Reflections

UNDERSTANDING DEATH :   2 In the first part of this study of the phenomenon of death, we saw the external POV of life, one that is residing in the external world, tied inexorably to it, its subjects, and its experiences; to recapitulate, in this POV we define life through our senses, and the experiences they generate for us in feelings, emotions, physical bodily wordly activities etc. In that POV, that is the whole of life; birth, education, job, material wealth, family, children, retirement, and death. There life ceases; even if you believe in rebirth, death is final. This is because when you die and move to a new body – your memories are wiped out, with the result that your entire existence is wiped out. New slate, new experiences, new you.   DEATH AS A FRIEND: THE INTERNAL POV INTRODUCED Let us now shift our sights to a new POV. This POV – the internal POV - is much harder to arrive at, much more vague. Since there are no external keys or stimu...

UNDERSTANDING DEATH :   2 In the first part of this study of the phenomenon of death, we saw the external POV of life, one that is residing in the external world, tied inexorably to it, its subjects, and its experiences; to recapitulate, in this POV we define life through our senses, and the experiences they generate for us in feelings, emotions, physical bodily wordly activities etc. In that POV, that is the whole of life; birth, education, job, material wealth, family, children, retirement, and death. There life ceases; even if you believe in rebirth, death is final. This is because when you die and move to a new body – your memories are wiped out, with the result that your entire existence is wiped out. New slate, new experiences, new you.   DEATH AS A FRIEND: THE INTERNAL POV INTRODUCED Let us now shift our sights to a new POV. This POV – the internal POV - is much harder to arrive at, much more vague. Since there are no external keys or s...

हीच आमुची प्रार्थना अन हेच आमुचे मागणे , माणसांनी माणसाशी माणसा सम वागणे ! धर्म , जाती , प्रांत , भाषा , द्वेष सारे संपू दे ; एक निष्ठा , एक आशा , एक रंगी रंगू दे ... आज हे गाणं खूप लक्ष्यात येत आहे ... कारण त्याचं मागील दोन तीन दिवसान पासून धर्मावरती वार्तालाप झाला माझा वेग - वेगळ्या लोकांशी : तेम्हा माझ्या मनात एकच आलं कि आपण सगळे - त्यात मला पण घ्या - आपण सगळेच धर्माच्या शिक्षणापेक्षा जास्त महत्व त्याच्या नावा ला देतो ; त्यात तेवढं काही मोठं चुकीचं काहीच नाही , पण मला एक विचार आला आपण सगळेच जेवढं लक्ष्य नावाकडे देतो तेवढं लक्ष्य धर्माच्या अनुसरण वरती देतो का ? नाही ; आज्जीबातच नाही . आणि हेच मला आता कळायला लागलं आहे - नुसतं नावाचं पूजन करून फायदा काय ? काहीच नाही ! ते तर वर - वरचं आड्म्बर झालं ! माणूस आजकाल इथेच फसतो ; कारण आपणच हे धर्म बनवले ; मी आजकाल जे चाललं आहे त्याबाबत म्हणतो आहे . देवांनी सांगितलेले धर्म तर आपल्या वेदांत साहित्यात सविस्तर सांगितलेल...