Truth
by Eduardo del Buey
Truth
“Truth is the reality that transcends the external world of the senses and is something that must be seen by the soul, which is also a remembering of our Divine origin”.
Plato
Transcending the reality underscores the fact that truth is relative to the facts at hand and to one’s perspective through observation and the tried and true implementation of scientific methods of enquiries.
A fact is simply a true statement.
A true statement is not the same as a statement of truth.
Facts change, as do our perspectives. Experience drives us forward to disprove facts. Before the advent of the telescope and its use by Galileo and Copernicus, the accepted truth among the cognoscenti was that the sun and indeed, the universe, revolved around the earth. Anyone who disputed this “truth” eventually wound up in prison or at the stake.
Focusing purely on the facts in front of them is what causes so many to begin to develop the self-limiting belief systems that hold them back from achieving the full potential that they have. Many people become stuck mentally by a “fact” that they experienced in their lives and never really overcame.
When you allow facts to define you, they begin to establish a belief system that limits you based upon the previous experiences. This creates the effect that limits what your mind is able to accept as achievable and, surely enough, you won’t achieve beyond that level again as long as you perceive that as your potential.
How many of you have ever seen this cartoon? It demonstrates how truth can be relative and depends upon the perspective of the viewer.
Plato was a mystic. Plato defined metaphysical truth as the ultimate reality that exists outside of the realm of outward appearances.
Indeed, a scientist as brilliant as Albert Einstein once noted that “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one”.
Can absolute truth be defined or understood at our level of understanding?
Does it exist?
I don’t know.
Our perspectives change, the facts on the ground change, and our experience creates another “me” who views “truths” differently from before.
Some may argue with my reasoning.
I do not object.
It took me time before I realised that the truth could not be found outside of myself, because one person’s truth is another person’s untruth. Facts are perceived differently due to experience or perspective, and one must feel the truth emanate from within.
I would encourage readers to seek the truth within themselves and share their experience with us.
Dialogue sometimes enables us to see things more clearly, and that is the objective of these blogs and podcasts.