Splitting Hairs? Or...??

When it comes to the nature of our consciousness, and the universe, "reality" at large or even existence itself and non-existence - not to mention the relationship between all these things - it can get pretty messy pretty quickly.

As you know, Discernment (capital D) really comes into play here.

At the core, physics is supposed to be determining the ultimate nature of reality. Coincidentally, at the core, philosophy and religion and all spiritual traditions are supposed to be doing the same.

The easiest way to think about all that, is that all those "disciplines" are map-creators.

They are making maps to describe what we cannot directly apprehend with our senses: physics uses mathematics; religion uses story and allegory; philosophy uses... whatever they use.

The point is, or rather the question is, who has the MOST ACCURATE map?? The usefulness of any map is its accuracy. That's it. If it's not accurate, we stand a good chance of getting lost or losing our way.

Now, some of these maps can be hard to read for the average person: not everyone loves math, especially complex equations of physics. Not everyone can Discern the hidden truth behind myths, allegory, or philosophical postulations.

Is there such a thing as "direct knowing"? Does that imply too much trust in the apprehension of Truth without the supporting criteria of how that Truth is Discerned? Can we trust ourselves to know the Truth - especially when it comes in through methods that are not intellectual reasoning and apprehension?

More soon....

David