Truth And Transparency

Universal Truth Reflected Both Within And Without

For those on the path of self-realization and God/Source realization, it helps to understand the All-pervasive nature of the Absolute Truth / Supreme Personality of Godhead. Godhead is accessible on the spiritual level in various degrees, revealed gradually by the corresponding degrees of purity of one's heart. It's is from one's purified heart, that one's spiritual vision is revealed.

From one's spiritual vision, one can appreciate that all energy coming from universal Source, has the signature of Godhead energy embedded within. This is true even when contemplating the "material" world around us.

Although matter is lifeless, it can still reflect higher truth, because all matter emanates from a higher truth. Just like heat and light both come from fire or the sun, so living spirit and lifeless matter also come from a single energetic Source/Godhead.

Living In A Upside Down World

A common saying in spiritual circles is "As above, so below". Another way of putting it, is that life in this material world, is a perverted reflection of life in the spiritual world. Why a "perverted" reflection? Because everyone generally sees the world from a "me first" perspective, in competition with others in a me-first-mode. Godhead or Source who is actually the center of creation and proprietor of the universe as it's creator, is either denied or sidelined in favor of one's own lust, anger and greed to get ahead.

Transparency Of Truth

Truth can be taken as a "thing". With training one can see through this "thing" transparently, to observe different levels of reality; namely higher and lower, or real and illusory. Sometime we can see this transparent truth, reflected in matter.

In the following photos, one can observe the glass on a dining table, as a thing of transparent truth.

In this photo, one can see through the glass tabletop.

In this photo, one can see the table in a room which has wooden beams above it. One can also see the reflected truth of "As above, so below"

What has changed the original transparency of the glass, is one's angle of vision, and the reflection of light.

Without the broader vision of the room's environment, and light of knowledge, one with tunnel vision might thing that the table top was made of wooden slats and beams, as seen in the photo below of the glass table top, from a different angle.

Seeing Is Not Always Believing

With imperfect senses, discerning truth is not always easy. What we might see as beautiful or attractive, might turn out to be just the opposite upon closer inspection - be it a thing or a person. We are subject to many types of illusion, mostly because we can be hell-bent on selfish desires, not caring for the beauty and divinity of all things as manifested by a loving Source.

If those willing to go beyond and see the divine in everything, it takes knowledge and practice, and by God's grace from within the heart, one's vision will start to transcend and see matter and spirit in a whole new light and perspective.

Truth In Music And Art

In the Vedic texts, it is described that one can be like the honeybee - finding nectar in numerous  blossoming flowers.

Here is a bit of old-school wisdom from some young kids of the day.