There is Only One Truth-Paramarthika Satya

When we say that we must speak truth and nothing but truth- what exactly is this ‘truth’ needs to be understood. Most of us will selectively ignore such thoughts as the ones which say that most truths are relative with no need in their minds to introspect further.

 Reason? 

Too much has been invested in this life time, and to consider all that exists that makes us who we are  with the people we love as relative truth is something that we do not want to speculate. We would say to our own self to live well and that is it. But we do not live well, we are merely in our comfort zone and that is good enough for us. But when one aspect of that comfort is snatched away from us then we know not what needs to be done, and it is then that we start searching for truth and it is then that we most of us actually do not pursue truth but become God fearing and start doing rituals to get back to our comfort zone or to make peace within ourselves when the change is irreversible. But those who cater to knowledge and then through that knowledge a mode of bhakti towards absolute truth win. Not blind faith kind of bhakti but a bhakti with the faith the foundation of that which is knowledge or Jyan. 
Krishna in Gita speaks about three types of yogas a) Karma Yoga b) Jyana Yoga and c) Bhakti Yoga.When one understands all aspects of yogas and then one assimilates the three strands into one’s personality then a transformation happens .

The Jyan( truth) about truth is that there are three types of truth.

a) Absolute truth - Paramarthika satya b) Relative truth- Pratibhasika satya c) Assumed truth -Vyabaharika satya

Absolute truth is only one- That there is a changeless factor that remains the same in all situations and circumstances. The witness! That witness in mute. It knows everything and it is must ( no it is not the conscious voice) That witness was the witness of your young age, was witness to your growth, is a witness to when you sleep so deeply that you do not even dream and yet when you wake up you KNOW that you had a good sleep.

Relative Truth- is the world of plurality perceived in the waking state, though it exists only within the mind, it is experienced as substantial objects outside the experiencer.  It is not a good day, or it is a great day, or I am happy or sad or my son or my daughter or my mother or my father are all reflected truths of illusion.“Jagat Swapna Tulya”

That does not mean at all that the world not be enjoyed. Infact it should be enjoyed even more as it is  all relative…

And then the Assumed truth- when we consider sky as blue then we assumes that it is blue-where as it is blue due to the fact that blue part of light is scattered the least and so it is blue, or the assumed truth that we see rainbow because it exists- well a rainbow does not exist for animals .

One must remember that opposite word for the word 'Truth', is 'un-truth' and not 'Mithya'. So when Shankaracharya declares that the perceived world is Mithya, one should not take it for granted that the world does not exist. It has got a relative reality.

This world is very real- however never get too stuck into it as it is all relatively real. Enjoy all ups and all downs- through transcendence.