Fwd: What is Truth?

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advaitin , Harsha wrote:

 

Tony OClery wrote:

> Namaste H-ji,

>

> It seems to me that this is the same question that Pilate asked

> Jesus at his interrogation, and Jesus answered by no response. For

> there really isn't an answer.

>

Dear Tony-ji,

 

Sometimes, a problem or a question cannot be solved or answered at

the

level that it is postulated. To solve Fermat's last theorem (for

which

Fermat claimed to have a simple proof) took over 300 years and used

very

complex branches of mathematics that were developed long after

Fermat

had passed away. So as far as there being no answer to the question

of

" What is Truth? " , one could easily inquire about the reality of the

level at which the question is raised.

 

We can all identify with the grief you recently described at the

loss of

your beloved pet. Joy, grief, pleasure, pain, etc. are of the nature

of

the body and hence unavoidable. If we meditate on the nature of

Vairagya

(detachment or dispassion), it seems clear that efforts to be

detached

can serve as resistance to that what is natural thus take our

attention

away from the Self. Self by its very nature is whole and complete

and

thus has nothing to attach to or detach from. The body on other hand

has

to go through its sorrows and joys and various experiences. One need

not

judge oneself because of it. The state of the Self is referred to as

Sahaj or natural. Easy and natural. So if we are searching for the

truth, we are searching for that is which is easy and natural. In

the

natural state, no questions or answers can arise and hence the

question

of what is truth becomes moot.

 

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