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Truthfulness

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rumman:
Let us now turn to absolute truth, which dominates in the true
spiritual progress (Sadhana).  However, it is based on
conventional truth.  The ultimate aim of spiritual Sadhana is
realization of one's true self.  This true self is revealed in
direct proportion to destruction of the amount of bondage to
Karmas, and this in turn, is achieved by removing the two main
causes of bondage to Karma:  (a) lack of self-knowledge and (b)
lack of self-control.  Let us now examine, how this could be
accomplished.

The way to self-purification is self-knowledge, and the way to
self-knowledge, is through contemplation of the self.  In order
to be able to practice self-contemplation, the non-self
contemplation should be curtailed.  It is difficult to turn the
flow of our thoughts inwards to our Soul (Atma), while we remain
engrossed in the outward objects of the world and believe them
to be true.

One should therefore have the clear conviction that only one's
own pure Soul is truth and immortal all other objects in the
world are destructible and momentary.  The latter are thus
unreal when looked at from the salvation point of view.  The
aspirant (Sadhaka), who knows, believes and adores this fact,
verily realizes the absolute Truth in stages.  Thus the reward
of the practice of truthfulness is self-knowledge and
self-realization.

Persons desirous of attaining to absolute Truth should consider,
to their advantage, that perfect truth is attained to by
developing a sense of relative vision.  This is because all
objects in the universe are multifaceted in their basic nature.
It is essential therefore, to develop multi-faceted vision of
any object.

To illustrate, describing an elephant as like a wall, a wooden
pestle, a pillar, a rope, or winnowing basket is true, from the
points of view of its back, trunk, foot, tail and ear
respectively.  However, if we mistake the part as to be the
whole, our knowledge regarding the elephant remains partial,
imperfect and therefore defective.  This principle applies to
all other forms of knowledge also.

If we want to accomplish perfect and authentic knowledge about
any object or topic we should think over it from several points
of view.  One should apply at any particular time, a viewpoint
by adopting which purity of the self gets enhanced while other
points of view should be made subsidiary to it.  In the absence
of the application of such well-planned multi-faceted knowledge,
only unilateral and imperfect knowledge would be accomplished,
which is naturally defective.

It is therefore necessary that those Sadhakas who desire to
follow in essence the path of eternal bliss and perfect
knowledge, should adopt the principle of multiplicity view
(Anekanta-vada) or understanding the objects in various facets
and obtain comprehensive knowledge by combining all viewpoints.

Learned Acharyas have propounded that the essence of an object
is its true nature and further, it is only when we understand
this essential nature that our knowledge of that object becomes
true.  We all, therefore, should strive to realize the self
through attainment of truth.

bidita:



A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself as a liar...There is no religion greater than truth and a truthful person knows  no fear.
 
 

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