“Some disciples are always asking where the truth is,” said Maal-El.
“So one day I decided to point in one direction, trying to show them how important it is to follow a path, and not just to think about it.
“Instead of looking in the direction I had pointed, the man who had asked the question started examining my finger, trying to find out where the truth was hidden.
“When people seek out a master, they should be looking for experiences which can help them avoid certain obstacles.
“But unfortunately, reality is different: they adopt the law of minimum effort, trying to find answers to everything.”
“The person who accepts, without question, the truths of his master, will never find his/her own path.”
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Mis miedos, depresiones, angustias etc. son mías. Nadie las puede sentir por mi y… pasan. Solamente hay que esperar que se tomen su tiempo. “El cuerpo las elimina”
Todo lo que necesito, lo llevo puesto… vino conmigo.
Debo estar mas alerta a lo que pienso, hago o siento.
Todo lo demás es escenografía puesta por Dios para hacerme la vida bella y maravillosa.
wise words…it seems to me that life is a journey and doubting and questioning I think , are a necessary part of finding our way…
es importante escuchar a los sabios, a los viejos, a la que gente inteligente con mucha experiencia, porque nos hace reflexionar antes de dar un paso, después elegimos siguiendo los dictados de nuestra corazón, pero con el bagaje de la experiencia y sabiduría de los demás. Por ejemplo, un pescador con mucha experiencia nos decía: cuando estés en una roca a la orilla del mar y éste te moja los pies, apartate ya porque la próxima a lo mejor no la cuentas (donde yo vivo el mar es bravo)
I think everybody can have a master who inspire them. For instance my master is Rumi cause thrugh his though I’m understanding the truth abt life but of course I know I have to follow my own path. In other word,I’m deciding what kind of person I should be and what I should expect from life and others!
Pour moi, la vérité se trouve là où on ne peut que la decouvrir petit à petit et non de façon entière. Il est nécessaire que l’on ne puisse pas découvrir la vérité de façon entière sinon nous ne la chercherons plus; alors que tout notre vie consite en la recherche continuelle de la vérité. Lorsque nous la trouverons totalement, en ce moment, nous ne vivrons plus; nous serons absorbé par elle et nous deviendrons elle même!
“The person who accepts, without question, the truths of his master, will never find his/her own path.”
FEAR, “RESPECT”, or whatever else it is, is what drowns us into what we had been living as human kind until now. “Accept what was told to you the way it was, and make no wuestions.”
In this case I am talking about religion too. There are many truths who are hidden when they seem easy to understand and which are uncovered when they seem hard to read.
We have the gift of thinking and logic, but we don’t always use it in the right way.
But I wish to see! I have the right and obligation to understand and know what is there after what I can’t see. What stops me from resolving these mysteries? Which Law? Curiosity is a healthy part of human nature after all? What stops me from going after the light I aim and deserve, by myself?
:DDD
Love
Olta
I often try to meditate to find the truth or the reality that resides within. But I have not succeeded; for my Soul is too turbulent or perplexed to answer back. It has been crippled to such an extent that It is not even capable of asking questions, It just demeans itself.
Oh I believe the biggest satisfaction would be to know what path you have to follow. For when you know what you want, the hindrances could be overlooked, for you know the joy would closely follow.
I wish I knew myself Better!!!
Definitivamente nadie aprende de las experiencias ajenas ! cada individuo debe elegir un camino y tomar sus propias decisiones.
Muchísimos investigadores creen que, para encontrar la verdad es preciso renunciar al mundo y vivir en el ascetismo, mientras que otros tantos están convencidos de que es imprescindible estudiar mucho, tal vez hasta obtener un phD en Teología. La verdad, sin embargo, es lo simple, la propia lógica natural. Todo lo demás es producto exclusivo del cerebro humano, que, como visto, es, en nuestra época, impulsado, nutrido y conducido por la mentira.
Así, de forma absolutamente lógica y natural, todo lo que es exclusivamente engendrado por el raciocinio humano tiene, necesariamente, que estar muy alejado de la verdad, cuando se trata de cosas que están por sobre nuestros conceptos terrenos de espacio y tiempo.
….felicidades !…pues un maestro no existe, si no existe el alumno…que usted disfrute de la vida, para que la vida disfrute de usted…..es lo que hay !……un abrazo.
!!!MUY BUENO¡¡
Makes me remember the words of Jésus when he was si tired because everybody asked for miracles!
Everybody has his(her) own path…and everybody follows it…regardless if they want to follow it or not…they just follow their own path…even if they would choose not to follow their path…that will be their path…
my path was little diffrent but that was not endure able for me so i determined to stop and change it… but im scared did i have done right? i hope so i did right God help me(us)
sometimes looking for the truth changes your perceptions about reality..or deviates u from what actually is true…u wake up thinking today u’ll find it when actually it’s slowly drifting away from u…out of reach..
then, that is you path………….
there is no truth for us …
it’s an illusion we are craving for.
to make us feel safe, on the top of things.
it is indeed frightening to let go of this concept.
and instead live from moment to moment & do what feels right
from the heart.
let the mind …. relax.
hakuna matata <3<3
There is a story about a Turkish tycoon Mr Koc who invites his potential employees for a lunch. When the soup arrives he tries it and says that it is not salty enough. The person who adds the salt without tasting the soup doesn’t get the job. As you said, you have to question the things other people say.
I know what You are saying …..it serves the purpose
God Bless :)
You CERTAINLY have to question the things other people say. Loved the story!
the example you gave is too much coded “the finger”, i don’t get it fully. anyway i think what it implied is “we shouldn’t follow our masters words blindly but testify them,learn from them and make our own path!”
But the question comes who is our master. In many cases of real life, we are the master cause we don’t go for digging what some successful person has done unless we are not talking about normal life in which we use our own common sense. In this case we are defying our own experience by our very own sense.
So ultimately it goes to our common sense.
—trying to Embrace the world.
Love
sud
“ASI QUE NECESARIAMENTE DEBEMOS VIVIR LA PROPIA EXPERIENCIA, ESCUCHANDO SOLO A NUESTRO PROPIO CORAZON, COMO SEÑAL DEL CAMINO A SEGUIR” GRACIAS!
Y SI PEDIMOS A DIOS QUE GUIE NUESTROS PASOS DEBEMOS ESTAR DISPUESTOS A LEVANTAR NUESTROS PIES.
La verdad es aquella que encontramos en cada paso al caminar, no seremos capaces de verla si solo nos quedamos sentados en posicion budista hablando de una supuesta verdad que deberias conocer… La verdad es la vida misma somos nosotros viviendo escribiendola cada dia haciendo nuestros suenos realidad asi al final encontraremos nuestra propia verdad unica e indiscutible porque es nuestra porque la vivimos y se ira con nosotros
While I followed a guru, I never found my truth. I suffered when one of them insisted not to be questioned about what she said. Now that I can feel and see my Truth, it is the most beautiful treasure Life has given me. I am grateful that I found it. As long as I tried to follow exactly and perfectly the footsteps of another that had found her/his truth, I was living a lie.
Before putting any question to the “MASTER” one should have faith in him and very honest and truthful to oneself,then and then only one can experience the meaning of “TRUTH”
Per me la verità è un puzzle ancora da terminare e ogni epoca ne aggiunge un pezzettino di cuore e di testa
I love this one! :) I agree. Hope it will help all of you to find your path.
La verdad siempre esta enfrente de nosotros solo tenemos que ver fijamente el camino y cruzar todas las adversidades que en el hay,, si llegas al final esa es tu verdad! por que eso estabas buscando,. so tu nunca encontraras lo que no estabas buscando.. contradictorio no?.. busca en tu corazón en tu ser en tu paz en tu felicidad en tu desdicha en tu amor y desamor. tu eres tu propia verdad!!
Hey I love the last bit of this one.
I feel few people dare contradict Master Paulo and it makes me sad.
About the sage pointing at the sun and the idiot looking at the finger instead… well I’ve had the following funny idea for a few years I’ll share it with you:
“LE SAGE MONTRE LE SOLEIL ET L’IMBECILE REGARDE LE DOIGT…
mais il n’est pas seul: le disciple du sage regarde lui aussi le doigt, pour apprendre à son tour à montrer le soleil”
The fool that looks at the finger is not the only one looking – the master’s disciple is looking at the finger too, because he wants to learn how to show the way…
hehe :oD
Didn’t comment on the actual gist of this one.
This is really what is costing me so much, it is very “alienish” to me to start walking instead of analazing things (intellectualizing/feeling)
I’m reading yesterday’s link on “more about learned helplessness”.
By the way I stumbled onto a great site sometime ago, http://www.stevepavlina.com – this man believes we have to try first and adjust later.
He calls that “READY-FIRE-AIM” (ad then fire again with improved accuracy, thanks to what the first shot thaught you in case you missed) as opposed to a “ready-aim-fire” approach. He says we take too much time “aiming” at our targets in life and actually seldom give it “a shot”.
“If you’re not making ay mistakes, then you’re missing a lot of opportunities”
Woody Allen
Ok, I need to hit the road now and not post so much stuff here! ;o)
one day the gods discussed. they said: the humans are so thirsty for knowledge, we have to hide the biggest lore. if they find it to soon, it will destroy the mankind.
so the gods decided to hide the biggest and last lore on the top of the highest montain. but it didn’t last long and they saw, that the people would be able to conquer the top of the mountain quickley. so they hided the last lore in the ´deepest sea. but soon they saw, that the people would reach the deepest sea. and so they deliberated once more. the god of wisedom said: I know the place, where humans will search at last! And so the gods decided to hide the last and biggest lore in the Heart of Mankind.
Hey Daniela! :o)
Funny we posted at the same time because this is my favorite parable ever. I use it all the time.
There was a time in my early 20s when I stopped believing in God because of the Church.
In the version of this parable that came to me – one taught by Anthony de Mello – it was god asking his archangels where to hide. Mountains, seas…
And the last archangel told God:
“Hide in the very hearts of men. They will never think of looking for you in there…”
I believe this story reconciled me with the notion of God.
;o)
Listening to the experiences of ten wise men does not equal the value of one experience of your own. I do believe in following my own path. I don’t like to be a sheep with all my respect to sheep :)
if we are searching for reality, knowledge, and the right path …….. we should not stop asking…
However in reality, seldom we try to find the truth without a master
really beautiful :)
yeah it’s very important to keep our own mind and question things ! just because someone is an expert at something doesn’t make them God, so following their advice and help is good but not eye blindedly, for they might not know the whole truth and finding your own Truth is the most important of all :)
Thank you for this little taste of truth. I question everything. Sometimes to a fault maybe? Always a work in progress as we never stop learning. Blessings to you! <3
I am lost! I need help about finding the truth. I am going crazy Paulo… how can I know the truth. Listening to my intuitions all the time makes me mad.. As if I am slowly starting to live out of my head and body. I am scared of following the signs and my intuition and I don’t know what to do, what is real, which path worths to follow.
The most important one, is the path of God & Love…
Ain’t that the truth! ;-) ha ha ha
hehhehehehehehehe
Bruce Lee … Master
‘Don’t think, Feel. It’s like a finger pointing a way to the moon, don’t concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly Glory.’ ~ Bruce Lee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDW6vkuqGLg
We are often betrayed by luck,cheated by lover,hated by successful & devastated by life.But still we have to lead life,pretend that everything is okay;and most certainly assemble the broken pieces of life.
We have to believe that,it is 100 times better to cry alone than laugh with people who pretends to love us but actually hates; we must not gaze the closed gate for long as our tears may overshadow the opened one.
the truth always hurts;beautiful words r not true,true words r not beautiful!
truth is antagonist of society,they r always against the tide.
so,true sayer and true listener both r very few,have to see under glasses.
a true lover is rare,true love is rare indeed; true worshiper is rare,fundamentalists r very common; communal harmony is rare,communism occurs every time!
Jayeeta,I am am bribed by your sincere words and feeling of a regret about a perfection rarity. I agree with your thoughts on lie and insincerity and double morals of a society. A society in the spiritual plan – the wild. A civilization external, technical. Emotions, thoughts – see to them – frequently are far from desire of good to the near.
I completely agree on each and every single word you have put in there, I being an example to myself in the exact current situation and do think like me… I appreciate the way you have put my thoughts in your words. Thank you :)
As long as you face at the right direction, keep going!
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i think everyone answers the following question differently:
Where is the truth? – Up , said the clouds
where is the truth??? – Down, said the Earth
where is the truth? – In, said the Heart
Where is the truth ? – Out, said the world
So You get to choose ..but whatever it is let it resonate with your heart, and until you find it, I say turn the world upside down and inside out..
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Are we still there? – I asked my father when he was driving , as i was marveling how up we had arrived with the car.. On vacation i remember we used to get to the car and drive through very narrow hills, going up to the top of the mountains, and I was always amazed at the fact that he was driving witout knowing how narrow will be the road in the next turn or if a car would come in the opposite direction..
now i think that actually,all we need to know is these 10 metres ahead of us… nothing more.. the road will show us the way..
So as long as you go in the right direction, keep going.. trust the road, trust your feet and keep going..
<3<3
Love and Gratitude
Annie
Wow!!!
Hats off to the way you have described all this!
Beautiful example of subjective truth, Annie, thank you so kindly for sharing that!
Beautifully explained. Keep it up,Thanks
i really liked your saying,,which gonna help me in accomplishing things i want……..:)
and how can anyone know that the road they took is the right one??
Annie I liked the way you have written about truth. I am going to write in my note book. God bless you.
“I Am The Way, The Truth, and The Life”, He said!
Blessings.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Praise be to the LORD.
prayers,
Robin
So true and so profound!
Words are merely pointers to the Truth… So, if you hang on to your Master’s words you will be left hanging on the Master’s finger!!! lol
Love
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” Budha
that;s exactly what came to mind , thank you dear Marie Christine <3
:o) !!!! <3
I was born a muslim, turned into an athiest and now I am beginning to see that there is only one Truth hidden under various forms of life… Nature is my teacher.
I wanted to say that the one who is most wounded by hate is the one who holds it the closest.
the truth is nobody needs a leader,or teacher, all we need is courage to look in our hearts and follow the love that is in it,as the love is in all of us, because all humans are equal at the start, and we’re born with love in our hearts, we have to: not make excuses,be brave and be true to our hearts and when one is pure in the heart one will find their way and do the right thing to others and to oneself.
I suscribe every word !!!
The truth shall set you free ..and so look into your heart and ask it what feels right for me ..Blessings Tania
This is brilliant.Here used to say one student must become better than his master,or professor.We must bring our part ,just as in any other relations.Maybe is wrong looking at one master like to a God.And if we not use our brain,we become worst day by day.Brain needs training,just as the other parts of our body,so one must used it.i think ia also question of assumig our responsibilities,and of courage.
Truth, oh! what a treacherous lie…
MY Truth was that he treated me wrong, he used me, played me and he hurt me. Truth is that he was coming for me just to finally have me out of his system while his real chosen one is still out of town, the one he does love. Truth is meditation does not help with hate, nor does analyzing, and nobody can give me a decent answer to my question, “what do people do with hate”. And I needed to figure that before I would face him, I needed some order inside of me so he wouldn’t see this swamp inside of me, after all this time.
And oh, in the name of truth, how I exposed him, and all his actions, in front of anyone he knew, and in front of his chosen one! Oh, how I pushed every single hidden button, even ones not even he knew about! Claiming fairness and justice, and that they all need to know the TRUTH! Which truth? The one in words that cuts the mind and shatters doubt forever in everyone’s heart? What have I really achieved with that, besides finally exploding? Now they are all tainted by doubts, not just me.
Or the one in actions, which reveal ANOTHER truth: That I am a lie, that I wanted to hurt him and destroy his chance at a real relationship, that looks so perfect for him and will last. That I am angry that he can get away with all the lies and what he’s done with me, and still get chance after chance after chance, whereas my one mistake was all it took to doom me to never-ending loneliness. That I am a fake, and once again I managed to hurt the man I “claim” to love. That I so rudely assumed he hadn’t changed at all in the last year, or maybe, that I’ve seen him finnaly changed for the better and I am angry that it wasn’t because of me. That maybe I had another shot at love and all I could do was fail, kill it fast before I even get to see if it’s real or not. That I am a hypocrite, claiming to be righteous and just, and screaming fairness when inside I am an angry, heartless, vengeful bitch.
That I … hate.
Which of the truths is true? I will probably never find that answer, just like I can’t find an answer for hate. One thing is clear: I have dissapointed my mirror again, and my mind can’t take it anymore, or I will really go insane. (not that I’m not a wacko already) One day a finger will point somewhere, and I must walk, wherever that may be, for as long as it takes … hoping that I can still be capable of love.
I am reading my own words 2.5 years later, grateful for the place of self-clarity, understanding and humanity reached now in my life.
Thank you.
Poor u…all men are pigs until they meet the woman who brings out their best…yours is out there, have faith…and don’t be so hard on yourself. One day, you’ll look back and laugh that you even allowed these thoughts a space in your mind (been there, done that ; )
you are capable of loving…what u need is to be loved..then there won’t be any dissapointments…(it’s sometimes bttr to let the hurt get out or it will erode u…it does)
Babe, I fully understand ur suffering in this Non destined relationship, and here we can find 1000 truth
For u: the truth is to let go, Imagine this love for him is a mere illusion, and it’s cause only Love came from 2 sides, & never contain Injustice.
For Him: the truth is one day in his so perfect relationship it will turn upside down, cause his truth is selfishness & not respecting other’s feelings..& that will be discovered by his chosen one..and he will regret it so deeply….”Law Of Karma” dear…
remember we all need this pain, to grow up spiritually, mentally, and emotionally
A master, a teacher is guiding us how to play the sonata. The notes, the phrases, the staccato or legato, the pedal. He cannot teach us more..
The sound and the music is our Soul expressed through our hands and fingers.. The guidelines are there but our Soul is free and without boundaries to sing its melody.
We always must search for our own PATH, our music.
Love,
THELMA
Yes we can learn, and we can choose what to keep and what to throw away!
There is proverb old people from my village used to say :
- A wise man and a donkey know more than a wise man !
Love
Luce
Eu acho que quando existe um mestre e um discípulo é porque assim Deus quis. O que pode haver de verdade entre os dois é a confinça de ensinar e de aprender, o que gera a vontade de Deus : amizade, união que é a consequência de um Amor maior/Luz, mas cada qual com seu caminho .
bjs.
Mari Raphael.
The truth lies in the middle. Have ears and eyes open to notice what someone can teach you, for anyone we meet can teach us something, think for yourself, and…what’s the most important, look inside your heart, your soul,…hear God whispering and… follow this voice.
love
Agnieszka
what is the path
to live life a liitle more sincerely than one did yesterday, to live a little more lovingly, to drop our prejudices by and by, to meditate regularly, to basically start doing things we teach our children to do, being a liitle more truthful, a liitle more compassionate !!
is this the path ? and what happens to ‘“He who accepts, without question, the truths of his master, will never find his own path.”, s/he will be helped, which path is it is not that important, once one starts walking, one stumbles upon his path, walking the talk is important ! oh **** ain’t that addressed to me, to walk the talk !!
love
aditya
You have to find your own truth and never accept directly
what a master says.
When younger, my psychanalyste answered :” you réel it inside when you are in truth”.
You feel it! Sorry my window phone knows only french!!!!
Thank you… Thank you so much for your comment. I think you are right and if so I am on the right path. But sometimes I feel so powerless and lonely that I think about giving up walking. What if it is only my imagination? What if I am wrong?
a billion of thanks Natalija for your comment.
Actually I always want to see everything as placid as water,but everything gets turbid,that hurts me very badly;as there is rose ,there r thorns,but like a true butterfly we have to suck the nectar and leave the residue!
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