Translation is a 5-step process of “straight thinking in the abstract.” The first step is an ontological statement of being beginning with the syllogism: “Truth is that which is so. That which is not truth is not so. Therefore Truth is all there is.” The second step is the sense testimony (what the senses tell us about anything). The third step is the argument between the absolute abstract nature of truth from the first step and the relative specific truth of experience from the second step. The fourth step is filtering out the conclusions you have arrived at in the third step. The fifth step is your overall conclusion.
The claims in a Translation may seem outrageous, but they are always (or should always) be based on self-evident syllogistic reasoning. Here is one Translation from this week.
1) Truth is that which is so. That which is not truth is not so. Therefore Truth is all that is. Since Truth is all that is, therefore Truth is total, therefore whole, therefore complete, therefore all-inclusive, therefore otherless, therefore one, therefore united, therefore harmonious, therefore orderly, therefore purposeful. I think therefore I am. Since I am and since Truth is all that is, therefore I am Truth. Since I am Truth therefore I, being, am total, whole, complete, all-inclusive, otherless, one, united, harmonious, orderly, purposeful. I, being Mind, and I, being Truth, therefore Mind is Truth OR Truth is Mind.
2) Sometimes our hunger for food can be confused with our hunger for love.
Word-tracking:
hunger: desire for food or something, starving
food: nutrient, nourishment, stimulus,
love: affection, desire, libido, like
confuse: mix up, mingle
3) Truth being one, there is nothing other than truth to mingle with, therefore there is no confusion in Truth. Truth being all-inclusive, therefore one, therefore united, therefore harmonious, therefore pleasing, there can be nothing unpleasant, unlikeable in Truth, therefore Truth likes everything about Itself. Since Truth likes everything about Itself and since Truth is in infinite supply, therefore Truth is an endless supply of nourishment, nutrition, stimulation OR Truth is feeding itself constantly AND there is no hunger in Truth for food fo any sort.
4) There is no confusion in Truth.
Truth likes everything about Itself.
Truth is an endless supply of nourishment, nutrition, stimulation
Truth is feeding itself constantly
There is no hunger in Truth for food of any sort.
5) Truth likes everything about Itself, which is an endless source of nourishment, nutrition and stimulation.
The Weekly Invitational Translation Group invites your participation as well. If you would like to submit a Translation on any subject, feel free to send your weekly Translation to zonta1111@aol.com and we will anonymously post it on the Bathtub Bulletin on Friday.
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