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There is no god higher than truth

betaboybetaboy Veteran
edited August 2011 in Faith & Religion
What does the OP title mean? It was uttered by Mahatma Gandhi. What exactly did he mean by the word 'truth'?

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  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    What was the context? He probably meant to follow your conscience.
  • zenffzenff Veteran
    It could be the reversal of “there is no truth higher than god”.
    And it would mean that we have to discern the truth instead of following religious dogma.
  • ownerof1000oddsocksownerof1000oddsocks Veteran
    No-one knows what 'god' means; all we know about god is what someone wrote in a book... so lets just stick to truth for now, alright?
  • RyuRyu
    edited August 2011
    @betaboy - This sounds similar to the Theosophical Society motto, "There is no religion higher than truth."
    It could be the reversal of “there is no truth higher than god”.
    And it would mean that we have to discern the truth instead of following religious dogma.
    zenff, pretty much nails it :thumbsup: The truth is realized directly through experience and is intuitively grasped, as opposed to blindly following dogmas, ideologies and beliefs. He seems to address and oppose the common herd-mentality that can be prevalent within society. Though, sheep will follow sheep :(
  • santhisouksanthisouk Veteran
    edited August 2011
    @betaboy

    He meant "truth" plainly. :)
  • zenmystezenmyste Veteran
    No-one knows what 'god' means; all we know about god is what someone wrote in a book... so lets just stick to truth for now, alright?
    No-one knows what 'buddha' means; all we know about buddha is what someone wrote in a book...
    So let's just stick to truth for now, alright?
  • milkmothmilkmoth
    Truth is truth, right? That blazing sand-grain of absolute awakened clarity.
  • DhammaDhatuDhammaDhatu Veteran
    There is no "god". There is only truth. :)
  • KarmaDondrupTashiKarmaDondrupTashi
    There is no "truth".
  • ownerof1000oddsocksownerof1000oddsocks Veteran
    Truth points towards an object, or subject, but isn't a 'thing' obviously. Just as a compass points magnetically, so does 'the way' elucidate appropriate directions for people to follow.

    If ever I find god or buddha I imagine that it would disappear in a puff of smoke.
  • SpacelessSpaceless
    OP title meant that "cheese is the product of milk" where truth is cheese and milk is ordinary beings. Cheese and Milk is one entity. :thumbsup:
  • VincenziVincenzi Veteran
    that's quite true...
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