Dr. Jai Maharaj
2016-08-01 23:55:36 UTC
UNITY IN DIVERSITY, A DEFINING PRINCIPLE
By Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Sunday, July 31, 2016
To be is to be in relationship with one's own self (all
functional coordinates of body-mind organism), the
immediate environment, the cosmos, and the existence in
entirety. For, the world, with all its enormity and
diversity, is framed as a unified organism, where no
existence has a reality independent of the entirety, if
Australian physicist Paul Davies is to be believed. To
quote his exact words: "For a naive realist, the world is
a collection of objects. But for a quantum physicist, it
is an inseparable web of vibrating energy patterns where
no one component has a reality independent of the
entirety, included in that entirety is the observer."
The interdependence and interconnection of all and sundry
is therefore implied. In this scheme of things, each live
entity is born imperfect, incapable of meeting
existential needs all by oneself. But in togetherness,
complementing and supplementing the efforts of each
other, they make out a self-sufficient world. Evidently
then, how well we relate to the world, will define the
quality of life we become due for. This existential truth
sets the premise of the are of living.
Ancient India's learned masters had very well realised
this existential dynamics. So, they were conscious about
not only educating the mankind to the above effect. They
rather made provision in our annular calendar for
refreshing our memory at regular periodic interval.
For, they knew that people who were passionately pursuing
their self-centric desires, often lose track of the
fundamentals of life. So is the whole of Hindu month of
Shravana has been dedicated to Lord Shiva. The purpose is
not to drive people into frenzied belief driven practices
seeking thy boon. In fact, it rather lays emphasis on the
need to set our functional dynamics in tune with the
above existential truths.
A look at the symbolism of Lord Shiva in accord with an
assorted group of courtiers carries a valued educative
import. He is visualised mounted on an ox, presiding over
both cosmic world and life mechanism on earth, holding
them in unison.
The lunar crescent over his head, as we are aware, has no
light of its own. It draws light from the Sun and other
stellar bodies up above in the sky. Moon, thus symbolises
convergence of all modes of nature driven energies, which
He excites by playing damru (the hand-drum He holds). The
harmony and symphony of energy streams thus excited led
to all creations, both up above in the sky as also on
planet earth.
Continues at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/astroturf/unity-in-diversity-a-defining-principle.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://bit.do/jaimaharaj
By Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Sunday, July 31, 2016
To be is to be in relationship with one's own self (all
functional coordinates of body-mind organism), the
immediate environment, the cosmos, and the existence in
entirety. For, the world, with all its enormity and
diversity, is framed as a unified organism, where no
existence has a reality independent of the entirety, if
Australian physicist Paul Davies is to be believed. To
quote his exact words: "For a naive realist, the world is
a collection of objects. But for a quantum physicist, it
is an inseparable web of vibrating energy patterns where
no one component has a reality independent of the
entirety, included in that entirety is the observer."
The interdependence and interconnection of all and sundry
is therefore implied. In this scheme of things, each live
entity is born imperfect, incapable of meeting
existential needs all by oneself. But in togetherness,
complementing and supplementing the efforts of each
other, they make out a self-sufficient world. Evidently
then, how well we relate to the world, will define the
quality of life we become due for. This existential truth
sets the premise of the are of living.
Ancient India's learned masters had very well realised
this existential dynamics. So, they were conscious about
not only educating the mankind to the above effect. They
rather made provision in our annular calendar for
refreshing our memory at regular periodic interval.
For, they knew that people who were passionately pursuing
their self-centric desires, often lose track of the
fundamentals of life. So is the whole of Hindu month of
Shravana has been dedicated to Lord Shiva. The purpose is
not to drive people into frenzied belief driven practices
seeking thy boon. In fact, it rather lays emphasis on the
need to set our functional dynamics in tune with the
above existential truths.
A look at the symbolism of Lord Shiva in accord with an
assorted group of courtiers carries a valued educative
import. He is visualised mounted on an ox, presiding over
both cosmic world and life mechanism on earth, holding
them in unison.
The lunar crescent over his head, as we are aware, has no
light of its own. It draws light from the Sun and other
stellar bodies up above in the sky. Moon, thus symbolises
convergence of all modes of nature driven energies, which
He excites by playing damru (the hand-drum He holds). The
harmony and symphony of energy streams thus excited led
to all creations, both up above in the sky as also on
planet earth.
Continues at:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/astroturf/unity-in-diversity-a-defining-principle.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://bit.do/jaimaharaj