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igcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@grafixgurl247?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Rachel Cook</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="e424">However, do we know, what is truth and what is knowledge?</p><p id="43e2">Truth is what we want to know, but what we <i>know,</i> that is our knowledge of the truth!</p><p id="91ee">A quote from an ancient Indian classic, RigveD<i> </i>presents this idea succinctly — <i>“Ekam sad vipraha bahuda vadanti”, </i>meaning “Truth is one; the wise describe ‘it’ in different ways”!</p><p id="4b2f">This quote challenges us to question what we know and what we are told.</p><p id="35f5">It tells us that we should be seekers, active individuals finding our own truth, and not be just the followers of someone else’s truth. As that is just their knowledge; and knowledge is not the absolute truth.</p><p id="134b">It is important to know the difference between truth and knowledge, because it is knowledge that can be false, truth cannot be false.</p><p id="f590">We need to <i>know that difference, so we can find </i>our own truth!</p><p id="f268">Today is Dussehra, the Hindu festival also known as Vijayalakshmi.</p><p id="c8b4">On this day, after a fierce nine-day battle, Lord Ram, finally killed Ravan, the ten headed demon king, to free his beloved wife Sita.</p><p id="1f04">Lord Ram represents light, humility and truth, and his victory over Ravan, who represents darkness, arrogance, and falsehood, is the victory of good o

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ver evil.</p><p id="8713">Ravan was arrogant, full of himself, and though he had studied the Vedas, and had a lot of knowledge, he remained far away from the truth. He did not lead a virtuous life.</p><p id="9b05">When asked “who killed Ravan?” Lord Ram said, “I didn't kill him, it was ‘<i>I’</i> that killed him!”</p><p id="281e">Yes, it was Ravan’s ego, his ‘<i>mei</i>’ that finally, led him to his destruction.</p><p id="5474">There are places in this world, where Ravan is eulogised!</p><p id="9f94">Yes, truth can be described in many different forms!</p><p id="2ddc">Wishing everyone a joyous festive season!!</p><p id="5a85">Thanks to the hard-working editor of this great publication, Illumination, for providing a venue to share our diverse stories, in our efforts to reach the truth.</p><p id="ac79">Thanks for reading!</p><div id="220f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://neera55-h.medium.com/membership?source=post_page-----8d9fff517908--------------------------------"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Neera Handa Dr</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>neera55-h.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*0g4_ZScIJOkLQa0s)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Dussehra the Victory of Truth!

From Darkness to Light- from Falsehood to Truth!

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Morning is the most beautiful time of the day, a time for praying, a time for connecting with God, through nature, and connecting with our selves!

One thing we usually do while ‘praying’ is, we ask for and hope for a good life and seek wisdom to take right decisions, and to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, between, truth and falsehood, so that the path we adopt, turns out to be the right one.

A mantra in Sanskrit, that we recite at this time of the day, is the Shanti Mantra, we pray for truth, for the light of knowledge, and immortality, to keep us away from falsehood, darkness, and death.

Om! Asto ma, Sad Gamaya

Tamso ma Jyotir Gamaya

Mrityo ma, Amritam Gamaya

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

The meaning of this mantra is:

Om, lead me from untruth to Truth. lead me from darkness to Light. lead me from death to Immortality.

However, do we know, what is truth and what is knowledge?

Truth is what we want to know, but what we know, that is our knowledge of the truth!

A quote from an ancient Indian classic, RigveD presents this idea succinctly — “Ekam sad vipraha bahuda vadanti”, meaning “Truth is one; the wise describe ‘it’ in different ways”!

This quote challenges us to question what we know and what we are told.

It tells us that we should be seekers, active individuals finding our own truth, and not be just the followers of someone else’s truth. As that is just their knowledge; and knowledge is not the absolute truth.

It is important to know the difference between truth and knowledge, because it is knowledge that can be false, truth cannot be false.

We need to know that difference, so we can find our own truth!

Today is Dussehra, the Hindu festival also known as Vijayalakshmi.

On this day, after a fierce nine-day battle, Lord Ram, finally killed Ravan, the ten headed demon king, to free his beloved wife Sita.

Lord Ram represents light, humility and truth, and his victory over Ravan, who represents darkness, arrogance, and falsehood, is the victory of good over evil.

Ravan was arrogant, full of himself, and though he had studied the Vedas, and had a lot of knowledge, he remained far away from the truth. He did not lead a virtuous life.

When asked “who killed Ravan?” Lord Ram said, “I didn't kill him, it was ‘I’ that killed him!”

Yes, it was Ravan’s ego, his ‘mei’ that finally, led him to his destruction.

There are places in this world, where Ravan is eulogised!

Yes, truth can be described in many different forms!

Wishing everyone a joyous festive season!!

Thanks to the hard-working editor of this great publication, Illumination, for providing a venue to share our diverse stories, in our efforts to reach the truth.

Thanks for reading!

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