The Ultimate Truth?

An exercise in thought and philosophical mischief.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• God
• religion
• atheism
• philosophy
• truth
• enlightenment
• reality
• reason
• sanity
• spirituality
• men
• women
• god

[German1184]

Dear Dan,

What you said in this video about the "the philosophic work to understand something" its true Completely true.

There are things that I believe by reason -- things that I read and "understand". However, I do not believe it by heart.

Maybe I must try hard (like in a battle) to acquire that knowledge for myself.

The philosophic work to understand the Truth seems to be a full time job.

Sincerely,

German

[MenoftheInfinite]

It's pretty much a full-time job. It requires your full attention and focus, or as much as you can possibly manage. One of the most important things one has to see is that you can't "learn" the Truth from anyone else, even if they turn out to be a source of very useful data. Philosophy is not like science in this sense. We must each re-invent the wheel. Of course, that doesn't prevent those who have done so from being that helpful source of data. That's what this channel strives to be.

[baguiosky]

looking around like a child would or i would say an alien would---

it's so zen!

thanks, it's so refreshing to come across this channel.

[MenoftheInfinite]

You're welcome. I hope you continue to find it interesting.

[gginnam]

Luv ur work n this video! I think the problem with a lot of people is that they expect reality to be more of something different to something simple.

Also the fact that they r goin in circles like myself looking 4 answers hurts their ego.

Quite frankly i believe most people searching wouldn't know what the altimate realite/ truth was if it hit them on their head, and it does this all day long.

Like the Dalai Lama says if ur 2 smart u miss the point. There r 2 many spanners!

[MenoftheInfinite]

There are indeed too many spanners, but it is also true that even though Reality is right in front of you, it can be hard to see with true eyes.

[MsMi321]

im in a war now (of arguments) and i found this, i said it "everything is real an unreal, everything is true and false, its a matter of perspective" (me) and its similar to this and yet different as i said "its a matter of perspective XD

[floydnelson92]

There are more experiences than just through sight and touch; there are experiences in the mind too such as pain, pleasure, dreams, moods, and the process of remembering or mentally visualizing things. Those, in a way, are also a part of reality.

[AirForceGirl05]

I'm a young black woman. I wish there were more minorities and women who were into this field of thinking like me.

[gginnam]

Well I would sound cliched if i said that reality is relative, on perceiving my environment when u suggest this on ur video i happened 2 perceive my computer, and various stationary.

If we teach ourselves 2 perceive all things with indifference or without pre judge/concept like reactions, how human and real would that be?

So does this then mean that when and if our level of consciousness reaches a level where it trenscends emotions n the like that we will no longer be as we are?