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Joe, I mean no disrespect but you seem to use a lot of words to avoid clear communication. Language is not a mystery, it is a means of sharing information, but with effort we can make it seem mysterious by investing personal coding and nonstandard meanings in standard words. The net effect is a hindrance to mutual understanding, the very function of language. When you say that "truth is pathless" you seem to be saying, in the preceding words, that insights into meaning or existence come about through no personal investment or choice, no effort or pursuit on the part of the student. I completely disagree, and say again that such a perspective can only lead to disappointment, frustration and despair. Truth is apprehendable, it can be pursued, learned, and built upon. Insights into value and meaning come through seeking knowledge, particularly of God, who has revealed himself in meaningful language in the text of the Bible, not through capricious experiences in unexpected moments of unaccountable ecstasy. Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. Psalms 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws. Ps 119:33 Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Ps 119:34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart. 2 Corinthians 4:2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. NIV
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