Myth and Reality

 

Feelings and intellect are important part of our lives. It is not a question of which is more powerful dimension of the mind. Both complete the sense of reality that we construct for ourselves. Instead of seeing these as completely separate entities and liable to compete with one another, it will make sense if they give us a holistic picture of life/ existence.

In its highest potential, I think that feelings can connect us to cosmic reality – compassionate to all forms of creations. This is done by surrendering, trusting, loving and always remaining non judgmental.

The intellect, has the power of analysis, decoding and going to the basic unit of thought to reveal that everything is/was a construct of the mind! Intellect implies withdrawal from external senses to internal world and also withdrawing from that world as well.

Intellect, generally looked upon by many as something that causes a lot of fierce competition and aggression, can be trained to bust many beliefs and arrive at the following conclusions:

(1)    Everything is a myth/ a make believe world. By scanning units of thought, it can tell us that thought (force) is there AND not there – at the same time. Meaning, anything can generate out of nothing and become a manifested phenomenon. Thus, the necessity of ‘control’ of thoughts (seeds) is implied here. What kind of unit of thought do you wish to generate? The tendency of generation is inbuilt in consciousness. So we are talking of intent/purpose – it is a given phenomenon. All that we see around us, can be regarded as “intent”/urge to manifest. All that we see around us, is therefore interconnected and perceives each form of existence in its own ways. Everything therefore, responds to eachother.

(2)    Now the question is – in what way would you like to connect with everything around you? What should be your dominant feeling or intent? This is going to set an equation with everything around you and make you. Thus “seeds” of potential thoughts are to be nurtured.

(3)    A seed has a potential to be anything, once nurtured. Hence, any thought exists (or is informed or is born) in relation with everything else. A particular thought or a feeling is a result of many factors and is not just a linear process. Hence, one’s awareness needs to go beyond purely rational/ linear sequence and should also acknowledge a lateral sequence/ connections of units. At the very least, it means that we cannot and should not judge anything around us but merely observe. The idea is of ‘connecting’ units of thoughts. Again, the basis of connection is in our hands – the intent. One may look at the other in a competitive manner or in a cooperative manner or in a respectful manner – whatever way one chooses to look at the other, it is entirely the result of that person’s intent. So anger, jealousy, sadness, regret, guilt, fear and love, compassion, empathy – are result of our own thinking about situations around us.

(4)    Intent – in abstract terms means force/ vibration. One has the capacity to alter the intent to give importance to senses or to transcend everything and reach a state of bliss. This state or nature of vibration is present everywhere and in anything and at all scales. A particular nature of vibration will connect us to all scales of existence. Hence all thoughts are answered. It is upto us, what prayer we want to inculcate.

(5)    Everything is a vibration. Whatever I think, I see the universe in that way. It is not the names and the forms around me that are important, but the distinction and categorizations of these – is what I have chose to believe for myself! Else, for an enlightened intellect, these are purely incidental – like a play of sorts! Intellect can help us to dissolve such differentiations.

(6)    Intellect can simplify or complicate things for us. There ‘can’ be countless variables and time can be of minutest of scales in a manifested phenomenon or, there can be ‘no’ variable and ‘no’ time thereby leading to zero manifestation! Thus, variables, causes and effects, rate of change (time) are constructs of the mind. The universe in its present form exists because of our mind’s vibration. Its form and nature will change if our mind changes! The universe will dissolve for those, who reach a state of zero vibrations!

(7)    So the existence of universe in a particular ‘form’ is linked to our nature of thought in that very instant! All kinds of vibrations from zero (blissful state) to infinity (hyperactive and closest to matter) exist in all scales of phenomena – cosmic to minutest. Thus, the ‘form’ of the Universe (and the implied meaning of the same) and our state of mind are inseparable.

(8)    Any thought is a good thought that has a potential to reveal the cosmos. One has to observe it. It is a vibration.

(9)    Thought is energy. Energy engages and creates matter. E = mc². Space has energy. There should be an equation that states that Space (S) = x times Energy(E) = mc² (matter)