serials

 

020222: Shree

One way to write is to take any thought to its logical conclusion so that one remembers that the road to decode all thoughts is consciousness – the cause and the cure – both lie there (or in other words, cause and cure were fictitiously made up!). Which means, that the movement is apparent and real as long as it is entertained and that there is only One – we live in a self created dream of many and manifestation caused by “vibrations”.

I wanted to talk of serials today. Some of the purposes of dialogues between characters is to read out their minds – in reality it is extremely hard to say what the characters say to one another and how “easy” meaningful conversation seems to occur between them and how respectfully each one gives the other character sufficient time to lay a point of view, no matter how diametrically opposite it may appear to the audience. Thus, we read the minds of characters, instead of only listening to words directly. We are patient to interpret the thoughts.

In real life, we are quick to judge by words and take things personally. Why cannot we apply the same patience of respect and interpretation of words as much as we seem to apply for serials? Because in real life we take things far too personally and believe that that all things should work out as per our expectations and we are concerned for our survival and expect all situations and relationships to work out that manner. I am sure that we know that the events of serials do not affect us, so we remain relaxed. So who are “we”, what is “we” and how does it depend on many other things and why? Thus what is perception and why does it differ across space and time? Why do we judge, or evaluate and why are things taken in some different manner than what was said and why do we get upset realizing this? These questions suggest an expectation of events and relationships that are being forged by our existence. It is all about existence.

Second aspect is about miscommunication irrespective of the intent of the protagonist and the serial hovers around this misconception till it gets erased. The question is why do people interpret things to the level that things become extremely distorted and tempers get raised? Again, who is interpreting what and how and why?

In writing also, I can magnify my thoughts, I can make the reader observe my mind and ask for forgiveness and a listening ear. I can do that in any art form. I can demonstrate the idea of space-time-causation and how we construct the reality in subjective manner and how we can catch the glimpse of “beyond” – and make people realize that consciousness is present in everything – a shared reality, not exclusive to anyone, because the idea of many or difference itself is to be realized as an illusion – an unnecessary hindrance for displaying empathy.

Alas it rarely seems to happen nowadays in conversations. Why should conversations be of different nature than writing or art or serials? That is, why can’t we “see” things in a detached manner?

Being detached means that we do not take credit for anything and we accept that we are not the cause or the cure for anything. We know that things are apparently happening and the formal way of things happening in whatever intensity in whatever manner and in whatever frequency and repetition has got nothing to do with “our existence” and is a property of God/ consciousness. Our existence is also apparent, something that we have made it “real” since we attached our identity to our mind and body (a phenomenon of vibrations). We inevitably continue to generate “perception” and then blame many things for not happening in particular ways! We create ourselves and we create situations – not the other way round! If all roads lead to Rome and come from Rome and if Rome is everywhere then why do we crib for expecting a different place?

Vibrations also mean compulsions, urges, tendencies, motion, movement, constructs, memory, mind and body, change and so on. I can say it in neutral way of vibrations and change or as fear and impermanence. I can then go to non vibration or bliss. Every existential aspect has a physical, psychological and transcendental dimension. So existence is a medium that has all three aspects.

Consciousness is eternal and so is motion that has no start or end. I will be engrossed in motion if I think it is real. There is no start or end point to motion and hence there are countless births that I undertake. I expect, and I get stuck to solve the riddle. I run after perfection and I get stuck. I fear and I get stuck. I bind myself and I identify with this bondage and I get stuck. I say “I” and I get stuck. I can only transcend the play if I know, acknowledge and surrender the vibrations and dissolve them to God or consciousness. As consciousness, nothing exists as all motions were only apparently transfigured onto consciousness. Consciousness is only “potential”. I am a wave in consciousness an apparent difference. It has to subside. It will subside if the identification of wave goes away. All manifestations will subside if the “steam” of name and form (vibrations) is removed. So all there is to be, is consciousness – everything else is just a dream.

Hari Om.