(in response to a friend on Facebook.)
From what little one knows, i find Gandhiji's consciousness one of the most difficult to 'understand' (meaning 'analyse') if such a thing were even possible. Many times he sounds deeply mystical & insightful and pulls off the most unbelievable of mastery's that lesser mortals can't even dream of. And some times he does things that seem banal and even shock the observers. Should we deify him or vilify him on the basis of any of these extremes? To me he is an enigma, that defies slotting into any one convenient category of saint or sinner. Am thankful that it is that way, for then he becomes a mirror. How i 'see' him, says more about me, than himself. And in that dialogue with him an enormous potential is unleashed. So i've stopped trying to 'understand' Gandhi. To me he is a living companion, a dear friend and teacher one is deeply blessed to have, but cannot completely accept. For all we know, this might have been his greatest achievement.
Also to live life as a constant 'experiment' with Truth, might be the ultimate mastery of all.
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Wow! This was so articulately conveyed. Authentic nano-technology :-)
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Infinitchy, at Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Lovely Naveen! Your note has led to an email thread with my father. :)
I am still exploring my thoughts, but here's a bit.
To me, it is either an endless lifelong pursuit or a moment of acceptance. Whatever form of reasoning it may be, does it not aid the individual to find it out for himself with all the struggles and bruises however hard the journey maybe?
We have maps of our yester travelers who in their environments thrived and found meaning with it, in moving closer towards being perfect as one may call it. And the maps that survive to this day are the ones in which an individual held on to strongly what He believed is the highest ideal/philosophy. Adi Shankara professed a philosophy which many sects might have immaturely considered to be even bordering on atheism. But his was the highest ideal in terms of being close to perfection (or close to realization) and his teachings of Hinduism still stand strong to this day. With all the inflow of information and interpretations (scientific, spiritual and banal), I find the approach/description of every act in life being an experiment with truth (intellect and more) the most appealing. How can one's experiment be lesser or bigger in value than the other? At the end of it, how inconsequential are we all?
When Krishna opened his mouth to show Yashodha the entire universe replete with all its galaxies, I tend to be inclined to wonder if it was just to remind us, the commonplace, about how small and inconsequential we all are.
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Naren, at Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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