Inner Vision

Aging and Growth

 As we age we become more and more aware of ourselves - we are able to observe ourselves as an outsider. I find there are two types of visions we can have on ourselves

1) External vision

We have constant interaction with other humans. Let me watch myself - How I interact with others? How their interaction affects me ? If I understand that we are all in the  process of co-existence together , giving and taking constantly , we are all actually one large family helping each other's existence - then my life is a beautiful journey . When we attach personal likes and dislikes, constantly defending self, judging others , then my life become stressful, unhappy - So I watch myself interacting with others and have to protect myself from all sorts of negativity. When I have this clarity, then I feel so grateful for all the services that I am constantly receiving from other humans that make my life so comfortable. It is actually a never ending stream of  services. We are all linked and bound together by this bond of life. I also want to be kind, loving, accepting and understanding to her - that is me . 

2)Internal Vision - Physical 

Turn the inner eye towards yourself - it is all about yourself - When I meditate , I close my eye and turn it inwards - visiting each and every part of my body - what a perfect wonder machine is this body - so many parts so snugly fitted, each part doing its own job yet all sorts of systems working in perfect harmony for one aim - Existence of life - never seizes to amaze me - this perfect co-ordination and the wonder of modern medicine and all the discoveries about each and every minute part of the body - How medical sciences have helped us understand our body, the relationships between so many parts , keep it in top condition, prolong life - So in deep meditation, I thank each and every cell, each and every part that have served me so sincerely for 64+ years . 

3)Internal Vision - Mental 

Another internal vision I have is the constant sweep on the thought processes - The brain is such  a fantastic control center - not only totally driving our internal physical co-ordination but also storing millions of thoughts over years - when u look inwards at yourself and watch your own thoughts , u realize so many of them are really stupid, worthless, resentful, negative, waste types. This constant inner sweep results in fleeting moments of deep thoughtless state - just awareness - feel absolutely blissful. It can happen when I sit in deep meditation and sometimes thro' the day just like that . Life feels so good  

Living = "Gratitude + Awareness"

     

Absolute Truth

Absolute Truth does not exist

In Physics we learnt that absolute motion does not exist and all perceived motion is in relation to the observer. Like 2 co-passengers in a train would see each other as stationary while a person standing outside the train would see both zipping by. 

Truth and the Thinker

How big is the mango? 

It has been dawning on me that the same logic applies to Truth - we feel so many things are truthful and many things are not. It depends on the person - the justification of any act is based on the truthfulness of the belief that person has. The same act or belief or principle or sayings - how truthful they are - is relative to the thinker. 

Like see Indian economy - many believe it is doing well, looking up, lot of hope etc. That is the truth for them. But I hear many others do not agree with that - for them economy is going down, inflation is up, There is no hope - this is the truth for them.

Like when I say it is a beautiful day, lovely weather and my neighbour says "The weather is really bad these days"

Recently there was this road accident where the actress Hema Malini's Benz had a collision with a Maruti car and a 2 year old toddler sitting in her mother's lap in the front of the Maruti was thrown out due to the impact and died due to want of timely medical help. This incident is seen in two lights -
Hema Malini tweeted that the father is responsible for the death of the child - Her truth

The father blamed Hema Malini for not offering timely help to the child for top-class medical treatment which she herself availed and so she is responsible - his truthful version. 

Anyway my heart bleeds for that mother who lost her child in her arms - my version of truth

The entire mankind has all sorts of truths from different angles - If we understand that and become more respectful and tolerant to each other's truth, we can have a more peaceful co-existence.

Truth is relative to the thinker 

OMG - that is the truth I believe in .