Karta: Life-Inspiring Essays On Cognition, Consciousness & Causality - Santosh Jha (read this if TXT) š
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The fluidity; the state of being natural-simple-navigable is difficult.
The large chunks of ice on top of Himalayas; they have colossal forms and not even liquid, still, they reach the oceans! Why not we? They do not have the fluidity but they are willing to attain it and they melt.
They have the natural-simple-navigable attitude to attain fluidity.
The large boulder, standing mid-way the mighty stream; they reach the oceans. They are not liquid. Why not we? They do not have the fluidity but they are willing to attain it and they erode.
They have the s natural-simple-navigable attitude to attain fluidity.
They drop the ego to be shapeless and formless and happily turn into sand.
Is it really that difficult? It isā¦ Like ice and rock, we have a form and mechanismā¦ but they have a singular consciousness, perfectly and innately aligned and attuned to the overall consciousness of the mighty Nature. We do not have this facilityā¦
We have egoistically multiple and multi-dimensionally conflicting consciousness. An individualās consciousness is not singularly aligned to cosmic consciousness. It has an innate component as well as a cultural component. The singularity of consciousness is missingā¦
The non-dualism of ice and rock leads them intrinsically to melt, erode and assimilate with singular mechanism of natureās scheme of thingsā¦ the stream intuitively follows the ānatural gradientā the landscape has providedā¦ natureās scheme decides the flowā¦
Humans have dualistic consciousnessā¦ engendering rainbowish randomization of probabilistic positioningā¦ the conflict ensues and ensures more psychotic randomizations ā¦
Fluidity is an artā¦ needs lots of riyaaz, the perseverance of practiceā¦ being natural-simple-navigable is innate positioning, which we all lose connect with as we growā¦ fluidity is āunlearningā mechanismā¦ more difficult than ālearningāā¦
Not easy ā¦! ā¦ how we always wish, it could beā¦ we can tryā¦ we shallā¦ canāt weā¦!
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Of āPre-Wiredā Singularity
In the last days, when Leo Tolstoy was confined to bed, what he said when in intense pain and even a state of perfect acceptance of his state of being is truly mesmerizingā¦
Sample this:
āā¦ everything that happens to a human being is inextricably bound up with the life of the rest of the universe and serves as a manifestation of one and the same life force. Though inaccessible to our minds, this life force is undoubtedly rational and good. Therefore, the death of each and every human being ā whatever its external cause ā occurs only when this death becomes necessary for his own good and for the good of othersā¦.ā
This was 1910ā¦ and later years of 20th century saw the rise of a scientific acceptance of the concept of one energyā¦. and now in 21st century, latest scientific positioning weaves a close correlation of almost all celestial happenings to a āscheme of thingsā pre-wired and pre-scriptedā¦. or what spiritualists would call it as āordainedāā¦.
Ancient Indian philosophical and religious scriptures talked of Tolstoyās ideas almost 1500 years backā¦. rationality and faith look different but are one energy. This is such a beautiful and satisfying situationā¦. the feeling that all that can be revealed to all creatures of this universe and beyond is not in confusing multiplicity but in simple singularity ā¦..
We all are one correlated energy, manifested differently and diversely but only in form, but in spirit and faith, we are all oneā¦. conflict is in formā¦ harmony in faithā¦.
ā¦. and as Tolstoy very rightly said:
āā¦. more a personās individual manifestation unites with manifestations of others, more he exists in larger and true senseā¦. and this union with the lives of other beings is accomplished through love and compassion ā¦. god is not love, but the more there is of love, the more man manifests God, and the more he truly exists...ā
However, this Tolstoy-syndrome is a huge awakenerā¦. āā¦do it before you land on the death-bedā¦ā
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God Canāt Help, We Can
Somehow, as things areā¦ god cannot help you muchā¦. He is too catalytic for thatā¦ He is not a moverā¦. just a facilitatorā¦. only we can help each otherā¦. truly and effectivelyā¦ this world is a very cruel placeā¦. nature is always very cruelā¦. and if you do not have somebody, who can take your hand and lead you to sanity, joy and emancipationā¦. you will end up knocking all wrong doorsā¦.
ā¦. that's why, we all have parentsā¦ they were designed to be deputies of god on earthā¦. but thenā¦. the cruel nature has its game-plan here tooā¦. when men and women become parents, they are themselves too young. Their own senses desiring too many of their own fulfillmentsā¦ soā¦ essentially, in most cases, the parents grow up along with their own kidsā¦.! ... unfortunate but trueā¦!
Thatās whyā¦ old families usually had grand-parentsā¦. the support system for a child was almost perfectā¦. andā¦.. multi-layeredā¦. lifelongā¦. we all need a āhandā to lead usā¦ to protect usā¦ to guide us. Marriage is supposed to be an ideal exchange of hands to each otherā¦. the man be the father of the bride first, then a husbandā¦. the woman be the mother of the groom first, then be a wifeā¦ all in a metaphoric scheme of thingsā¦.
ā¦. andā¦. even when, they cease to be husband and wife, they remain parents to each otherā¦. till death maketh them apartā¦. god cannot help you muchā¦. only we can help each otherā¦. and, we should always doā¦ we remain a man or a womanā¦. even if we cease to be a particular ārelationshipāā¦.
ā¦.. forā¦ a woman must be sureā¦ when a man holds her hand and leads her to a dark tunnelā¦. she has the faithā¦. at the end of the tunnel is lightā¦. and inside tunnelā¦. the man shall remain truly a āmanāā¦. even as in the darkness of tunnel, he ceases to be a ārelationship of manhoodāā¦. andā¦. the vice-versaā¦.
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Eleven Dimensions of Hopes
Scientists now maintain, there are possibly eleven dimensions in the universeā¦ though we humans have perception of only threeā¦. may be, we are in urgent need to explore more dimensions and be truly aware about them at very actionable levelsā¦. we humans are very much sad victims of single-dimensionality of a large part of social and personal universe around usā¦.
Usually, when we decide on the utility of a matter, we take into consideration all three known dimensions of it ā the length, width and depth ā¦. sadly however, when it comes to measuring the utility of an idea, we are greatly troubledā¦. most ideas present themselves as single-dimensionalā¦. or simply dimensionlessā¦. !
But thenā¦. as scientists say they can identify eleven dimensions of matterā¦. why canāt we discover and actuate eleven or even more dimensions to an ideaā¦.! Yesā¦ we aanā¦ā¦ but howā¦.?
It is not easyā¦. rather, very toughā¦. because, it is a mind thingā¦. not as convenient as matterā¦ when scientists talk about eleven dimensions of realism, they talk essentially of mind positioningā¦. may be mathematically interpretable, not amenable to physical manifestationsā¦.
The multi-dimensionality of a pure idea like compassion, affection or intimacy, etc. is also very much possible to understand and practiceā¦. If and only if the mind allows it to be positioned in different symmetrically aligned waysā¦.
The average mind, very tragically, is trained from childhood to accept singularity, simplisticity, uni-dimensionality and brevity as hallmark of successā¦. and also as a truly admirable benchmark for larger comfort and peace of mindā¦. we essentially train our children to be physically more multi-dimensional but very very singularly focused on one single attainmentā¦. and that is career successā¦.
The hot pursuits of multi-dimensional joys of matter keeps us away from the huge utilities of the need to understand and practice the multi-dimensionality of ideasā¦. thatās why, we have large majority of people living very mechanical lives and though being hugely dissatisfied and unhappy, still very successful and materially multi-dimensionalā¦..
But thenā¦. we have seen such hardships and tough livesā¦. It is only natural that our minds were primarily trained for survival and physical comfort, which was not available without toilā¦.
ā¦. the Y-generation, having seen a vibrant world, post 2000 AD, are not obsessed with survival issues and take most comforts for grantedā¦. they may understand and practice the importance of multi-dimensionality of ideaā¦. of course, along with that of matterā¦.
After all, it is this generation who is in greater need of the multi-dimensionality of idea, as post 2000 world, as is a trend with developed societies, face more attitudinal-emotional issuesā¦. purely idea levelā¦
We all hope well for gennextā¦. hopes should never be single-dimensionalā¦. can they beā¦!
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Attainment, Acceptance And Pain
If life happensā¦ something has to be done with itā¦ it is a human fixation of sorts to ascribe a āpurposeā or ādesignā to every small thing, which is thereā¦ and, once this ascription is ascertained, the subsidiary and complementary purposes are lined up as necessary accessories and duly prescribedā¦.
For example, a poet said : āā¦ dreams happen as life happens, dream happens then roads to it happen and when avenues open up, there has to be destinationsā¦.!ā
Over millenniums, humanity has accepted a larger purpose and design for every living thingā¦ and this is described in one single word, āattainmentā.... it is as simple as this, āā¦ if life happens, it has to āattainā somethingā¦ā.
This word is so beautifulā¦ and, it could have been amazing to see its unlimited dimensions if, cosmic arrangements would not have bridled it with some unchangeable restrictionā¦ the diurnal and seasonal movements of earth in its fixed path slapping on humanity a day of 24 hours only and a month and year of fixed time-frameā¦.
This probably had lot to do with the idea of āattainmentā becoming more mechanical and actionableā¦ people are always reminded that there is only 24 hours in a day, only 30 days in a month and 365 days in a year and within these short times, a whole universe of āattainmentā has to be perfected. This gives most people the kick to become more actionable and largely mechanical for maximizing āattainmentsāā¦.
However, this planet is a stupidly brilliant space, as it is housed by humansā¦ the most eccentric of all creaturesā¦. probably in the universeā¦.! 7 billion humans on this earth make 8 billion definitions of this word āattainmentāā¦ and this truly makes this earth a most beautiful place to live in to experience lifeā¦.
A person attains an industrial empire of billionsā¦ but wants more time, to make it to trillionsā¦ a man gets the love of his beloved and he thanks the God for his āattainmentāā¦ both struggleā¦ both face competitionā¦ both have attained something, which is ephemeral; within the larger definition of life being ephemeral itself. It is altogether different thing that one is not happy and another is happy and contentā¦. at a particular time and spaceā¦
This āattainmentā energy itself lends energy to a whole plexus of intricate subsidiary and complementary āattainmentsāā¦ and this makes our worldā¦. a truly bizarre and absurd oneā¦. nobody should be as stupid and conceited to pass a judgment that this attainment is right and this is wrong. Everyone has the liberty of his or her choice and its corollariesā¦ this world is so dynamic and exciting because of the multi-dimensionality of this word called āattainmentāā¦ and its conflictsā¦
It is altogether different thing that most humans of wisdom prescribed āattainmentsā sans struggle, competitiveness and divisivenessā¦. they said, āā¦ attain the ability to enjoy the beauty and fragrance of roseā¦ never the possession of itā¦, attain the abilities to sing, dance, paint, cook, love, show compassion, etcā¦ not for display but for self-joyā¦ ā.
The body we have acquired for life is the best manifestation of this realityā¦ we have a system called human body which has organs, tissues, cells and genes that have different āattainmentsā and together they successfully run a bodyā¦. life and this world is just a macrocosm of our bodyā¦.
The key word is āacceptanceāā¦ people often get confusedā¦ they work towards one larger attainment and regret about non-availability of another oneā¦ one life is good only for one larger attainment for mostā¦ only a few lucky ones have two or more. The Sun
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