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It takes wisdom . . . to recognize wisdom The Nature of Truth? Within each epistemology for establishing truth there resides an implication of what "the nature of truth" might be. And in most cases, truth is conceived as a property of accurately stated words, or accurately conceived ideas that characterize world realities. As the word descriptions or ideas align with reality, they are said to correspond. Hence, one version of the "nature of Truth" is called the "Correspondence Theory of Truth." Even the epistemology of Revelation tends to trap truth within the narrow confines of word-symbols. It's common for people to view "the words of the Bible" as the truth. When this notion is taken too literally, people unwittingly give priority to representations over referents; thus, ink symbols on paper are conceived as "truth" — instead of the referents/realities to which the symbols point. Correctly Conceiving Truth Ultimately the question of truth is answered in alignment. 1. The accurate alignment of "Mind" with "Reality."
Truth is attained in the overlap between Mind and Reality; therefore, truth is assumed to exist in an abstract realm of correct and accurate Ideas. However, to examine the adequacy of those ideas, one needs to articulate them with words; which lead us to a 2nd Possibility:
Truth is attained in the overlap between Word and Reality; therefore, this type of Truth is assumed to reside in the abstract realm of symbolic representations. Truth is something that one "tells," and is a property of accurately stated words, . . . correct propositions. The efforts of Science largely revolve around empirically proving such propositions—correctly-stated words (hypotheses). But both the accurate alignment of Mind & Reality and Word & Reality are inescapably beset with the nagging problem of perception. Happily, this 3rd Possibility entirely bypasses that problem:
Here the alignment is not accurate, but sufficient. This means that human beings can express personality and creativity at the level of doings and details, but will always achieve harmony at the level of Motive and Emotion. Truth is manifest in our way of being with other things and beings. Truth is something that one Lives with all Heart, Might, Mind, Strength, and Soul. In this way, Truth when correctly conceived bypasses the inherent problems with perception and interpretation. Instead of trying to accurately conceive reality, human beings strive to have harmony in reality. Further, one "knows" when "alignment" has occurred as the Spirit of God both guides and confirms "The Way of Truth" to one's soul. The Peace that flows freely . . . signifies harmony. Another word to describe "alignment" is obedience with a perfect heart. (Changing Your Stripes, The Manual, page 8-7) * * * * * * * The journey to Being True will not happen by applying the techniques and skills taught by traditional Psychology; the prevailing paradigm of "It's-Not-Your-Fault Psychology" is fatally flawed from its foundations. This popular paradigm tends to deprive people of the very thing that is essential to Being True: To fully and wholly accept Response-Ability for what comes out of you! Owning your Response-Ability is a first step in Being True and increasing Character: "The Greatest Prize The book, "Changing Your Stripes" presents principles: "Mastering a challenging situation "Changing Your Stripes," teaches you the principles that lead to lasting change,
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