The Truth found in ‘Thatness’

One of the Sanskrit words for truth is ‘tattva.’ Its literal meaning is ‘thatness,’ implying the true essence of things. Since ancient times religious sects in India have attributed different interpretations to this word. The Buddhist tradition interprets it as an ‘unadorned form’ of the referent.
Contemporary society is often characterized as stressful: indeed, we all operate under some stressful circumstances, whether we realize it or not. I think a researcher’s work is appropriately characterized as both fascinating and exhausting. It not only involves pleasant things: now and then one also gets stressed and faces a variety of limitations. When the essence of our inquiries becomes hard to grasp, it is quite possibly a symptom of straying away from the truth. Walking this endless road, facing conflicts every day, and getting lost at times, I still wish to treasure the ‘thatness’ of my research.