Shadows

 

050222: Shree: Shadows

No matter how much things are planned and assumed, they can completely turn out in some different manner. This is a given – tendency of seeing many, compulsions, vibrations and with it our attachment to do something for our survival. But all this, is the property of divinity and hence, to curb something or to label something or to feel annoyed is not required for our benefit. Perception is currently conditioned by mind and body (vibrations) and hence we feel pleasure and pain. Or rather, the effort is to streamline vibrations, which they won’t how much it is logically tried. I don’t think that it is supposed to be considered as a “problem” to be solved. It is to be understood and accepted as an aspect of existence and hence to also know that existence has a spiritual, unconditional side as well. Since change is inevitable in motion, what are we trying to resist and why? What is fear and what is insecurity?

The mind of man is such, which it will keep on hunting for everlasting peace. Vibrations will compel him to latch on any externally created situations and he will not give up an ounce of his constructs although logic may prove it otherwise. Although he may know that it will benefit him to change, he will not and creates a situation that he will guard ferociously against any onslaught. This creation of a stable situation under changing motion creates burden, stress and fear. He will race against time, he will keep discovering variables for micro planning, but it will still slip from his fingers. More variables, more expectations of control, and more the realization of time slipping away! If time can be sliced into pieces, then the rate of acceleration for micro time is still greater as compared to a situation where the variables to be controlled or perceived are far less! So if there are fewer variables, there is no change and there is no fear. Consciousness will therefore mean absolutely no variable, no conditions, no cause and effects and no change. Hence consciousness becomes eternal, unconditional and blissful.

In order that the mind perceives this state, it has to let go off the compulsion to control and expect any fruits of actions. We do not control anything and we are not a reality to be concerned about. Whatever it is, it is only God as the absolute reality of existence and whatever we perceive is stemming from that dimension. So give all the fruits of actions to God, give up expectations, acknowledge the change, observe and be silent. There is no purpose or expectation to be “visualized” within us and any of those constructs of purposes or expectations do not rather define us in any way or they are not what “we” are as spirits. We are already still and we already exist eternally as consciousness. We think we change and we are fighting an illusionary change. We are fighting our own shadows or trying to catch our own shadows. It is a shadow (this manifestation) and hence since there is God, a shadow of Him (as manifestation) will exist. But the shadow is nowhere near to the real nature of God.

The idea is that if there is a shadow (vibration) then there has to be a medium that creates it (non motion, blissful, eternal, non changing God). So God is everywhere, in all things, in all situations, and forever. He is always “new” since time or space cannot change or touch Him. This means we need not guard the idea of permanence of motion. Change is inevitable and it is a shadow of permanence. Everyday is filled with change and we too keep changing – this is natural – then why do we expect things to remain static? This is maya or the craze for demanding permanence. It is always in our benefit to let go off things and see things in unexpected ways but we do not budge and this is maya.

Thinking of God and motion in continuity may help us see this situation in proper perspective. Emotions come and go, day comes and night too, pleasure comes and pain – all changes keep happening against the backdrop of the ever permanent consciousness. Should we be engaged with change? Is it required? Is it required to give any of the variables any weightage? Is it to be considered “real”? Are we real? What are we? What are vibrations?

Hari Om.