From the Adhyatma Upanishad

In the cave of the body is eternally set the one unborn. The earth is His body. (Though) moving within the earth, the earth knows Him not. The water is His body. (Though) moving within the water, the water knows Him not. The fire is His body. (Though) moving within the fire, the fire knows Him not. The air is His body. (Though) moving within the air, the air knows Him not. The ether is His body. (Though) moving within the ether, the ether knows Him not. The mind is His body. (Though) moving within the mind, the mind knows Him not. The intellect is His body. (Though) moving within the intellect, the intellect knows Him not. The ego is His body. (Though) moving within the ego, the ego knows Him not. The mind-stuff is His body. (Though) moving within the mind-stuff, the mind-stuff knows Him not. The unmanifest is His body. (Though) moving within the unmanifest, the unmanifest knows Him not. The imperishable is His body. (Though) moving within the imperishable, the imperishable knows Him not. The Death is His body. (Though) moving within Death, Death knows Him not. He, then, is the inner-self of all beings, sinless, heaven-born, luminous, the sole Narayana.

What exists?

Beyond all your beliefs and insights about this universe, there lies the indisputable fact that you exist. You exist, whether you believe in a god or not. You exist, whether you believe in evolution or not. You are here, and so am I.

The mind, when confronted with an effect, tries to find a cause. For example, the sun moves across the sky. Is that truly the case? Humans found out that the rotation of the earth on its own axis is the cause of this apparent daily movement.

The human mind is very busy with finding causes. There is one cause, however, that we will never be able to uncover, and that is the fact that something exists now, and that it has existed before the Big Bang.

This “something” is a rudimentary lifeforce or life-energy that periodically bursts forth in the splendor of creation. It simply exists. And that is where the human mind comes to the end of its search for a cause, because it is the cause. Beyond this rudimentary lifeforce there is no other cause. This lifeforce is not the effect of something or someone. It is the cause of everything that flows from it.

It is also within everything that flows from it, sustaining it, molding it, transforming it. This lifeforce is the cause of you and me. It is the cause of all our beliefs and insights, our feelings, hopes, and dreams.

What is the Truth?

Question: What is the truth?

Answer: The truth about what? Life? Death? Dogs? Cats? Food? People? The planet?

Every aspect of life has its own truth. This truth exists independent of our thinking. We may see a certain truth, a certain value in things, but that does not mean that this is the complete truth.

For example: to some people, the milk is what they see as the most important truth about cows. To others, it is the meat they can bring to market and make a living from. Others like the leather and use it as the basis for their livelihoods.

But what is the ultimate, the highest truth of a cow? That is what we must find out. And we must do the same for all other aspects of life. In all our human endeavors, we must always find out what the highest truth is. This includes our jobs, our professions, our families, our aspirations, our dreams and ambitions.

What is the highest truth in all of them? And also, what is our deepest relationship with these aspects of life? How connected are we? How close are we to life? How much of life do we consider to be a part of us?

We must always inquire and never let up on the search.