I cannot believe in Karma. I am not affiliated to any religion. I am neither a Hindu nor a Buddhist - these are self selected labels. I am just Me. The path we take in life is always OK and the right one - since there is no good or bad path. We just have to enjoy the path we are on and make the best of it. And to do that we have to accept it as the right and a good path. The path itself is not pre-determined but evolves moment by moment, we have to accept it moment by moment and enjoy it moment by moment. How and why individual paths evolve in any given direction is the biggest mystery with no conclusive answer. Karma is just a good hypothesis to explain it.
It is all a part of The Reality.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Pattern (or language) of Nature
Nature’s pattern is characterized by two elements:
• Continuous Iterations of patterns … leading to an illusion of predictability (comfort)
• Continuous changes or shifts in patterns … leading to random unpredictability (fear)
As a result of this combination, we are constantly mislead into a belief of “predictability” in how the things are and will evolve, enjoying the peace that comes from “knowing” and at the same time sensing the fear that comes from the “feeling” that things can change in an unpredictable way. Unfortunately, we lapse into the thinking that the repetitive patterns is all there is and understanding these patterns amounts to figuring out how things work. We get often blind-sighted by the randomness and the magnitude of the shifts (changes) in the patterns – like sudden rains, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, waves … This also happens in our daily lives – we are surprised by sudden traffic jams, illness, death, stock market crash etc.
So why is it that we get fooled by the shifts in pattern? I call this the inertia of mind. Our mind gets used to the observed pattern and believes that it will continue and is jolted or shocked by a shift in pattern because it happens randomly. Moreover, most shifts in pattern are small and are factored in the pattern. I believe that in order to cope with complexity our mind simplifies our observations and in that process blanks out the extreme possibilities. It is a form of denial – knowing that it is possible, but cannot believe or accept that the extreme can happen now.
This overlay of continuous “naturally-random” shifts on “pseudo-repetitive” patterns is the “Language of Nature.” It is reflected in everything that we see in pure nature – the weather, seas, rivers, clouds, wind, waves, fire, mountains, trees – everything. When we are in nature and “present in the moment”, we can “see” or “listen” or “feel” or maybe “understand” the language of nature. Actually, we resonate with it. That is why we experience that special feeling of joy when we are in nature. There is something unconditioned, raw and spiritual about it that “touches” us at the core.
This is all a part of The Reality.
• Continuous Iterations of patterns … leading to an illusion of predictability (comfort)
• Continuous changes or shifts in patterns … leading to random unpredictability (fear)
As a result of this combination, we are constantly mislead into a belief of “predictability” in how the things are and will evolve, enjoying the peace that comes from “knowing” and at the same time sensing the fear that comes from the “feeling” that things can change in an unpredictable way. Unfortunately, we lapse into the thinking that the repetitive patterns is all there is and understanding these patterns amounts to figuring out how things work. We get often blind-sighted by the randomness and the magnitude of the shifts (changes) in the patterns – like sudden rains, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, waves … This also happens in our daily lives – we are surprised by sudden traffic jams, illness, death, stock market crash etc.
So why is it that we get fooled by the shifts in pattern? I call this the inertia of mind. Our mind gets used to the observed pattern and believes that it will continue and is jolted or shocked by a shift in pattern because it happens randomly. Moreover, most shifts in pattern are small and are factored in the pattern. I believe that in order to cope with complexity our mind simplifies our observations and in that process blanks out the extreme possibilities. It is a form of denial – knowing that it is possible, but cannot believe or accept that the extreme can happen now.
This overlay of continuous “naturally-random” shifts on “pseudo-repetitive” patterns is the “Language of Nature.” It is reflected in everything that we see in pure nature – the weather, seas, rivers, clouds, wind, waves, fire, mountains, trees – everything. When we are in nature and “present in the moment”, we can “see” or “listen” or “feel” or maybe “understand” the language of nature. Actually, we resonate with it. That is why we experience that special feeling of joy when we are in nature. There is something unconditioned, raw and spiritual about it that “touches” us at the core.
This is all a part of The Reality.
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