Absolute Relativity

Some people believe that in life, there are no absolute truths and that everything is relative. Some people believe that life is governed by certain absolutes that can never be otherwise. Though it seems like a paradox, in reality, we can see that both are true in a sense.

Bring both concepts together we get 'absolute relativity' or 'relative absoluteness'. If we over think it, we can get caught up in the semantics of them and try to derive different definitions. But both point to the fact that one can not exist with out the other. And both abstractly describe a place of oneness.

In life there are always variables and constants.
variables = relative
constants = absolute
What maybe a constant in your life might be a variable in mine. This creates our relative points of view. What is an absolute truth to you is a relative truth to me. And we absolutely see things relatively.

Realizing that the very concept of absoluteness is bound to have an opposite in relativity, we can see that both are illusions. They are really describing a point of view from different perspectives. Without one, the other has no meaning. It does not exist. The two concepts are indivisible. If something is indivisible than it is one.
all variables = a constant
all relativity = an absolute

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7 Absolute Truths

Throughout history, mankind has always been on a search for absolute truth. It has taken the form of philosophy, science, religion, spirituality, and many combinations of the previously mentioned. It is only natural for beings as conscious as man to want to know what is universal among all creation.

There has been much debate over if absolute truth even exists. Many people like to say that all truth is relative. Funny enough, a person making this argument is doing so with the belief that their argument is an absolute truth. In other words, to argue that no absolute truth exists is a contradiction because the argument is postulating an absolute truth.

Here are 7 absolute truths. You may try to argue against them if you can, but you will never be able to prove your argument.

1. Nothing lasts forever.
2. Things have just as much chance of remaining the same, from moment to moment, as they have chance to change.
3. No matter where you go, there you are.
4. Our everyday reality is an illusion.
5. Everything around you that is man made was a thought in someone's mind before it physically existed.
6. Now is the time. There is no time except the present moment.
7. Suffering is a state of mind.

These absolute truths may seem very simple. They may be even way too obvious to some people to even mention. On the other hand, there are many other people who may have never given much thought or attention to some of theses concepts.

Each absolute can be expanded upon tremendously. The one or two statements of each have a vast amount of depth to each and they all directly affect the way we see our reality. I will be exploring each one in greater depth in future posts.

For more on theses truths and a lot more, read What Is Really Good? and stay tuned!