Gold Latifa

So Truth is a Golden presence, a solid, definite, shiny metallic gold. It has an aliveness, a consciousness, an awareness in it, because it is an element of consciousness. The presence of Truth feels real, dense, compact, warm, and quite smooth. It has a sense of preciousness that makes it feel very close to our heart, as if it were the depth of the heart itself. Because there is such a thing as a Truth aspect, it is possible to investigate in depth and in detail what truth is, in terms of dimensions, levels, situations, whatever. Truth becomes something that can be explored specifically and precisely. And understanding will deepen only if we move to deeper and deeper dimensions of truth. (Spacecruiser Inquiry, pg 351)

Relative truth means that it is relative to our history – the specific manifestations of relative truth uniquely reflect our personal situation and background experience. When the objective truth is independent of a particular history and situation – that is, when everybody experiences the same truth regardless of personal situation or background – I call it the essential truth. That’s when we begin to experience Essence and its various aspects. Essential truth will usually arise when we explore a particular relative truth to the point where it becomes freed from personal history. What will arise then has nothing to do with our childhood, with our history, but reflects the fundamentals of the human soul. The truth in this case is a manifestation of Essence, a quality of essential presence. It could be the presence of Compassion, of Love, or of Joy, Peace, Clarity, Will, Strength, Truth, intelligence, and so on. (Spacecruiser Inquiry, pg 349)

We are able to discern truth – we can know what is true and what is not true in our experience – because inherent in our soul is a quality that is just Truth. Not a particular truth, but the presence of consciousness that is experienced as the presence of Truth. In other words, we can discern truth in experience in general because one pure element of our soul is Truth as such. We can recognize truth because pure Truth is a facet of our nature. The presence of Truth in the soul makes it possible for us to recognize it in everyday experience – whether in a particular situation or in recurring patterns – and on any level of experience. (Spacecruiser Inquiry, pg 351)

To live the life of truth means first to value the truth, and to value knowing the truth. It also means to value the truth such that you make it the center of your life, which means learning to be genuine, authentic, and sincere. At its heart, living the truth is a matter of integrity and respect – for oneself, for others, and for the truth itself. The more our life respects and reflects the truth that we know, the more it will take as to ever deeper dimensions of truth, of true nature. (Spacecruiser Inquiry, pg 353)