Virtue of Truthfulness – Invisible realities
(Continued from Virtue of Truthfulness – Psychological truths)
When I took an interest in martial arts, I had to face the Indian yoga. If the Chinese philosophy does not contain enough mystical elements then mysterious Indian philosophy and yoga would contain it for certain. Metaphysical truths, are in fact more acceptable than the more concrete and verifiable, but invisible realities. Consider, for example, the body’s energy system, Chinese or Indian chakra system. Also think about all the deities, mankind and world creation myths, doctrines of humanity’s past and future that are told for you, pre-natal and post-death life, doctrines of heaven and hell, stories of the wise teachers, etc.
There is no religion that does not take a position on these questions in some way. Is there any way to get us out of the truth of these doctrines? Theosophy teaches and proves by a comparative religion science (ie. the Secret Doctrine) the simple fact that all religions have the same origin, the so-called wisdom-religion. None of the current religions teaches it in pure form, but always in a damaged form. Does this just add one more doctrine to the immeasurable stack of doctrines?
Personally, I am fascinated and attracted by this unifying doctrine. I always had the feeling that this is how it should be, but at the same time the truth seeker living inside me wanted to know and experience deeper, better and more. Therefore, at some point I was in the front of a dilemma. Do I have to believe to a particular religion, what about the theosophical explanations of religions, what are the basic things that I can and I want to believe or support? When I mentioned before that my journey has been from east to west, it also meant that at some point in my life I had to struggle with this idea seriously. It would have been easier just to have one system where to believe, for example Christianity, and go with it. Would someone else make the choice for me or would I do it myself and on what basis? Fortunately, through writings of Finnish mystic Pekka Ervast and his teachings transmitted to the Finnish Rose Cross, I was able to see the wonderful, shall we say, at least comparable meanings in the Christian doctrines as I was able to see on Eastern doctrines. It calmed my mind a little and I realized that I am not forced to do any special election with the doctrines.
In practice, the deadlock finally calmed down only when I allowed myself the freedom not to believe anything other than Goodness. This means that invisible realities or doctrines whose truth I cannot confirm, will remain open until I gain the necessary knowledge and experience, either by myself or with the assistance of other skilled seekers. Basically, I learned to live with open questions and concentrate on basic values.
All the above-described brings a new definition to the truth. One might ask, what is the truth-value of the various spiritual teachings and claims? Each religious dogma or the individual’s claim about the spiritual world can be studied through the value of truth. As a seeker of truth, therefore I would like to know the truth behind each relevant theory, whether it’s reincarnation, doctrine of ascended masters, angel hierarchies or even the historicity of a person. By the way, in the Middle Ages, the Christian angelic hierarchy had the second group of the second circle, which the English name was Virtues. The mission of heavenly angels was to observe the movements and maneuvering of heavenly bodies to keep the order in the cosmos.
I do not know what you think, but I think these invisible realities are more difficult to swallow as the pieces of the psychological and metaphysical truths. It is easier to agree and reach consensus on the fact that behind all is the Unity, than the claim, that Jesus of Nazareth, for example, lived or did not live in the early Christian era.
On a quest to reach the truth, some rely on logic and reasoning, others to intuition or faith. There are also those who are waiting repeatability and measurability of the truth, and those who say truth is only a relative thing or a concept like each has its own truth. A seeker of truth is not forced to any of these divisions, but I think these practices are essential to understand.
My life has always been seeking answers to questions of life and death. I also wanted to do everything it can be done to get forward on a road. Compiling the information and reasoning has its own challenges, and even your own experience can sometimes lead astray, since it is acquired in one lifetime experiences, hence always limited and subjective. Next, I would like to present a draft of my current method to determine truths in both psychological and invisible worlds. This also brings us at last from truths to the virtues.
(to be continued – Virtuous life as meditation)
- Virtue of Truthfulness – Psychological truths
- Virtue of Truthfulness – Virtuous life as meditation
- Nature has placed nothing so high that virtue can not reach it
- If you add to the truth, you subtract from it
- With virtue you cannot be entirely poor… Without it you cannot be really rich
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