Blind Men and Elephant Metaphor
Consolidated from 7 related topics
Facets
- General (5 quotes)
- Definition & Nature (4 quotes)
- Politics & Power (2 quotes)
- Relationships & Contact (1 quotes)
Quotes
Then we have another added element, the necessity of the person to constantly validate itself and its actions or words, developing attachments to concepts and ideas that have been adopted by said person, and those attachments are there because the person thinks that they define who he or she is.
— Stupidity and the Ego, a spiritual perspective. (English)
The very concept of right and wrong is at play here, deeply rooted in the basic principles of duality and of living in an imperfect material world.
— Is there an Ultimate Truth? ( SV- 73, English )
There is no evil and no good, no right and wrong, because you start to understand that they are all relative to something else.
— Is there an Ultimate Truth? ( SV- 73, English )
The very concept of right and wrong is at play here, deeply rooted in the basic principles of duality and of living in an imperfect material world.
— Is there an ultimate Truth ? (English)
Truth and falsity, facts and lies, good and evil are only concepts that apply when you are in the game of life.
— Is there an ultimate Truth ? (English)
Throughout the ages, people have fought and waged wars in the name of their religion or creed, in the name of their country, area, or clan.
— Is there an Ultimate Truth? ( SV- 73, English )
There is one big reason why all conflict occurs, from big wars to simple domestic disagreements, and it is the idea and the assumption that they hold the truth.
— Is there an Ultimate Truth? ( SV- 73, English )
As in the old story about three blind men touching an elephant, where one thinks he is touching a tree (which is an arm), another a rope (which is the tail), and the third one a snake (which is the trunk).
— The Ultimate Truth, or is there one? Elephant in the room. (English) (July 30th, 2025)
Each one of those three blind men is so locked in resentment and in ego that they would rather justify their irrational theories with even more irrational ones before admitting that they were wrong.
— The Ultimate Truth, or is there one? Elephant in the room. (English) (July 30th, 2025)
There comes a time when you cannot be only spiritual, pretending to solve everything by giving love and light, because there are many beings which are not receptive to your soft methods
— Space News 81, 7 hours of Terror and Everything Changed. (English)
(May 23rd, 2025)
But this reaction is based on victim mentality as well, as in the reason for the individual’s misfortune is because of this or that other evil person, force or entity inflicting its power upon ‘poor little me’
— Psychic Attack (English) (November 27th 2024)
Sources
- Is there an Ultimate Truth? ( SV- 73, English )
- Is there an ultimate Truth ? (English)
- Psychic Attack (English)
- Space News 81, 7 hours of Terror and Everything Changed. (English)
- Stupidity and the Ego, a spiritual perspective. (English)
- The Ultimate Truth, or is there one? Elephant in the room. (English)