REALIZATION OF TRUTH

one of the places that the Prophet visited in his early days in Makkah. The people of Taif refused to accept the truth that he presented before them because he appeared to them to be an insignificant person. How they thought, is truth being taught by one who does not rank high among the mighty of this world? The reason for them doing so was their superiority complex. The Roman Emperor Heraclius showed clear signs of recognizing the truth. Yet he did not accept it, the reason being that he did not want to become isolated from his people: In each case the truth had been recognized. There was no sound reason for these people’s denial, only their blind commitments to something else which they could not break away from. Truth only accepts one who has accepted it without any reservation, who has given himself entirely up to it. Those who are attached to something else which they cannot break away from can never find truth, for they cannot give it the attention it demands. The only ones who can succeed in the search for truth are those who forsake everything else and give themselves up to it entirely when it comes before them. o