349. In search of Truth does Faith, Belief, Fact render any help???

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Faith (Viswas), Belief (Aasitkya) and Facts (Vastav) are they all the same to a seeker in search of Truth (Satya)????? ….. Lets us look into it separately to understand better.

We have belief in Absolute hence we are called Believers (Aastikas) and hence we think He is the creator of this Universe. And then we believe that He must have had a reason behind creating it. Some say it was an unintentional act while others feel it as an act to entertain Himself by watching the play. Whatever may be our belief we are still in the realm of concepts. Belief is an outcome of THOUGHT it is the act of the Intellect (Buddhi) hence it is only the Homo sapiens race that cling to such thought and perceive them. But belief can be many as thoughts always differ in each individual.

It is here that faith enters and we tell ourselves that our concepts are true even though we have no evidence to prove them. It is to be noted here that there is no proof even to disagree our belief. It is here we cross the realm of conception since faith does not need proof. Faith is not that we think something to be true, but it is what is FELT it is the act of mind (Manas). We want it to be true as our mind accepts it to be true. Faith is a unique combination of our heart's wish and our mind's belief that becomes an inner assertion that it is fact. Faith is an affirmation of this fact which could be invisible and does not feel to our senses.

Fact is a solace statement made by the heart and mind, which may not be in a position to project the Truth (Satya) completely. Truth is a much larger and total statement which makes it one vast whole unit. Fact is what is perceived through sense organs and is easier to express and convey when compared to Truth which is unfathomable and hence it is unexplained. While facts are the pieces of a picture puzzle the whole picture puzzle when put together forms the Truth. Facts are logical while Truth is one which is beyond logic. We are in a confused state hence we are contented with the Facts more and are not eager to ascertain the Truth but instead doubt it. Truth is what IS and that which is experienced by becoming THAT it is the complete existence and the Self (Atma) in action.

Let us suppose we draw a straight line in our house. We feel it to be straight and this is a Fact. But assume if we extend that line to the neighboring house on the right side of our house, even then it would be a straight line. Suppose we pull the line even more further to the next house, next area, next district, next state, next country, next continent, and at the end we land up on the left side of our house and connect the starting point. We have not made a straight line we have made a circle around the globe…. Isn't it???? That is Truth as far as the straight line is concern.

So Truth is infinite and in-comprehensive when I search for it in the vast universe but when I look within it is just at my reach……….What say????