Out of Focus Society

When one's vision is out of focus he cannot see things as they are. His vision is distorted. Such distorted vision can be fixed by the use of corrective lenses. Similarly, when one's mind is out of focus, he will have a distorted conception of reality. Such a distorted conception of reality can be remedied by the art of transcendental meditation, fixing one's mind on the Supreme. Such a meditative state is the original, natural consciousness of the living beings. Therefore to revive it is not an artificial imposition on the mind. Rather it is a process of freeing the mind of all the artificialities which have imposed upon it by the distorted consciousness of our modern day out of focus society.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Out of Focus Society Destroys the Environment

Out of Focus Society Destroys the Environment

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Since Truth Is Beyond Words, How Can We Understand It Through Philosophy?

In today's question (13 May 2009) regarding the convincing of an atheist of the existence of God, the answer given was that the understanding of the theist needs to be philosophical.

I don't understand how this term is being used here.

Philosophy is an intellectual pursuit. How can our understanding be through philosophy? The Truth is beyond what words can express.

Thank you.

Your reader

Answer: If Truth Is Beyond Words, This Statement is Not True.

Thank you for sharing your confusion over the use of the term philosophy. This gives me a chance to clarify things for not only you, but any of my readers who may have also been confused. Kindly consider the following points:

If truth cannot be expressed by words then the statement, "The Truth is beyond what words cannot express." is not a statement of truth because it is something which has been expressed by words.

Of course what you saying is true if we apply it to the speculations of the mundane philosophers. But when the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all existence speaks, His words are full of sublime unlimited meaning. What has been spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the Bhagavad-gita and by the great self-realized sages who have perfectly realized Him is the perfection of philosophy.

In conclusion true philosophy is to find the ultimate cause of existence, not by mental speculation and word jugglery, but by perfect transcendental realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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