I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. That is my point of view, and I adhere to that absolutely and unconditionally. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or to coerce people along any particular path. If you first understand that, then you will see how impossible it is to organize a belief. A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallized; it becomes a creed, a sect, a religion, to be imposed on others. This is what everyone throughout the world is attempting to do. Truth is narrowed down and made a plaything for those who are weak, for those who are only momentarily discontented. Truth cannot be brought down, rather the individual must make the effort to ascend to it. You cannot bring the mountain-top to the valley. If you would attain to the mountain-top you must pass through the valley, climb the steeps, unafraid of the dangerous precipices.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth cannot be organized or approached through specific paths like religions or sects. Organizing belief turns it into dead dogma.
- In plain terms
- You cannot organize truth; it is pathless and cannot be put into religion or sects.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth is pathless and cannot be organized.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can truth be organized?
- Is your belief a path or a dogma?
Another view
It challenges organized religion entirely, which some might find limiting.
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