SEEKER OF TRUTH
What is the Purpose of Truth?
TRUTH gives us conviction. Only with conviction can we undertake any purposeful action. Our behaviour is governed by our conviction. Man is a born seeker—a veritable truth-seeking being. Every human being regards himself as incomplete until he has found that supreme principle by which he can explain his existence in this world and discover the purpose and meaning of his life.
A seeker aims at a rational explanation of the world and endeavours to discover a definite principle by which he may successfully plan his present life. A seeker of truth is looking for the answer to the question: ‘What is that knowledge by which I may believe? Or, what may be the valid basis of my belief?’ When he finds truth, he makes it his supreme concern.
Oneness of Truth
If truth is more than one, it cannot give us any conviction. If we all believe in one God, then it is not possible that the guidance He sent to people at different times was inherently different. The truth or the true message has to be universal, identical and one.
Who is a True Seeker of Truth?
- A true seeker is sincere in his search and contemplates on the related questions. He rises above worldly considerations before drawing conclusions.
- A true seeker desires to seek out the hidden realities behind external appearances. He rises above emotional bias in his discovery of truth.
- He discards all assumptions and preceding notions seeking the truth with an open mind.
- A true seeker will use the right criterion in determining the truth.
- A true seeker will speak in a language understandable and rational or analytical. A true seeker shows humility in the face of truth. Truth is always presented by man and not directly by God.
- A true seeker looks not at the person who presents the truth but at the truth itself.
- A true seeker will surrender to the truth on discovering it. Truth is his supreme concern.
- A true seeker is potentially spiritual.
Everyone is a seeker. True. But few are finders. Why? Because, where seeking is instinctive, finding is the outcome of one’s own conscious effort.
