Sunday, April 30, 2017

Truths Magnified

The current situation that we are all in is a big truth and mostly we are happy, the truth is that the world is becoming effortless and all the inventions and discoveries are leading us to an existential crisis. Pollution, dust, air that is hard to breath, unhealthy and artificial food are only some of the many ills that afflict the modern society. The design of existence is hard to ponder over yet we have in our own efforts and in our limits created numerous volumes of research and accumulated data and we believe that we are far more advanced, civilized and more brilliant and everything might be just true but the big question is are we now natural? Aren’t we chocking mother Earth and in a way ourselves? The greatest question arises…Where does our loyalty lie? I’ve read somewhere that sometimes people can go on great lengths and breadths to prove points.. so if somebody has to prove a point let them prove it through actions; We need clean air, clean streets, clean water but the question is who is going to work for it? The Govt. it seems is greatly delusional for it seems to have no sense or sensibility of its own and is disfigured and mutilated in its conduct, actions, thoughts, words and deeds. The fundamental theories on which the whole world rests now is it substantial? I have a question; We used to live in civilizations..The great Incan, Aztec, Native American, Aryan, Dravidian and lot more which had its truest origins and theories and where are we now? The most modern idiology has made us just economies bringing just trade into its zenith and everything else just secondary which includes the concepts of capitalism, communist and mixed economy. Living has drifted from reaching to the zenith spirituality to reaching to it materialistically.



We are made to believe the science and history that Govt. teaches us from our childhood and seldom makes our own effort in understanding our world and we in this lack of observation become dull, unrealistic and shifted from the core of existence. I am advocating and proclaiming that the modern system comprising of education system, law, economy is all in falsehood and it seems is in a coalition to destroy spirituality for the upkeep of personal ungodly greedy interests which are mostly inclined on the post-world war economies that were established as the face of the modern world and which were later imported to India as part of its Globalisation and liberalisation initiatives for the world economic competition.
People say they abide law, but where do its origins come from? Its about the do’s and don’t’s the Govt. has prescribed for its citizens but when it comes to individual choices shouldn’t we be more conscious about sins and I wonder isn’t this thought that might have evolved into crimes later. In case of sins we are our personal judge but in the case of crimes it’s the state that’s the difference what I see but a question arises what if the state is guilty shouldn’t it have a moral obligation to correct or negate itself?

I had been going through numerous myths and I have found interesting that amongst them all the Bharatian existence seems most alluring and hard to grasp. This land of ours is truly more promising to me than any Jerusalem or Mecca or Israel but the truth is we have lost our truths and its time we adamantly push ourselves to the fundamentals on which our society once flourished; building brick by brick by brick on lessons learnt and from history known.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Shani Worship - A different Perspective

In Buddhism Buddha has never claimed to be the creator of existence but Buddhism does acknowledge multifarious dimensions and entities and each world having its own set of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other divine and semi-divine entities working towards the Nibbana of all creatures. So when we think deeply or naively Buddhism is simply an answer to a situation that an individual soul is in and that is suffering; Buddhism is a crisp and practical way to enlighten a suffering soul and drifting itthrough Maya and its an individuals journey from the society to Sangha.
But then what about the people still caught up in maya and in the society? There are many who crave for sense enjoyments, merry making and who wish to get uplifted materialistically?
The hindu Purusharthas are somewhat different from the Buddhist Sangha where only core adherence is to Dharma and Moksha alone Hinduism also focuses on Artha and Kama to its individual units in the society. A thing to be noted is that the highest order of both relies on the householder for Bhiksha who in turn works for Artha and Kama along with the other two Purusharthas. I wonder even though the whole of Indian Institutions so heavily relies on Buddhist Idealogies and symbolism not much adherence have been focused on institutionalising these Principles.

So on a society which so much relies on masterialism  it is natural that the social security of each and everybody has to be protected. These days individual assets not just limit to land, currency, gold or other valuables it covers intellectual properties, cyber rights, royalties, patents, spiritual powers, innovations, ideas or maybe life itself in some instances etc... The Isha Upanishad claimed to be the mother of all other upanishads says that everything in this universe is that primordial object only so why lust on any other mans possessions and I have wondered which principle would be governing over and it could very well be assigned to Shani dev. And have you wondered there is this situation in the society like never before; of mass deceit, of dacoity, of loot and plunder, of exploitation, people who lie and cheat, who earns through unjustified means and of people who demand bribes, of extortionists and mafia lords and it is said that Lord Shani or Saturn is the punisher of the unlawful people.
Shani is generally considered as a planet which brings in inauspiciousness and bad luck and one who takes revenge for whatever made him upset in life for all the evil you have done. But Lord Shani dev can be a Benefactor for people working in Judiciary and Police and these people should win the favour of this planet.
In our body Shani dev is related with finger nails, teeth and hair; Shani dev is closely associated with the colour black. So for an honest person who has lost hope in the world and want a revenge for misdeeds caused on him its Shani dev who will grant you your justice. A slow mover Shani takes 30 years to take one Orbit of the Sun.
Ever heard of the saying : Believe in karma and if you are lucky enough you will see them burn in the end....
Jai Shaneeshwar