Truth and Transcendence by Dr. Diane M. Rousseau and Ray J. Rousseau

In our desire to reach a greater realization of God, we seek the Absolute Truth, so we strive to purify or refine ourselves by our daily Prayer, Meditation, and Devotional reflections.

Truth and Transcendence
by Dr. Diane M. Rousseau
Ray J. Rousseau
July 2026

Truth

Truth can be both relative and absolute. There is a clear distinction between everyday truths, those which can change based on time, context, or perspective, and the Eternal or Absolute Truth; that which is a firm, Unchanging Reality that it is rooted directly in the Eternal and Absolute Character of God. Truth that is anchored in the Divine, the Eternal or Absolute Truth, is a foundational Reality that both encompasses and Transcends all Creation.

Charlie Lutes once said, “Relative truth is constantly changing because of the transient nature of relativity. So, what may be the truth today does not necessarily mean it is the truth tomorrow. The Absolute Truth is that which never changes. It is truth always. It always was and always will be. We cannot demand truth, because Truth is Purity on an ascending scale. So, to be aware of Higher Truths we must gain equal Purity.”

To move towards the Absolute Truth, we strive to purify or refine ourselves by our daily Prayer, Meditation, and Devotional reflections that remove the layers of dross and stress, cleansing and carry us beyond Transcendence, refining the Soul, working to remove life's ‘grit and grime' that separates our awareness from the timeless, Eternal Truth. This Inner work must be paired with what we do in our physical, daily lives. This outer stroke is our work on self-mastery, in our attention to our character, and our application of right action in outer life which opens the Soul to finer levels that are experienced, realized and expressed through our daily direct experiences in life, revealing greater Goodness, expanding Consciousness and the Eternal Spiritual Truth as the Inner Being Resonates with the outer life.

As a Soul's Consciousness expands, a natural integration of the inner and outer life takes place, an integration of heart, of relative mind, of Higher Mind, and of Spirit resulting in an expansion and purification of the Soul. Consciousness expansion and Self-mastery over the relative mind over time, most naturally works to master the lower, or animal nature. This proceeds through direct Spiritual experience and gives us experiential knowledge of cause and effect, a ‘deep personal knowing' of the consequences of our speech and actions naturally, and then further extending to even our thoughts and to Soul Impulses. This realization propels the Soul toward a higher Spiritual Transformation through culturing the strength and purity of the mind, to Higher Mind, to the Intuitive Will, all then refining and manifesting in our outer or external life. Once one is in a cognitive state of Self-Realization, of 'knowing their own Soul', and seeing and understanding their relationship with all creation, it is natural to ‘feel others'; to see from the view of their Soul and understand the relationship we share in the Spirit residing in all life, and, In the Supreme Being.

When we both think, and live ‘Correctly' there is a natural harmony with The Almighty's Will that supports an unfoldment and a deeper, strengthened harmony of Being. A natural and harmonious Spiritual Expansion is presented through the Illuminated Eye of the Soul, emanating from Oneness with the Holy Spirit, ‘... thine Eye becomes single', going beyond the outer duality of separations, through a working Soul expansion and applications of Higher Truth in life. From Soul Consciousness as an Awakened Conscious Soul, the ‘Eye of the Soul' is opened, with greater perception and self-referral as one expands more fully in finer and greater awareness, in Experiences, Understanding, Witnessing, Cognizing, Intuiting, Seeing, Feeling, and in Service, finding the Beauty, both OF, and IN God.

Transcendence

Through our efforts at self-mastery and in the unfoldment of Being in our Inner character and outer life, finer levels are realized and expressed through direct experience beyond Transcendence. These Spiritual illuminations remove the layers of worldly Maya to reveal one's timeless Soul and ‘Truth'. We see, feel and know that within this Natural State is the Purity of Heart that awaits all Souls. Awakening in Grace and the Unity of Spirit that 'lives Within' all Beings... the Cosmos, Universes and Divine Realms beyond Space and Time. One Sees the Earth in finer understanding of growth as the Cosmos opens. We can and do grow closer to source, in Divine Love, In God and in Truth.

Charlie Lutes tells us that, “... when one becomes a Seeker, one is desirous only to know Truth, seeking the Light and upon Realization finds they were seeking outside themselves, sometimes in darkness. But the Power the True Seeker has Is Grace, and one finds the answers are within; in Meditation, as unfoldment takes place in the Infinite Truth in one's very Self... a Conscious Light Cell (Soul) in the Body of God Supreme Almighty”. Further Charlie said, “The ultimate Truth is total Purity and that is God. So, God and Truth are one and the same. Destiny on the path of Truth is the same thing; it leads to Oneness with Truth which is our Oneness with God.”

Trust as peacefulness and Light comes and rests in one's Being... in Peace Profound. “I Go with God” as the lower ego surrenders to the True EGO… to Truth and to Love and God. In loving service, the Soul Seeks God's Will to help humanity, this is sought and cognized, and results are then in actions. There is Spiritual Strength in Being, and in loving, reaching out to help, and to simply love as Selfless Intuition guides us, and Discernment becomes finer, and, in our ability to choose that which supports Soul Growth, Love, and Happiness. Spiritual life becomes Natural, to be True to one's Self and in Respect and Higher Love towards others. The Lord Will show what is needed if we “have the eyes to see.”

As our Path is illuminated, we go beyond Transcendence in brother-sisterhood, as Souls of Light, with every individual possessing a unique, essential role while all are United as one body in Spirit, becoming “The Peoplehood of God”, the “Ammi Shaddai”, and thus we become one with Absolute and Eternal Truth, in the “Body of Christ”, the “Soma Christou”:
“Now you are the Body of Christ and individually members of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27, ESV

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