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Pranams
Suchoo
I am reading a treatise of Adi Sankara (known as "Viveka Choodamani") for the past few months.
Of course - not just reading - but following a Audio CD while reading the commentaries of the verses. As most of the vedanta scriptures, he goes on talking about Athma Anaathma (self , Non self) Vivekam (or intellectual understanding).....; The speciality of the books is of course the Great Master's lucid writing & the way he handles the scholars' language (Sanksrit).
As I continue to enjoy the book, I also clearly realize that this dimension is not relevant for most of our practical life (which is of course stated very clearly in the book itself - making it more interesting). I was wondering what could be the height of "practical" Vivekam...and I think I stumbled upon it yesterday !!
There were some issues / challenges on a particular project that I was handling which was tormenting me for the past 2 - 3 weeks. Believe me, as on Tuesday that went past, I was totally blank and had no clue on how the revival is going to happen...!! In sheer desperation, I took few initiatives this week, and yesterday, all the issues got settled one by one as if some one swayed their magic wand on them....
I had bragged quite often about "Free Will Versus Destiny" in this blog and the latter had been a pet topic for me on which I have penned a poem too few years back......; The beauty is that I keep coming rounds and rounds on this subject while I have veered past many topics of my musings.
Can I claim if my initiatives were the reason for the solutions that I got yesterday ? In that case why did my earlier initiatives did not fructify ? OR is it that they were foundation laid earlier to get these lasting solutions......and last but not least - was it just destiny that was playing its pranks while I keep testing myself -as though I am a doer ??
Never ending questions.....indeed....!!
As I visited Baba Temple today morning getting up unusually quite early - I was looking into His eyes muttering only this...."If only I learnt this mystery before I drop dead, I will consider my life worth lived".
Yes, I feel - this moment - with all conviction that there is nothing more to get from this human life.
Who doesn't want to taste the height of practical life having got into it by ..... sheer Fate..... or is it Free Will ???......
Lets go thru' all over once again...; Its worth it....
Pranams
Suchoo
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