Cycle of life
Evolution, genetics, cosmology, geography, quantum physics, meditation, yoga, sports and hobby are interrelated. the most crucial things in life are seldom taught in school - that's a fact. I think, that if subjects like history and geography were taught with an intensity that they rightly deserve, then there would have been more harmony in our country and less of communal strife. That's the reason, why I am going to try teaching - you can mould minds here. You can really contribute your entire personality and attitude to the next generation of people.
Makes me remember one of the things of Einstein - theory of Relativity was NOT entirely an intellectual formulation of an idea, the origin of the theory was based on intuition - like an explosion of the idea, the suddenness, the "Eureka" moment as revealed by himself in his writings. As it was intuitive, we do not seem to understand the theory fully, because intuition lies beyond intellect. What Einstein "saw" was not merely scientific observation, it was more direct, more intrinsic. I guess from that moment onwards, he would have seen everything differently.
The same thing is also stated in our epics. People were not scientifically genius like Einstein was, but they were attuned to their intuition because of the practice of meditation. We need to understand that there is a common principle that binds us, which defines us, which is forever present and will remain - more cyclic in nature. The permanence of this Principle will help us shed our fear. Buddha understood it, so did Krishna and some others. So, it can be understood - but not merely by intellect.
I remember the discussion I had with Akhil once late night - is there anything beyond the brain? There surely is. For brain is a tool to think, but WHO decides what the brain needs to think?
Questions that can be understood one day by the power of intuition/meditation:
where does universe end or begin?
does it have a boundary?
does it have a beginning, a birth date?
how do cells grow?
who decides the characteristics the cell would grow upto?
who decides the remixing of genes?
why do things revolve...earth, sun, galaxy, clusters...all revolve and move. ?But where and why?
why do electrons behave in a strange way?
Why is there bonding and pairing of electrons and molecules? Who decides this?
It looks that there's a "game" going on. A game that Energy loves to play...its constantly doing something... rotating, evolving, converting, changing, exploding, growing, but it never stops. Do you understand? It never stops. I always come to a deadlock when I think, what happens after this life? A new life? And after the new life? A different life again? And what after that? Suppose we do understand energy and become one with It, then what's next?
What's next? Again a beginning, a new game.
Amen!
Makes me remember one of the things of Einstein - theory of Relativity was NOT entirely an intellectual formulation of an idea, the origin of the theory was based on intuition - like an explosion of the idea, the suddenness, the "Eureka" moment as revealed by himself in his writings. As it was intuitive, we do not seem to understand the theory fully, because intuition lies beyond intellect. What Einstein "saw" was not merely scientific observation, it was more direct, more intrinsic. I guess from that moment onwards, he would have seen everything differently.
The same thing is also stated in our epics. People were not scientifically genius like Einstein was, but they were attuned to their intuition because of the practice of meditation. We need to understand that there is a common principle that binds us, which defines us, which is forever present and will remain - more cyclic in nature. The permanence of this Principle will help us shed our fear. Buddha understood it, so did Krishna and some others. So, it can be understood - but not merely by intellect.
I remember the discussion I had with Akhil once late night - is there anything beyond the brain? There surely is. For brain is a tool to think, but WHO decides what the brain needs to think?
Questions that can be understood one day by the power of intuition/meditation:
where does universe end or begin?
does it have a boundary?
does it have a beginning, a birth date?
how do cells grow?
who decides the characteristics the cell would grow upto?
who decides the remixing of genes?
why do things revolve...earth, sun, galaxy, clusters...all revolve and move. ?But where and why?
why do electrons behave in a strange way?
Why is there bonding and pairing of electrons and molecules? Who decides this?
It looks that there's a "game" going on. A game that Energy loves to play...its constantly doing something... rotating, evolving, converting, changing, exploding, growing, but it never stops. Do you understand? It never stops. I always come to a deadlock when I think, what happens after this life? A new life? And after the new life? A different life again? And what after that? Suppose we do understand energy and become one with It, then what's next?
What's next? Again a beginning, a new game.
Amen!
posted by niranjan at 5:05 AM
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