Sunday, April 19, 2009

Questions and Answers

Question1 I believe that every human being is the mirror image of God and the lives of each of us has a purpose assigned by God. I've been trying to figure out whats the purpose of my being on earth. Is it just talking, eating, working , listening to people and fighting with them ? How do i align my purpose in life with the one God surely sent me here for ?

A Life and Spirit believers reply.

Yes, we are mirror images but of a God who is much more than our images of 3 dimension.
Just as the mirror reflects a 3 dimensional reality on a 2 dimensional surface, so are we reflections of a multi dimensional reality on to this 3 dimensions. Our purpose is to find the other dimensions within ourselves that unify us with our God , whom we are reflecting.This activity for searching the point which connects us to our creator and the way by which we remove this delusion that we are separate forms our goal in life.  


Question 2 Why do we hurt people unintentionally? Why does the other person get angry despite knowing it was not deliberate ?

A Life and Spirit believers reply.

Just as our hurt is unintentional, similarly we should give the benefit to the other person that his anger could also be unintentional. Our understanding  for oneself is quite clear but when it comes to anyone other than us our lack of understanding takes over quickly.


Question3 I am a 36-year-old qualified doctor. I have been in medical journalism for eight years.
But now I want to get back to practising medicine. My problem is that I feel bogged down by my age. All my friends are way ahead in their careers. I am constantly engaged in analysis - paralysis about my age. What if I can't make it now ? Can my medical career take shape at this age ? Will i be able to support my family ? Please suggest a way out of this mental mayhem ?

A Life and Spirit believers reply.

If there is any need to stop and ponder in our journey called life , it should only be to appreciate our blessings. Brooding over the past is not going to change the present neither are worries about the future going to make it easier. Our choices have to be guaranteed by our inner nature ( intuition ) or our little self that says very little but knows everything. Since man has been the maker of his destiny there should not be any uncertainty about the events of the future. The only thing we need to ensure is are we physically, mentally and spiritually fit to take any consequence as a result of our choice, which may either reward us or teach us or both.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

FROM MANY TO ONE - A SUBTLE WORLD


From the numerous options that this dimension has why does only one probability get projected from this realm? which one gets preference to get reflected on the universal mirror?
better still who or what decides to script the next step in our conceptual world ?
Are we only present as a  passive spectators or as a active participants ? 


Self help masters tell us that our perception and our journey in life can be altered by changing / or is it charging  our thoughts. Thoughts are subtle elements in our psyche that allow us the flexibility to change our perception and finally the projection as if on a cue allows us to see only those events which we yearn for . What we are unable to gauge is whether our thoughts originate from our buddhi ( intellect ) or our feelings which waver uncessingly and are unable to grasp the our real needs. But there is another catch , sometimes we are not sure what we desire and most of the times we do not want the complete desire to be fulfilled. For Ex. We might want lots of Money , but we also gain a fair amount of greed and psychological instability to want a lot more. Most of us have lost more than gained in our effort to contain our needs. For whatever we covet and fulfill , our want never ceases.
So thoughts when attached to the mind never accomplish what they sets out for.
But when the mind is attached to pure intellect and is not undecided then the result is magic.
There is story on Meerabai in Indian culture, that shows that when the mind is fixed on subtle thoughts even things like poison turn into nectar. Yes subtle thoughts do have the ability to penetrate the 5th dimension and get us our choice of consequence. A dynamic participator can effectively mould by his intellect mind and will the course of his path with its surroundings.

A subtle invisible element like a thought is credited with manufacturing reality.


Religion tells us that God throws dice and decides the next move, He could also be flipping coins eh. It is the will of God that it so and so happened. Events are left at the will of a  Diety whose only work is to hand over report cards to humanity.This consolation is very common in almost all societies and is reasonably accepted as destiny which believes that the universe
flows towards pre-determined paths. But It does not say though why God made such a will. Random events are a integral part of nature that is so well organised. Since the events are random , it gives us a strong reason to believe in the impersonal machine of the universe that objectively does what it judges in a very unbiased and non partisan way. Of course there was enough scope for man to fill in the gap by giving handouts of do's and dont's that the commanding machine uses as laws to operate. Thus formed an unending trail of religious bigotry.
A helpless observor that can only see but neither do or undo the happenings.

Here too a subtle entity is credited with altering events in the universe.


Vedantists tell us that all options appear to be numerous but are actually one or rather none and they are brought about by our ignorance to see beyond the obvious  (the viel of ignorance or the 5th dimension ) that surrounds us and hampers our view of the reality. But it also puts man in charge of this man made reality as it believes that the organs of knowledge and the organs of sense which are physical entities are responsible for creating this pseudo reality.
But a potent question which is answered in the projection theory of reality , is what are we projecting excatly ? For any reflection to take place there has to be an original identity or concept of which the projection occurs or materialises.
This identity or concept is Brahman who is beyond all descriptions but for the sake of giving a name it is so called, which out of a compulsion to express itself becomes divided into billions of  things from the screen on which the projection takes place to all the elements in it.
They also say that happenings occur because we are eager to see them. ( The drishti-shrishti theory ) Vedanta goes one step further by implying that  not only are the causes subtle but even the fallout ( the projected entity or reality ) is not real but subtle.


A classical case that makes the participator  itself a subtle entity that observes the mythical and subtle world .


New age physics tells us that events are a combination of chance ( randomness ) and desire ( participators willingness to see those events) where even unmanifested options flow along the manifest ones in alternate space-times. The universe is still percieved to be a sensory world where the begining of  time was a combination of chemical or cosmological imbalances interacting with themselves for some unknown purpose  This is a incomplete mix of Religion and Vedanta. But here the participator is given credit for observing random events and experiencing them as if they have been produced by him, a cynical sense of authority over events without comprehending the process that generates these events.

A case of false participation by the observor who is still in awe of the generated events prior to his participation but nevertheless events are still the prerogative of subtle entities.


So are all these just rationale explanations for going ons in an dimension which frustrates reasoning ?

Lets rephrase our question slightly since subtle elements are being charged with running the show in a 4 dimensional world where visibility of these elements is not even confirmed by science.


Is it true that the gross universe is just an expression of the subtle potential ? And is it also true that the true motive power of this universe  is safely encased within a subtle realm ? 


If the answers to the question is a yes , then what are we doing besides projecting our fears and desires at random or will , getting projected and participating in the projection with awe and looking in vain for a God who is again doing the same ie projecting , getting projected and participating in the projection.

Whether or not there was a begining, we can only argue but one aspect of this dimension that everyone agrees is that it is beyond the senses or concepts.We are also certain that it fills our space with illusionary reality.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Questions and Answers

Question 1 I married two years ago and separated from my Husband because he doesn't have a good character. We have a child . I feel devastated and am not able to understand why this happened to me.


A Life and Spirit Believers Reply



Not all answers are immediately known , but to believe that there are no answers causes anguish. Some answers are revealed gradually and  others are to be realised by us by introspection. What needs to be done is to get by way of reasoning or meditation ( intuiting  ) in touch with the cause so as to avoid any future blockages in our journey.
Such instances ( as separation ,death, and even  loss of health ) are devised by nature to help us relook at our path and remove obstacles or change our way. 



Question2 I am 29 and run my own factory. I have apprehensions regarding my future-work, marriage and life after marriage. I would like to know how to stop worrying ?


A Life and Spirit Believers Reply


Worry stems from lack of faith in ourselves and fear of the unkown. Since it is unkown there should be no fear, but with us Humans it works just the opposite. Develop faith in yourself by reading books of Swami Vivekananda and affirmations that inspire. Along with developing faith an added qualificatino would be building Character, as when character is strong most unfortunate things turn fearful.




Question3  I am 31 and work with a bank in Mumbai. I am single and stay with my parents and younger sister. Despite repeated attempts I have failed to clear chartered accountancy exams. My career has also been on the slow track . I am earning well but my peers are way ahead of me.
I have been very self conscious since childhood and I think that it is stunning my growth. Even in relationships , I have been very unsuccesful- be it with friends or family. What do I need to change attitude?



A Life and Spirit Believers Reply



Since you are already aware that you need to change and your perspective, then the only help you require is how to do it ? Any change requires some amount of will and lots of energy.
When we are weak physically mentally or emotionally we invite failure on all fronts of our lives.
Relationship get no succor nor any manure to grow , neither does our willingness to achieve our goals,  be they financial or spiritual.