The real and the illusion

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The real and the illusion.
Majority of us are more worried about the happenings outside in the world than what happens inside us. No body seems to bother even a little about their inner realm which is real and which is the centre of all activities. I am not talking about our physical heart but about our own SELF which is common to entire Cosmos. In fact there is not even an iota of difference of our perceived SELF and the real SELF which pervades the Universe and Cosmos. Our Self is simply a witness of all activities. Because of the self, all the manifold activities in the world takes place. But it does nothing. It simply shines like sun above. Well why should we bother about 'SELF' which is a mute witness? What am I going to gain by bothering about the Self? These are the logical questions everybody will ask. First reason: The outer world is unreal and is simply a reflection of our inner self on the Conscious of the individual. We can consider as the conscious as a mirror which reflects the Self. The great illusion is what we perceive with the outer senses and mind. Instead of looking at the Self, we look at the creations of the senses and mind which is totally false. Second point: There is nothing other than the Self exists. It is the only reality. The seeming cosmos etc are projection of part of the self, which is seen as real. Let us analyse the Truth. Nothing in this world remains permanant for ever. Even great empires of the past have perished and we have only historic and archeological evidence about the same. For example Roman empire, Greek empire etc. With the passage of time we notice that the surface of earth is covered by water and future generation will witness only water. For instance in India, a great city named 'Dwaraka' perished under sea. Now archeologists are struggling to re live the era by researching on the artefacts from the sea bed. Hence we consider the unreal as real and completely forget about our own reality. Sairam, Saipriya.
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SChakradhari Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:52:31 PM
Sheer crap. What we see with our eyes could be nothing but reality. It is the dirty mind which first propounded that all that we see around - the physical world, the mountains, rivers, land, forests are all illusions, because it didn't have the potency to do anything constructive. It is the recluses who run away from basic societal and family responsibilities who invented such wrong, unsubstantiated, fanciful, untenable arguments or theories. Forget them, get going with vigour and sincere efforts in the real world that you see around you, make efforts to elevate your character, practise positive and constructive thinking and become a useful member of the society and humanity. Lest you will regret seriously later in your autumn days.

K.Venugopal Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:27:54 PM
Dear Sambasivan, You have written well on a vital topic. It is all in the mind. Seeking to enjoy the world through our senses without it being under the control of a calm mind would only force us to travel away from ourselves on a restless material journey of diminishing returns. We need to return to ourselves, calm our mind and see the world anew. We would then see the world as a reflection of the perfection within and life would be an unending celebration.

K.Venugopal Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:48:11 PM
Dear Chakradhariji, It is not the physical world but our perception of it through our restless mind that is an illusion.

K.Venugopal Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:59:37 PM
A life of desire and fear lived with our restless mind (weak, fragmented mind torn apart by the distractions of the world) make life a burden, where life ought to be a celebration.