Wise Words
Seeking The Ultimate
Keshav Shrivastava
<br><br><div class='ui image'><img width='1200px' src='images/94380390-a-scientific-photograph-capturing-a-bril_rqguzFlNQm6nXIB5ygzV7g_wCaGB9-ZQfqtZYh0aYLLdw.jpeg'></div><br><br> We all grew up in a world where God is the ultimate. The identity of God is that of some super being with powers beyond human, and portrayal of the God Human relationship is in boons and punishments, and progress is materialistic via prayers and rituals. The ultimate goal or ultimate realization is thus realization of super powers and omniscience. This idea of growth via expansion, germinates from the perceived limitedness of human experience. Those who have been seeking, could sense the flawed nature of this model where the ultimate evolution does not coincide with freedom and permanence. Paradoxically, with gain of powers and knowledge even though there is sense of increase, yet there is continued sense of limitation and not ultimate break from bondages. By design, the limiting experience is the only way for the experience to be meaningful for an entity. For example, in the white light emitted from the sun, there is no unique identity of red or blue light or any other lights in the spectrum, and it is only by passing through prism that lights of various colors appear individually. Similarly, this human body-mind prism allows for a unique life experience and individuality to appear. The limits can be raised or lowered, the experience could be richer or poorer but it has to be limited for it to be meaningful. There is no freedom in this model of growth. Actually, the freedom is in the white sheet that the light shines on. Any light beam can shine there and sheet remains same. The freedom is in being the cooking pot, where any dish can be cooked. Good or bad the dish has nothing do with the pan and thus there is freedom in the pan. Shakespeare famously quoted in "***As you like it***", that "***All the worlds a stage, And all the men and women merely players***". The freedom is in being the stage and any play can be carried out on it. With grace we eventually learn this true nature of self and world, and this knowledge is truly liberating and ultimate. True bliss and peace are sensed in these moments of self knowledge.
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