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[[Truth]] is on a par with [[beauty]] and [[goodness]] insofar as [[spiritual]] importances, spiritual weight, are concerned. None of these three - [[truth, beauty, or goodness]] - are to be [[worshiped]], for it is only [[the Father]] that is [[worthy]] of worship. But these three [[qualities]], these three [[goals]], are to be [[reverenced]], to be sought after, to be held in the highest regard, to be in the forefront of your [[efforts]] at [[self mastery]] and spirit [[attunement]].  

[[Truth]] is on a par with [[beauty]] and [[goodness]] insofar as [[spiritual]] importances, spiritual weight, are concerned. None of these three - [[truth, beauty, or goodness]] - are to be [[worshiped]], for it is only [[the Father]] that is [[worthy]] of worship. But these three [[qualities]], these three [[goals]], are to be [[reverenced]], to be sought after, to be held in the highest regard, to be in the forefront of your [[efforts]] at [[self mastery]] and spirit [[attunement]].  

What is [[truth]] not? Truth is not [[knowledge]]. Knowledge is based on [[fact]], on [[science]], and is limited by the level of [[development]] of your [[science]]. [[Truth]] is [[eternal]]. It stands the test of [[time]]. It stand the [[challenge]] of [[question]]. It is far beyond fact or a set of facts. [[Truth]] is also [[dynamic]] and growing. It is not [[static]], as are facts. If you would know living [[truth]] on [[Urantia]], you could do no better than to [[study]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=UB#Part_IV._The_Life_and_Teachings_of_Jesus life of Jesus], for He lived the truth as he knew it. Truth is not always [[experienced]] without [[pain]]. It is not necessarily painful to countenance truth, but to [[expect]] the [[experience]] of [[truth]] to always and ever be one of [[pleasure]] is to not be realistic. There is some [[consolation]] to be drawn from knowing that for most, if not all of you present here today, the [[pain]] sometimes experienced with truth will probably be most severe in your present [[material]] state, and will diminish as you [[progress]] [[Paradise]]-ward. Like so many higher [[values]], truth can be [[recognized]] in part by what it is not, in part by the [[manner]] in which it [[resists]] attempts at invalidation, and the manner in which it [[persists]] over [[time]]. It has been said that the [[argument]] required is [[inversely]] [[proportional]] to the amount of [[truth]] contained in a given [[statement]].

What is [[truth]] not? Truth is not [[knowledge]]. Knowledge is based on [[fact]], on [[science]], and is limited by the level of [[development]] of your [[science]]. [[Truth]] is [[eternal]]. It stands the test of [[time]]. It stands the [[challenge]] of [[question]]. It is far beyond fact or a set of facts. [[Truth]] is also [[dynamic]] and growing. It is not [[static]], as are facts. If you would know living [[truth]] on [[Urantia]], you could do no better than to [[study]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=UB#Part_IV._The_Life_and_Teachings_of_Jesus life of Jesus], for He lived the truth as he knew it. Truth is not always [[experienced]] without [[pain]]. It is not necessarily painful to countenance truth, but to [[expect]] the [[experience]] of [[truth]] to always and ever be one of [[pleasure]] is to not be realistic. There is some [[consolation]] to be drawn from knowing that for most, if not all of you present here today, the [[pain]] sometimes experienced with truth will probably be most severe in your present [[material]] state, and will diminish as you [[progress]] [[Paradise]]-ward. Like so many higher [[values]], truth can be [[recognized]] in part by what it is not, in part by the [[manner]] in which it [[resists]] attempts at invalidation, and the manner in which it [[persists]] over [[time]]. It has been said that the [[argument]] required is [[inversely]] [[proportional]] to the amount of [[truth]] contained in a given [[statement]].

[[Truth]] is [[recognized]] by all [[mortal]] beings at some level of their [[conscious]] or [[unconscious]] [[awareness]]. Each of you, as you search your own past [[experience]], may remark upon occasions upon which a [[simple]] and [[profound]] [[truth]] was thrust before you, amazing in its [[grace]], and how easy it was to behold and [[accept]]. Truth is experienced by each being as an [[individual]], and because of enormous variations in [[individual]] [[perceptions]], the truth that one individual [[understands]] must be [[relative]] and is not [[identical]] to the truth perceived by another individual. You cannot [[force]] [[truth]] upon another [[being]]. However, as [[Jesus]] did, you can whet the [[appetite]] of others for truth. This is the basis of the [[counsel]] against offering unsolicited advice. As with [[goodness]], and [[beauty]], and [[love]], and the other brilliant aspects of [[our Father]], your capacity to [[perceive]] [[truth]] [[grows]] as does your fledgling spirit. You can help by nurturing within yourself a [[hunger]] for [[truth]]. Become an avid [[seeker]] after truth in all that you do and you will find that your [[appreciation]] of truth in all that presents to you will be enhanced. Be [[patient]].

[[Truth]] is [[recognized]] by all [[mortal]] beings at some level of their [[conscious]] or [[unconscious]] [[awareness]]. Each of you, as you search your own past [[experience]], may remark upon occasions upon which a [[simple]] and [[profound]] [[truth]] was thrust before you, amazing in its [[grace]], and how easy it was to behold and [[accept]]. Truth is experienced by each being as an [[individual]], and because of enormous variations in [[individual]] [[perceptions]], the truth that one individual [[understands]] must be [[relative]] and is not [[identical]] to the truth perceived by another individual. You cannot [[force]] [[truth]] upon another [[being]]. However, as [[Jesus]] did, you can whet the [[appetite]] of others for truth. This is the basis of the [[counsel]] against offering unsolicited advice. As with [[goodness]], and [[beauty]], and [[love]], and the other brilliant aspects of [[our Father]], your capacity to [[perceive]] [[truth]] [[grows]] as does your fledgling spirit. You can help by nurturing within yourself a [[hunger]] for [[truth]]. Become an avid [[seeker]] after truth in all that you do and you will find that your [[appreciation]] of truth in all that presents to you will be enhanced. Be [[patient]].