Truth through logic

Have you ever considered that there could be a well defined, non-dogmatic, logical path to Truth? Possibly. Of course, no path is short and painless.

One could begin by asking; “How does one go about finding Truth logically.”

If one were to examine the question, they could be led to a starting point such as; “How could one hope to get started, without first facing what is in front of us in our everyday lives?”

We are all in a hurry to jump over the material world and its set-backs, without ever looking closely at it. A good first step is to learn to systematically think through the problems that we face in our everyday lives. By learning to think through each problem to its root, we are then able to expose the elusive nature of our “small self.”

This thinking process teaches us to focus on a single problem at hand, which will serve us well in our ongoing search for Truth.

Focus, as well as persistence, are much needed tools with which to arm ourselves in our inquiries into Truth. By first finding our way through the entanglements of our everyday material existence, we not only expose the inner workings of our social interactions, but also expose the ego and its unhealthy campaign to keep us distracted.

Once we are able to achieve some understanding of the delusion of our material existence, we then move naturally forward with a calm quiet mind, into deeper inquiries. Pealing back the layers of delusion naturally activates our internal guidance system.

At some point, we have no other choice but to step out on our own, without the familiar comforts and trappings that keep us focused, and face the Truth with both eyes wide open, and feet planted firmly on the earth.

Truth is not easily found within the dogmatic, man made systems. These systems, may they be religious or philosophic, only serve us for so long before they begin to hinder us.

We must strip away everything that no longer serves us on the path to Truth. It is good to re-strengthen our ardor with an occasional refresher, however at a certain point, to continue to reinforce with past crutches is counter productive.

The selfishness of the self, while trying to define itself through its profitability, is overcome only when we find profitability without self-profit.