To jaishreema on truth

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jaishreema wrote:

What we hold as truth, refers to the ideas that we have learned and

refined through the years with our experiences. It is very natural

then, that one person's truth is very different from another's. The

common factor though, is that the emotions that are associated with

each person's truth are very similar. For example, when we fall short

of what we uphold as the truth, we feel guilty or a sense or

unease...So what is the truthful life that the wise speak of ?The

heart of the definition is this - when a person is very clear or very

sure about something, he will not waver from his objective. When he

believes in something, he will automatically do it , come what may.

It is only when he has doubts about his belief that he wavers and

when he doesnt act according to his belief that he feels the guilt or

unease...but in the case of a wise man, instead of feeling guilty, he

stops to examine the very beliefs that he is holding onto...This

strength to look dispassionately at his beliefs makes him evolve and

completely open... This courage , of relentlessly re-examining the

very ideas we believe in when we feel that something is amiss, is

what the wise men call "living in the moment" or "living in truth".

Dear jaishreema ~ I very much appreciate what you wrote here because

it certainly applies to me. My emotions have always been a gauge for

whether I am going in the right direction or not. Perhaps because of

the way I grew up, however, my emotions are so inflated that stopping

to examine them dispassionately seems almost impossible. At times I

feel I am wrestling with my own self. I wonder if you have read or

studied Ramana Maharshi as what you say sounds very much like the

self-examination that he and others like Nisagardatta used and

offered as a way. This is only a question. Your views are very well

thought out, and I'm going to save your post for future reference.

Thank you ~ Linda