Monday, 20 June 2020
Quote from the
True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Tools dwelling in the very
midst of ignorance yet vainly fancying themselves to be wise and learned, go
round and round staggering like blind men led by the blind.
From
what we have seen of Sri Krsna , we realize that he was a man of wisdom and the
world around him looked up to him for guidance. As I have often pointed out ,
Krsna was always detached deep in the midst of things yet keeping his mind
above the things Emerson, when discussing the ideal life paraphrases a famous
sloka of the Gita and says that it is easy to lose oneself in the crowd or to
be calm when alone, but the ideal man is one who remaining and functioning in
society keeps his head in solitude . if when the world orders we weep and if
when the world orders we smile, it is but a very ordinary thing, but perfection
comes only when even in a market-place the mind is kept calm . Otherwise it is
one sided development only.
While Arjun is in confusion , Krsna is clam and speaks with a smile, knowing fully well that he could remove it. So, to surrender to such a person is to ensure our progress . here the disciple is a great soul and the teacher too; and when a great disciple is facing a great teacher, we expect the statement of a life-giving thought as the issue of that contact. The Katha Upanisahd(i.II, 7) referees to this in these words; ascarya vakt kausao say labdha ascarya janata kusalanuvsista –when a wonderful disciple and a wonderful teacher come together, there is born great wisdom. Arjuna accepts therefore , Sri Krsna as his guide . It, after examining the credentials of a person in all aspects and finding him worthy , we surrender ourselves to him , we are safe in his hands . on the contrary , if we give away our independence into the hands of any and every person without discrimination there si every chance of our running ourselves . in this country we have to take notice of this . where there are many gurus and a few disciples, you do not know to whom to surrender. There is a beautiful verse which makes a caustic remark about this state of things.
Free will and determinism
The Speaking Tree | ET
BY NARAYANI GANESH
In classical physics, everything is
mechanistic, pre-determined and, therefore, predictable and controlled, in a
world where sensory experiences are perceived as reality. But quantum physics
says that ‘pre-determined behaviour’ could be subject to change when there is
molecular uncertainty. Are we products of the determinate variables in particle
physics and so live a pre-destined, pre- determined life? Or could we exercise
free will and change things?
George Ellis, professor in the department of
mathematics, University of Cape Town, says that while on the one hand we talk
of the predictable, mechanistic universe that classical physics is premised on,
on the other hand, we have quantum physics at the micro level, where
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle overturns the theory of determinism. A
mechanistic universe with a physically determined trajectory may submit to
uncertainties where nothing can be predicted with certainty.
In the biological universe too, it is not only
physical DNA that determines life’s trajectory. Yes, scientists did discover
that the DNA molecule contains codes that indicate our genetic inheritance from
our forefathers. Yet, it is seen that not all those who are carrying
information that predisposes them to specific conditions show evidence of its
manifestation. Why?
This is because there are other parameters and
changing conditions that come into play, like nurture, the environment, mental
attitude and free will. This is what spiritual masters call the art of altering
your karma — through exercise of free will, you could redesign your ‘destiny’.
But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.
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