The WAY to TRUTH

Is there a way to TRUTH?

Of course the question you have to ask even before that is - What is Truth?

Truth means that which is BEYOND TIME AND SPACE. The REAL ONE.
If you want to - you could call it God - or the ONE. When you realize this for yourself -
You have realized the truth.

This realization I speak of is not a theory - or a philosophy or an idea. It is not something you hear from other or read about. I am saying that you must have a REALIZATION of the truth that is beyond all ideas and theories. Truth is not an idea or a belief. It is not just about THINKING.

Something happens to you that is beyond what you can explain. Truth becomes obvious and absolutely clear. If it remains just an idea - then you simply have a BELIEF about the truth - not truth itself.

In our normal life - we collect ideas and information. We memorize and learn. None of this is real knowing. Real Knowing means to know for yourself - from your own experience.

Truth is to be realized in the same way. It is not a theory to be understood.

How does this realization happen? It starts with UNDERSTANDING - but it does not end there.

The first requirement is someone who has REALIZED. A living Realizer is needed. Is it possible to get to truth WITHOUT a living Realizer? Yes - in theory it is possible in that it CAN happen - but it is not very likely for the simple reason that we ourselves are the barrier to Truth. We are unable to go beyond our own barriers. That is why you need a realized person to help you.

In Sant Mat terminology that person is called the Satguru. Sat is Truth and Guru means Teacher. So literally Satguru just means a teacher of Truth. There is not need to REVERE the Satguru, or worship him or even put him on a pedestal. You do not need to CONTEMPLATE the form of the Satguru.

Simply understand his purpose. The purpose is to help you to go beyond your concepts and show you the Truth. That's it. Once you have realized the truth - you leave. The journey is over. You don't spend your whole life sitting at the feet of the guru. Simply learn the lesson and leave.

However, in order to learn you need to be RECEPTIVE and OPEN. If you are CLOSED and ARGUMENTATIVE then it will not happen for you. You will remain as you are. In order to allow Truth in - you have to first dispense with the Untruth. What is the Untruth? It is your OPINIONS and IDEAS and CONCEPTS about God, Enlightenment and Truth that you have collected over the years. You have to let go of those ideas and that is going to be a challenge. Why? Because you are familiar with them and you think they are the Truth.

It isn't what you don't know - but what you know - that just ain't so - that keeps you from truth.

You have many mis-conceptions - that you think are true. That is why you don't realize the Truth. You have too many untruths that are the barrier to truth. When you drop them - the truth becomes revealed.