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Sunny · 03-15-2007, 04:18 PM

Yes, there is an absolute Truth (note the capital "T") which is explained by all of the great mystical teachers that have walked our planet such as Buddha, Jesus, Krishna etc. The Truth is that 1.) everything that exists is made up of one unified energy which is outside of space and time. 2.) this energy is aware of itself or conscious of itself. 3.) because this energy is everything it desires nothing and is therefore a state of pure peace, love, joy, bliss etc.

When it comes to understanding our own individual experience of truth (note the lower case "t") it is helpful to be familiar with the Levels of Consciousness (LOC) as explained by Hawkins. You can find out more about this concept through reading this blog by Steve or the books Power vs Force and Transcending the Levels of Consciousness.

Our individual experience of truth will be different depending on which LOC we are in. For example, if you are in the level of Guilt your truth might be founded on a faith in a specific religious belief and be something along the lines of God is going to punish me for my sins by sending me to hell. If you are in the level of Reason your truth will most likely be built around logic, mathematics or science where you want to prove things. As you reach the level of Unconditional Love you release the linear, duality based paradigm and your experience of truth begins to align with subjective reality and unity. As we move up through the LOC the higher we go the closer our individual experience of truth comes to Truth.

So the reason it is difficult to discuss the concept of truth with others is because we are all at different LOC so our experience of truth is different. When you are at one LOC you "resonate"

with others at your same level so you tend to flock together, you think the people at a LOC below you are "immature"

and you think that people at a LOC above you are "crazy"

. I put the words "resonate", "immature" and "crazy" in quotes because once you understand this concept you stop judging people for where they are and begin to realize that everyone is the perfect place for their own personal evolution and that no LOC is better or worse than another. An additional complicating factor to understanding truth is that our LOC may be evolving during our own lifetime so our experience of what truth is tends to change on us.

03-15-2007, 04:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
Sunny Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39	Yes, there is an absolute Truth (note the capital "T") which is explained by all of the great mystical teachers that have walked our planet such as Buddha, Jesus, Krishna etc. The Truth is that 1.) everything that exists is made up of one unified energy which is outside of space and time. 2.) this energy is aware of itself or conscious of itself. 3.) because this energy is everything it desires nothing and is therefore a state of pure peace, love, joy, bliss etc. When it comes to understanding our own individual experience of truth (note the lower case "t") it is helpful to be familiar with the Levels of Consciousness (LOC) as explained by Hawkins. You can find out more about this concept through reading this blog by Steve or the books Power vs Force and Transcending the Levels of Consciousness. Our individual experience of truth will be different depending on which LOC we are in. For example, if you are in the level of Guilt your truth might be founded on a faith in a specific religious belief and be something along the lines of God is going to punish me for my sins by sending me to hell. If you are in the level of Reason your truth will most likely be built around logic, mathematics or science where you want to prove things. As you reach the level of Unconditional Love you release the linear, duality based paradigm and your experience of truth begins to align with subjective reality and unity. As we move up through the LOC the higher we go the closer our individual experience of truth comes to Truth. So the reason it is difficult to discuss the concept of truth with others is because we are all at different LOC so our experience of truth is different. When you are at one LOC you "resonate" with others at your same level so you tend to flock together, you think the people at a LOC below you are "immature" and you think that people at a LOC above you are "crazy" . I put the words "resonate", "immature" and "crazy" in quotes because once you understand this concept you stop judging people for where they are and begin to realize that everyone is the perfect place for their own personal evolution and that no LOC is better or worse than another. An additional complicating factor to understanding truth is that our LOC may be evolving during our own lifetime so our experience of what truth is tends to change on us.