567. The Search for Truth and Truths

"The increase in known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment and growth of the arts, not their diminution and destruction." - Gallileo Gallilei.

You should hold a greater fondness for Truth than for your own opinions.

533. Your Most Valuable Skill

In an age when events move ever more swiftly and information overload threatens to swamp your mind, the most valuable skill you can acquire is to be able to tell for yourself what is true from what is false. This is done by polishing your mental faculty called Buddhi, or conscience. Meditation is the way to do this and when your mind is still, it will be able to see clearly what is true and what is not.

338. Points of View

In a room full of saints, a thief will only see pockets to be picked.

Generally speaking, people only ever see things from their own point of view. If your mind embraces the truth and truth permeates your mind, you will begin to see things from the point of view of the Absolute, the Creator.

John Steinbeck in his book, Cannery Row describes how the hero, Doc Ricketts' mind loved true things.