Shree: Steadiness

 

Shree: Steadiness

Steadiness of the mind may span several scales, may include vibrations and may also make us dissolve momentum of past lives and future projections. The mind that we understand and the forms that we therefore perceive are constructed from vibrations to forces carried on for several life spans. Principally, the forms change (body changes) but the vibrations that result in a body and a relationship to motion are something that requires our attention. This is our battlefield – of vibrations - and not the immediate forms.

Intellect is one dimension of existence that generates intent of action. It can become defensive or it can transcend itself into the One. This means that Existence is there by itself and the intellect has occurred from it (or is contained within Existence). The search for a start point of motion, boundary, control of change, compartmentalization, individualism are efforts employed by the intellect to guard itself against change and dissolution. Architecturally that would mean super specialization, deployment of several consultants, highly individualized spaces and no room for the collective wisdom or multifunctional spaces, no idea of how things will unfold, emphasis on accurate planning to perfection, predictability, unsustainable responses, no place for feelings or empathy or time or acceptance and so on.

However, we cannot “avoid” change and neither can we compartmentalize actions to restrict change or avoid unpleasant experiences. This is so because all is only One medium and hence this Oneness is the thread by which we connect with the entire cosmos and the vibrations are a part of that Oneness that gets perceived as separate forms. Our focus requires shifting from fear or separation or forms to realizing the Soul. Pain or pleasure is a state of mind that clings to forms but the mistake it commits is assuming that the forms should not change. Well, if the seed of all things vibrates, then how come anything is static and how come anything is absolutely true and permanent?!

Then perhaps architecture would become inclusive, multifunctional, unfolding with surprises, people centric, environmentally conscious, frugal, simple, profound, accommodating enormous changes and flexibility and so on. Perhaps the architect himself or herself may not be required!

Efforts are required to become this state of purity. In what manner things get internalized and externalized is unknown or mysterious at best and hence whatever confidence we may have regarding ourselves, one must be accepting of sudden disappointments and pain that may surface within us. The disappointment or the pain is a reflection of some deep expectation born from vibration that may not have any immediate trigger of situation. Thus what is the approach for action? Well, it is only One medium, so it is the trigger of everything that happens and all vibrations or forces or forms are His doing, so why take hold of any object or a situation? He knows all and even He knows you, so your trust in Him is required.

Hari Om.