If you really want to know what Truth is then it's a good start to recognise what it isn't. Many things that we've accepted as true aren't really true. Many things we believe are just not true. Truth is simple, but don't take my word for it.

You see, all that we think of as true isn't true. I call the things that are accepted as true 'relative truths'. For example, let's consider the statement, "The sun is bright." That sounds true, but it's not wholly accurate. We can all agree what the sun is and what bright is, and indeed the sun is bright. But neither of these is really defined. They are kind of defined, but not wholly and accurately, so really they are not defined at al.

Let's start with the sun. We mean the star that is the centre of our solar system. But it's not accurate to consider that any object is discrete; no object is wholly separate and defined. With the sun, there is no clear definition of what is and what isn't the sun. It may seem to be fairly spherical, but it's not wholly contained. It emanates out into the universe. It radiates, and we cannot clearly define where the sun ends and its radiation begins, because there really isn't a divide between the sun and its rays. Separation itself is a flawed concept.

We can't really say what the sun is, and it can't really be wholly singled out and separated from the rest of the universe. We can name it vaguely, but we can't wholly and accurately define it. So too with 'bright': it isn't a clearly defined description. Okay, we all know what 'bright' means. It means 'shining' or 'giving off light'. But we aren't really giving it a clear definition. We can't really say where bright ends and dull begins. Take for instance if the sun was to start to become less bright: at what point is it no longer bright. We can't really define that point. The term 'bright' is a vague definition in contrast to dark or dull.

So, "The sun is bright," is a relative truth. It seems true but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Take any statement and really analyse it, and you will find that at best it is a relative truth. But relative truth is really not truth. It's a sort of agreed truth. And there are some sorts of agreed untruths, like, "The sun is rectangular." That's clearly not true at all, relatively or otherwise. Relative truths are fine and useful, but it's important to know that they are not absolute Truth.

Ultimately all statements are untrue, even this one. All words fail to portray truth. Take for instance, the Truth of who you are. You could say, "I'm a human being." I could say, "No, you're not. You're Infinite Consciousness perceiving the human experience from a localised perspective." But both are wrong. The words can never be as accurate as the reality. A description or expression of who you are can never be as accurate as being who you are.

It's important to break that down. The description uses words to point to the truth. The expression uses a different form to point to the truth. But they aren't the truth. They can't be the truth. Being as you are is the Truth. So to get back to the main point, we cannot find truth in words. Words can only point to Truth. The Truth is right here as we are. It is beyond words. Yet words, being untrue, can reflect back to the unspoken Truth that is always here. If we believe in the words we lose sight of the real Truth. If we recognise that the words can only at best point to Truth then the recognition of Truth is close by.