Tendency

The previous article on ‘Intent’ dealt with the individual consciousness – what is it that ‘you’ (as a phenomenon of consciousness-mind-body) would like to initiate? And how does your individual intention gets connected or reflected or has an effect on the larger intentions of existence?  

This article is more on the ‘tendency’ of phenomenon to express – one may either state it as “Intentions of the Almighty” or one may just accept it as the tendency of the phenomena.

The whole effort for humanity is to rise above the limited boundary imposed by our own attachment to body and mind (grosser intentions) to transcendental states of existence or of knowing. These are referred to as Tamas (intense attachment to body – operating primarily on desires); Rajas (urge to define our identity through action – attachment to mind and intellect – which means ego); Satvik (transformation into something impersonal and displaying the largest extent of empathy and welfare to all). This is the homework that is laid in front of us. How does one approach this reality and how does one begin to rise up to the levels of understanding is a matter of personal choice and effort and time. Those who have been concerned by this, have walked the path, have shown the way to us and have set examples. The ability to transform is inherent in all of us. We need to open up to this ability. Of course, opening up means to deal with internal conflict, severe dilemmas, resistance by our own self and finally getting to know the basis of knowledge. I can’t say whether the path is tough or easy – who am I to say? If interested, one must begin to strive the path – it is your own path. One may get help or may not. People may criticize for they may not understand what you are doing or it might reveal weaknesses in them. Whatever it is, you are doing it for your own self.

By constant observing and staying focused on your set approach to transformation, the “tendency” of phenomena to express is finally revealed to you. This leads to “acceptance” towards the state of things as they are. From this deep acceptance, comes the ability to initiate the right “intent” of thinking and doing.

All societies have discovered this connection of the individual to the universal. This may be expressed from a book on ‘Culture, Architecture and Design’ by Amos Rapaport. The relation of world view on the act of architecture.

Summarily, the diagram in the book goes like this: (1) World view is the understanding of the society about state of things/ phenomena/ cosmos; (2) Value systems of the society and the individual stems from this comprehensive understanding; (3) these value systems and therefore our right intent towards any act are expressed through idea diagrams (example – Vaastupurusha); (4) Idea diagrams are blue prints to think, act and create an expression such as architecture

This brings me to a question, that is - what is it that we continue to ‘create’? What is newness? We create from the mechanism of values. Newness is the form of expression to reinforce the same values carried on for generations.