determining authenticity via the touchstone method

In times past, since the ancient Greek and Indus Valley civilizations, the authenticity of gold was affirmed by the touchstone test.

The metal in question would be used “touch” or draw upon an abrasive black siliceous stone. The resultant detritus would be compared to that of a sample of verified purity.

In other words, the genuineness of a tested precious metal would be determined by comparing it to a known and trusted standard.

what is our touchstone standard

Nearly 100% of the peoples of planet Earth are engaged in some form of cultism. This means that the average person does not think for him or herself but relies on and is led by external authority – be it in the political, religious, corporate, academic, or scientific-materialistic context.

Those who adopt belief-systems as an attempt to fill up the existential neediness within, the sense of “I don’t have enough” because “I am not enough,” will likely spend some time in “dark detention” upon crossing over. During this period of mandated solitude, one will be required to finally become an honest and thoughtful person, before moving on to the real world, the Summerland home world.

But if we cannot, or should not, rely on infallible gurus, any external authority as final word, to legislate our sense of morality, then how might we craft for ourselves a path to truth?

the internal resonance

We must go within. That’s where the touchstone is, our personal guidance system. That’s where the “true self,” the part of us linked to God, resides. And when we mentally compare any proposed action in life to the “made in the image” standard within, to the touchstone within, we will sense the authenticity and rightness, or lack thereof, concerning any debated course for ourselves.

Why is there an internal resonance with the truth? This is so because, as we’ve learned, the deeper sacred person is linked to God, to Universal Intelligence. It knows its own. The dysfunctional ego, nearer the surface of personality, enjoys no resonance with, can never obtain, a sense of certainty regarding what’s real.

See the lectures of Krishnamurti. He spent 60 years teaching on this subject.