Comments on: Spiritual Imprinting http://www.purpleatheart.com/blog/spiritual-imprinting Wholesome gluten-free recipes, do-it-yourself, keeping it local, and being mindful. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:55:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anna http://www.purpleatheart.com/blog/spiritual-imprinting#comment-3 Anna Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:51:20 +0000 http://www.purpleatheart.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3 Absolutely. Truth as an idea I believe can and in many cases must vary from person to person. In this context, I think most of us can agree that spirituality is not a science. One cannot put forth and test hypotheses. A person's soul, as their life, is theirs to develop and explore. Though many of us find comfort and camaraderie with shared experiences and common beliefs, no one person's spirituality is identical to anyone else's, for they have different lives and paradigms. It is sort of a word salad, isn't it? Well, to sum up, I suppose that in this context truth, in my mind, would describe what works for the individual, what is their essential state of rightness for their spirituality. Absolutely. Truth as an idea I believe can and in many cases must vary from person to person. In this context, I think most of us can agree that spirituality is not a science. One cannot put forth and test hypotheses. A person’s soul, as their life, is theirs to develop and explore. Though many of us find comfort and camaraderie with shared experiences and common beliefs, no one person’s spirituality is identical to anyone else’s, for they have different lives and paradigms.

It is sort of a word salad, isn’t it? Well, to sum up, I suppose that in this context truth, in my mind, would describe what works for the individual, what is their essential state of rightness for their spirituality.

]]> By: Paul http://www.purpleatheart.com/blog/spiritual-imprinting#comment-2 Paul Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:20:26 +0000 http://www.purpleatheart.com/blog/?p=8#comment-2 So I'm wondering if you'd be willing to expand on the idea that truth can be different from person to person. To me, truth implies something that is universal. I could say that that wall is green and someone else could say it's red, but the truth could be that we're both entirely wrong and it's blue. Truth implies that it transcends opinion and doesn't matter whether we believe it or not. i.e. I can believe that the wall is green all day long, but it doesn't make it true. Anywho... perhaps truth isn't the best word to use here? Perhaps "choosing your path" or something similar might work better? BTW, I really like your posts... they're very thought out and well written. Keep it up! So I’m wondering if you’d be willing to expand on the idea that truth can be different from person to person. To me, truth implies something that is universal. I could say that that wall is green and someone else could say it’s red, but the truth could be that we’re both entirely wrong and it’s blue. Truth implies that it transcends opinion and doesn’t matter whether we believe it or not. i.e. I can believe that the wall is green all day long, but it doesn’t make it true.

Anywho… perhaps truth isn’t the best word to use here? Perhaps “choosing your path” or something similar might work better?

BTW, I really like your posts… they’re very thought out and well written. Keep it up!

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