In previous posts we talked about jiva chaitanya, ishvara chaitanya, and two fold nature of reality.
We ended by saying, sathyam and mithya is the two fold nature.
In this post, we will talk about sathyam.
It is important to understand the kind of word sathyam and mithya is.
There are various words that describe an object.
We can use an adjective. We can say, this flower is a 'red' flower.
An adjective 'differentiates' an object, from rest of the objects of the same species. So an adjective qualifies a noun, and brings out its difference. That is the job of an adjective.
Ramu is a station master. Shamu is an honest station master. The word 'honest' qualifies shamu the station master, and differentiates him from other station masters.
However, there are certain words, which are simply reality words. They also qualify the object, but do not differentiate it. Instead they communicate its reality.
For example if we say, 'hair of a tortoise'. Now we all know that in reality, in the objective reality that we observe, the animal, that we call as tortoise, has no hair. Therefore, hair of a tortoise, is a 'false' object. Another example of 'horn of a hare'. There can be many such examples.
"False" is hence a word that qualifies an object but does not differentiate it from within its species.
In sanskrit we use the word 'anrtham' , the reality word, for 'false'.
In opposition stands the word 'true' or 'sathyam'. A tree, sky and so on, can be said to be true. If an object is said to exist, when known through a valid means of knowledge, it can be said to be 'true' in the general sense.
Hence we now have a nice and straightforward meaning for the word Sathyam.
We ended by saying, sathyam and mithya is the two fold nature.
In this post, we will talk about sathyam.
It is important to understand the kind of word sathyam and mithya is.
There are various words that describe an object.
We can use an adjective. We can say, this flower is a 'red' flower.
An adjective 'differentiates' an object, from rest of the objects of the same species. So an adjective qualifies a noun, and brings out its difference. That is the job of an adjective.
Ramu is a station master. Shamu is an honest station master. The word 'honest' qualifies shamu the station master, and differentiates him from other station masters.
However, there are certain words, which are simply reality words. They also qualify the object, but do not differentiate it. Instead they communicate its reality.
For example if we say, 'hair of a tortoise'. Now we all know that in reality, in the objective reality that we observe, the animal, that we call as tortoise, has no hair. Therefore, hair of a tortoise, is a 'false' object. Another example of 'horn of a hare'. There can be many such examples.
"False" is hence a word that qualifies an object but does not differentiate it from within its species.
In sanskrit we use the word 'anrtham' , the reality word, for 'false'.
In opposition stands the word 'true' or 'sathyam'. A tree, sky and so on, can be said to be true. If an object is said to exist, when known through a valid means of knowledge, it can be said to be 'true' in the general sense.
Hence we now have a nice and straightforward meaning for the word Sathyam.
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