A Transparent eyeball: Literature of Life

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June 30, 2021

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The metaphysics of life

Often we have seen life take unexpected turns. Even though we think that we have planned everything out , we are still left surprised by the course of our lives.

Isn't it foolhardiness on our part to think ourselves to be the masters of our fate , the controller of our lives?

We have no idea from where we have come and where we will go , we live our lives with identities imposed on us by the people around us , respond to the name we have been assigned . Instead of dwelling on the metaphysics of life we avert our intellect to the unstable and momentary aspects of existence which are bound to afflict us with troubles - just like causing waves in still water.

We think in terms of the conditionings of our forms - male or female , by our identities .It is true that humans , after all are social beings , longing for connections to assert their individual existence. Building connections , you see , is not the issue, but when we come in contact with all sorts of people they bring several impressions to our minds making us further restless , disturbed and even more unsatisfied.

We never seem to be satisfied by anything in life. Why is that so?

We are meant for the best .

Our Real nature is that of being One , in harmony with all that there ever is.

Discarding the conditionings of life , one by one , books for us, a rendezvous with our Real Self .

The metaphysics of life is far more splendid than mere speculation .

Monks and saints who have treaded the length and breadth of India have looked inwards rather than engaging in petty materialism.

Since we are stuck in an adverse situation, it is natural to have existential queries.

The mere thought of death is such , that , it brings life in proper light .

We see how we are walking straight to our graves.

Birth itself is a temporary amusement, a trance to keep us from ourselves , death is but the revelation of who we are eternally.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."
- Swami Vivekananda

If we are nudged to think deeply in terms of metaphysics we might be able to recognise that everything around us including ourselves is but a result of an all- encompassing consciousness which through the clay figures of humans and millions of life forms is at play in a way, trying to understand itself . Oh how splendid it is!!!!

But for what?

One might ask.

For that we have to go behind consciousness and witness it at play. We have to become simply VOID .

A flute is completely empty inside , which enables it to hold the air and the player manipulates it to create wonderful melodies.

Simply emptying oneself of every hint of emotional colour, identity, form , thought and even the awareness of one's existence throws open the locked doors of the universal consciousness.

Because if you are not anything, you become EVERYTHING.

" Inquire after the Supreme cause of this world. Search! From where has everything come? How is everything maintaining itself? By whom? And ultimately , where does everything enter after death? That is spirit, the most fundamental plane from where everything springs up, remains and ultimately enters.

O sons of nectar! You were born to taste nectar, and you must not allow yourselves to be satisfied by anything but nectar. So, however misguided you may be for the time being, awake!

Arise! Search for that nectar, that satisfaction. It is the wealth of your own soul. It cannot be but within you. "

- Swami B. R . Sridhar

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June 10, 2021

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Literature of Life

What you should read

The urge to know comes from the unique desire to make sense of everything around us.

Reading and contemplating makes us something more than just humans. It gives us affirmative tools to configure our minds for the best. The term neuroplasticity which is going around quite a lot these days tells us that we change our brain consciously and unconsciously every moment. Now that you know you are capable of doing so it empowers you with the possibility of shaping your mind to be your best friend.

For this, one needs to realise that all that we see, hear and do throughout the day consciously or unconsciously constitutes the input into the brain which eventually brings similar output.

You see, it is all about the input.

Reading is a major nourishment for the brain. So what you try to wrap your head around - a psychological thriller, a romantic tragedy , a feel-good ol' children's short story or non- fiction of different categories, all influence you in a way you don't even realise.

I like calling poets and writers potters. They have the power to shape ideas and perspectives not only in their heads but also in the minds of people who read and admire their works. They provide us with this rare feeling of sheer delight when we read and understand something deep and moving, making us knock the hidden quarters of our casual awareness.

You see , books written keeping in sight the need of the civilisation as a whole inspired and influenced people for ages.

Our mind is like clay and the ideas and influences we pick from here and there is the potter's barn. The source of knowledge, nowadays, is mostly the the social network, where made-up information goes around as facts.

The input, you see, is important.

The time you spend on learning and knowing never goes to waste as long as you are learning the right kind of thing. So, evaluate how whatever you pick up to read will mould you into a better person instead of filling your head with a junk load of twisted tales.

Broaden your perspective of life and its ways by reading works of scholars who have known life closely and embraced it instead of giving up on it.

Life , you see , is built in a limited time frame. Know that you have to make the most of it. Works of people who have known life and its ways save you from its incessant trails and errors.

Enquire into the nature of life more than anything else because, that is what all of us are wondering about unconsciously.

Anything and everything that you come across, ponder upon this one question "Who am I ?" and see if any of these books give you the answer. If not then you are not reading right.

May 26, 2021

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