There is not room for truth in sentiency, neither in its
pleasures nor in its pains; sentiency is the first footstep of
truth, but there is not room in it for the truth, though
sentiency may beam with the blazing glow of beauty and life. 8
Neither is there any room for truth in rationality. Rationality
is a two-edged sword and serves the purpose of love equally as
well as the purpose of hatred. Rationality is the platform on
which the truth standeth. No truth is attainable without reason.
Nevertheless, in mere rationality there is no room for truth,
though it be the instrument that masters the things of the world. 9
The throne of truth is righteousness; and love and justice and
good-will are its ornaments. 10
Righteousness is the place in which truth dwells, and here in the
hearts of mankind aspiring after the realization of
righteousness, there is ample space for a rich and ever richer
revelation of the truth. 11
This is the Gospel of the Blessed One. This is the revelation of
the Enlightened One. This is the bequest of the Holy One. 12
Those who accept the truth and have faith in the truth, take
refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. 13
Receive us, O Buddha, as thy disciples from this day hence, so
long as our life lasts. 14
Comfort, O holy Teacher, compassionate and all-loving, the
afflicted and the sorrow-laden, illumine those who go astray, and
let us all gain more and more in comprehension and in holiness. 15
The truth is the end and aim of all existence, and the worlds
originate so that the truth may come and dwell therein. 16
Those who fail to aspire for the truth have missed the purpose of
life. 17
Blessed is he who rests in the truth, for all things will pass
away, but the truth abideth forever. 18
The world is built for the truth, but false combinations of
thought misrepresent the true state of things and bring forth
errors. 19
Errors can be fashioned as it pleases those who cherish them;
therefore they are pleasant to look upon, but they are unstable
and contain the seeds of dissolution. 20
Truth cannot be fashioned. Truth is one and the same; it is
immutable. 21
Truth is above the power of death; it is omnipresent, eternal,
and most glorious. 22
Illusions, errors, and lies are the daughters of Māra, and great
power is given unto them to seduce the minds of men and lead them
astray upon the path of evil. 23
The nature of delusions, errors, and lies is death; and
wrong-doing is the way to perdition. 24
Delusions, errors, and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the
rafters of which are rotten and wormeaten, and those who embark
in them are fated to be shipwrecked. 25
There are many who say: "Come error, be thou my guide," and when
they are caught in the meshes of selfishness, lust, and evil
desires, misery is begot. 26
Yet does all life yearn for the truth and the truth only can cure
our diseases and give peace to our unrest. 27
Truth is the essence of life, for truth endureth beyond the death
of the body. Truth is eternal and will still remain even though
heaven and earth shall pass away. 28
There are not different truths in the world, for truth is one and
the same at all times and in every place. 29
Truth teaches us the noble eightfold path of righteousness, and
it is a straight path easily found by the truth-loving. Happy are
those who walk in it. 30