Visionary truth, objective truth | Vividness

Perceptual truth depends on a metaphysical abstraction: a hypothetical external world independent of consciousness. All three culturally sanctioned concepts of truth thus rest on intellectual projections. The very foundations of truth are inherently subjective.

We begin by considering what I mean by “objective reality” because we need a general understanding of some of the main characteristics of truth when it is experienced fully, without veils.

Absolute truth is the true nature of the relative—there is unity underlying all distinctions. Relative truth is the manifestation of the absolute—we experience the world through our disparate circumstances. Denying either side of this paradox leads to not belonging. Our collective freedom depends on us remembering that we belong to everything and a

For truth is reality. That which is false is unreal. The more clearly we see the reality of the world, the better equipped we are to deal with the world. The less clearly we see the reality of the world—the more our minds are befuddled by falsehood, misperceptions and illusions—the less able we will be to determine correct courses of action and mak