The
truth realization is to investigate the truth of the physical existence or
universe. It seeks the meaning of all
that is seen, known believed and experienced as person and of the world that
confronts him.
That is why Jesus said:- "Know
what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to
you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)
It means one has to know the world which confronts him confronts
to realize his body and world are made of the same essence and that essence is
Spirit [father].
That is why Sage Sri, Sankara said:- One must first know what is before him. If he
cannot know that, what else can he know or understand? If he gives up the
external world in his inquiry, he cannot get the whole truth.
Sage Sri, Sankara said:- VC -63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and
without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the
mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of
speech.
"Jesus said:-"Those who seek should not
stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they
are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas
2)
"The
Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, Not in a mansion of wood and
stone. Split a piece of wood and God is
there, Lift a stone and you will find God." (Gospel of Thomas)
Man
learns from his experience that he is ever liable to err, which leads to
disappointment and suffering. It naturally, therefore seeks to avoid a
repetition of error. Thus he has to make efforts at seeking truth or freedom
from error. But because of ignorance he
fails to investigate of his true existence. The ignorance is present in the form of ‘I’.
Deeper
self-search itself is meditation. People think they don’t make progress. It is
because they are not gone deep enough and they assume self- realization is some
physical experience like yogic Samadhi or yogic bliss. The self-awareness comes naturally when one becomes
fully aware with the firm conviction of the existence of the formless witness
of the three states. The formless witness, which is consciousness,
exists prior to the three states. Thus it is necessary for the seeker to
realize what exists prior to the appearance of the three states.
Though
man is able to exercise his reason, yet he does not get to a stage at which
there can be no disappointment or suffering. He has to make his
"trials" as often as is necessary. But the pity of it is that he does not realize
that he has not attained truth, unless doubt arises as a result of
disappointments or sufferings, of his own or of others.
