We
live in a world subordinated to completely objective reality governed
by solid truth determined by evidence upon which we must base our
faith and believe. As the unexplored mind can only know its own
ideas, and we know a sense of obligation comes only from intense
desires, might we do well to focus all mental acuity in the direction
of our ultimate hope? In our thinking, we find nothing which someone
has not thought absolutely truthful while another has thought it
entirely false. This is only a competition of beliefs though, not a
competition of truths. There can be only one truth. We should make
every attempt to adjust ourselves to it.
Twisting and turning beliefs about truth to our own desires and whims is almost always immediately disastrous. For example, if in war, I am told landmines are ancient technology nobody could possibly utilize, yet I notice in front of me flying body parts thrusting upward chaotically toward the sky, despite my inability to see and fully comprehend the nature of landmines, I would be well advised to place my faith in the unknown and presumptuously conclude they still exist, and not in small numbers. Morals based on ancient religious practice might seem jaded to the modern mind that begs independence (and simultaneous dependence), and one may feel less tempted than ever to lend those ancient doctrines a respectful ear, but if you look around you, the disastrous results of disobedience are all around.
Our untrained minds are just as easily capable of grinding out falsehoods as well as truths, so be on guard. There is a battlefield for the mind. And you must choose sides. Once you realize what's really at stake, there is overwhelming urgency enveloping your consciousness to act rightly. For in one sense, we are sensibly just another part of the organic universe, a carbon-based life form gravitationally bound to a ball of rock hurling through space at unimaginable speeds. At times, life can seem insensible and purposeless. And in another sense, much unlike other creatures, we are very spiritual in nature. We helplessly feel propelled to fulfill some greater purpose. We're seekers. We're great explorers. We have a need to know. A need to connect. Not just with one another, but with the Divine Creator of all.
Twisting and turning beliefs about truth to our own desires and whims is almost always immediately disastrous. For example, if in war, I am told landmines are ancient technology nobody could possibly utilize, yet I notice in front of me flying body parts thrusting upward chaotically toward the sky, despite my inability to see and fully comprehend the nature of landmines, I would be well advised to place my faith in the unknown and presumptuously conclude they still exist, and not in small numbers. Morals based on ancient religious practice might seem jaded to the modern mind that begs independence (and simultaneous dependence), and one may feel less tempted than ever to lend those ancient doctrines a respectful ear, but if you look around you, the disastrous results of disobedience are all around.
Our untrained minds are just as easily capable of grinding out falsehoods as well as truths, so be on guard. There is a battlefield for the mind. And you must choose sides. Once you realize what's really at stake, there is overwhelming urgency enveloping your consciousness to act rightly. For in one sense, we are sensibly just another part of the organic universe, a carbon-based life form gravitationally bound to a ball of rock hurling through space at unimaginable speeds. At times, life can seem insensible and purposeless. And in another sense, much unlike other creatures, we are very spiritual in nature. We helplessly feel propelled to fulfill some greater purpose. We're seekers. We're great explorers. We have a need to know. A need to connect. Not just with one another, but with the Divine Creator of all.
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