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An extension from another thread.
As per your faith, describe what you and/or your faith considers to be the ultimate truth?
Hah! I just posted a response to this question in the other thread about many paths. Ultimate truth is not a propositional truth, as that is dualistic and dualism divides the subject from the object. Ultimate Truth has to be able to embrace and perceive both without division in order for it to be Ultimate, or Absolute.An extension from another thread.
As per your faith, describe what you and/or your faith considers to be the ultimate truth?
We as breathairians believe we breathe, thats what we believe to be the ultimate truth.An extension from another thread.
As per your faith, describe what you and/or your faith considers to be the ultimate truth?
Unity. My religion teaches that we are all united.An extension from another thread.
As per your faith, describe what you and/or your faith considers to be the ultimate truth?
An extension from another thread.
As per your faith, describe what you and/or your faith considers to be the ultimate truth?
There are, indeed, cultural differences that reveal different thinking backgrounds.Not a concept found in my religion. If anything, my tradition teaches against such notions being relevant. Instead, the emphasis is placed on the fact that humans are limited beings that tell stories. These stories serve to relate us to the world and guide our behaviors in life. We only ever know reality through the stories that we tell - through life experiences that are then interpreted by our limited minds. Even if there is some "ultimate" behind that, we cannot know it and there is no point in seeking it. Traditions like mine instead focus on what stories one wishes to put into action in the world. Tell those stories, listen to those stories, and change the stories one cherishes as needed depending on one's goals.
It's a difference in philosophy.. Eastern mysticism vs western empiricism. There can be hybrids, and most people are. There are some who claim to be all one or the other.It's make believe. We live in a universe that is constantly in flux and you are going to try some sort of ultimate truth in it? Good luck with that.
It's a difference in philosophy.. Eastern mysticism vs western empiricism. There can be hybrids, and most people are. There are some who claim to be all one or the other.
Ultimate truth is non-duality. Since there is no other, the ultimate truth has no duality to embrace.Ultimate Truth has to be able to embrace and perceive both without division in order for it to be Ultimate, or Absolute.
What the difference between nihilism and those claiming "ultimate truth"?I don't have a faith; but, I like what @syo said: "We are all united". I cannot think of any belief system that does not lead to this conclusion.
Is it a universal truth? Yes, I think it is.
Edit: excluding nihilism...
Edit-Edit: according to wikipedia nihilism is a denial of belief, so... it excludes itself...
Per wikipedia:What the difference between nihilism and those claiming "ultimate truth"?
How does it differ from let us say "Buddhism" since it is all about the obliteration of the reputed meaningful aspects of life?Per wikipedia:
Nihilism is the philosophical viewpoint that suggests the denial of, or lack of belief in, the reputedly meaningful aspects of life.
Nihilism - Wikipedia
Emphasis on: "meaningful aspects".
Belief in the existence of an "Ultimate Truth" requires a belief in "meaningful aspects".
Denying meaningful aspects, also denies the existence of an ultimate truth?
I propose that the denial of "meaningful aspects of life" to a nihilist would not be described as an "ultimate" truth. it would be described as "meh".
Everything is "ultimately" equal and the same?Ultimate truth is non-duality. Since there is no other, the ultimate truth has no duality to embrace.
"Eko sad, dwiteeyo nasti; nasti, nasti, na nasti kincana." (What exist is one, there is no second. No, no, no, not in the least.)
It all started with a bundle of energy as big as a football.
Buddhism discriminates between what is meaningful and what is not.How does it differ from let us say "Buddhism" since it is all about the obliteration of the reputed meaningful aspects of life?