Thoughts

I will be brief. These are ideas (thoughts/ realizations/ experiences) and they are in the process of getting explored further. None of this is final and at rest – the picture will continue to evolve.

We need not get swayed by the weight of the Past or by the pull of the Future – NOW is the perfect state of existence.

Past , Present and Future are the projections of our mind – they are created by us, so that we imagine a direction. Why are they created? Birth. From birth, there is born a necessity to survive. Survival is based on dependence (on environment, which we term as food, shelter and clothing). We keep perceiving and conceiving responses because we remain dependent on something – situation, product, person, process or an idea. Dependence is required of course. It is only because of dependence, that an idea of transcendence is born and hoped for. Transcendence is for ‘us’ – mortals! Why would God need to transcend into something?! God will transform into a manifested phenomenon – which includes us! The phenomenon should again transform into God (Dissolve/ Return/ Void etc.). This is inevitable.

Thoughts arise from our body/ brain capacity and mind. After conscious effort, we may realize the idea of ‘Time’. Time – which changes, is an indicator of impermanence and is an indicator of limited potential life of existence (or the manifested phenomena). This creates an idea of optimization and accomplishments for us. We also probably feel ‘incomplete’ in ourselves and the entire effort is to reach a state of perfection where things remain the way they should. The idea of perfection is a constant running of our mind to the reference of the Past and the Future. Ironically, we remain the victims of thoughts by such an attitude!

A Time comes, when we start to realize the true nature of thought and how it seems to bind us to imaginary projection of the romantic or painful Past and the hopeful or escapist Future. One needs to train the mind to be aware regarding how any kind of thought leads to a certain impression on our mind and if entertained, how impressions lead to series of thoughts and then to a character. If this is unavoidable, then we need to decide what is to be thought about? And how can we then create a positive series of thoughts?

The above two questions lead us to develop a response that believes in pure action (for action’s sake) and to minimize creation of unwanted series of thoughts.

I bet this is a full time engagement!