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What Is Truth? By Cindy Griffith Truth? ... Which one? Well as I see it, you’ve got your three basic truths; unless of course you’re Buddhist, then there are the Four Nobel Truths, but those aren’t the truths I’m talking about. I mean your Personal Truths, your Relative Truths, and your Universal Truths. I decided to write this article because I find that many people have trouble separating other’s truth from their own. The best information comes from within. I find that we, as a human race, have a tendency to feel that if information comes from the outside, be it channel, psychic or neighbor, that it must be true. I will later discuss what Hawaiian Kahuna, Serge King, has developed to assist us to determine what is our truth. I find that everyone is okay with the Universal Truths. Even the different religions agree on most of them. Take for example Karma, the Eastern’s version of the Christian’s "you reap what you sow", or the Pagan’s "what you put out will return to you three fold". This truth we all agree upon. We won’t go into all of the Universal Truths here, but you get the idea. There are just some things that are always true, no matter what. It’s like these things were proclaimed by the Great Pumpkin and now, no matter where you are or how you look at them, you can’t prove them wrong. So that covers Universal Truth.
A Relative Truth can fool us in this way. It is only relative to the surrounding that it was formed in. Take a Relative Truth out of it’s relativity and it loses its validity. It’s like when your skinny girlfriend says "I am soooo fat!" It is truth to her because she just gained 10 pounds and for her, she’s fat! Now you on the other hand just lost 20 pounds, with another 20 to go. You would seem fat relative to her, but for you, you’re sooo thin! Everything is relative, so when your skinny girlfriend thinks she’s fat, be compassionate. (Guys: this doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing with her!) Personal Truth. This confusion is what holy wars are made from. Now Personal Truth is just that: personal. I love to tell the story of the guy who goes to live with a Guru and after a few weeks comes up to the Guru and tells him that he is leaving. The Guru asks why and the man proceeds to rant and rave about the fact that the Guru isn’t consistent, he gives different people the opposite advise! "How can one learn the "true" way, when the truth keeps changing!?" The Guru calmly explains to the man that the goal is to walk the middle path, to stay in the "middle of the road." "Sometimes one person is walking too far to the left and to that person I will say, "go right, dear one, go right" and another might stray too far to the right and I say "more to the left, move to the left!", and for each the instruction is perfect." For each it is their own personal truth. It is what works for them. It can become a serious problem when people insist that what is truth for them must be true for you. Whether it is religious fervor, new age fervor or the nosey know-it-all down the street. What works for someone else may not work for you.
So it is important to remember that what is true for you might not be true for someone else. Your new belief system or something that you just read in a book that is really perfect for you might not be right for your friend. It worked for you and that is great. It is wonderful to share new insights and experiences. Just remember that the one you are sharing with might be in a different place than you. Not higher or lower, but just different. There is so much information out there that is valid. And, as with religion, there are so many because there needs to be something for everyone. I learned from Joseph Campbell that there are a lot of spiritual paths that all lead to the same place. Pick one that works for you and don’t let anyone tell you they have "The Only One!" Just as important, please respect other’s truths. Allowance and acceptance of other’s truths is key here, just don’t blindly accept them as your own. Take all information you receive
and weigh it against your heart. Serge King teaches a good way to test what is
truth for you. Say something to yourself that you know is a lie for you. See how
that feels inside. Now say something to yourself that you know is true for you
and see how that feels. I’ve added to now say something to yourself that you
know is true for you, but scares you to think about or you don’t want to
admit. This last step helps you to understand what fear of what is true feels
like. Practice that for a while until you can use your "inner
barometer" to weigh what others tell you against what you "feel"
or "know" to be your truth. Now weigh this article and take what is
true for you, and please, throw out the rest, or pass it along. It may ring true
for someone else. © Cindy Griffith, 1997 You have permission to reprint what you have just read. Use it in your ezine, at your website or in your newsletter. The only requirement is including the following footer with links... Article by Cindy Griffith visit www.psychicsupport.com for more original content like this. Reprint permission granted with this footer included. Copyright © 1997
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