supreme truth" is a narcissistic journey of feeling a psychological high. A better truth to seek might be: what is driving me to this spiritual goal and how valid is this goal?
If you know your conclusion at the start of your quest, you are not really a student. You are trying to confirm something whose validity you have taken on faith.
By all means be a seeker, but if you are seeking "the truth", a better label might be "a sucker".
To seek the truth of a matter is sensible enough. What is the meaning of seeking "the truth"?
Of course, in the spiritual circles, "the truth" is the "supreme truth". That truth, which is already written about in various scriptures. And to experience or realize it on one's own is the quest.
But that is a misguided journey. A seeker must start his quest not by first fixing an esoteric destination, but by discovering answers to very normal questions about the world. Is it not strange that those who have little grounding in history, logic or science claim to know about the deepest mysteries of the brain, consciousness and the origins of life.
If you must seek, seek. But seek the truths about what is all around you.
To seek the truth about how criminal trials work.
To seek the truth about how crony capitalism operates.
To seek the truth about climate change.
To seek the truth about large corporations and their aims.
To seek the truth about history.
To seek the truth about gender dynamics.
To seek the "supreme truth" is a narcissistic journey of feeling a psychological high. A better truth to seek might be: what is driving me to this spiritual goal and how valid is this goal?
If you know your conclusion at the start of your quest, you are not really a student. You are trying to confirm something whose validity you have taken on faith.
By all means be a seeker, but if you are seeking "the truth", a better label might be "a sucker".
2 comments:
Democritus : "Of Truth we know nothing,for Truth lies alone and naked in a well". Many a "Seeker of Truth" , reaches the well looks down and sees his own image reflected and mistakes that for Truth...often falling in love with that image. Not many would really have the courage or willingness to dive in to seek the naked Truth because that would mean embracing the "aloneness" (or oneness) of Truth.
How, what, why, who are all different questions.
Absolutely boring question to ask!!
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