One who carries a certain negative saliency always feels that they know best about and everything. That appearance of seeds of anger, hatred and distrust in every other and the false ego develops into pride, envy, arrogance, conceit , harshness … the cause of which is based on a lack of not appreciating life as it unfolds or precisely a deep ignorance on being. It is so as the subject is all concerns about primarily oneself or those based on a certain clear format taken and or adopted from the arena of the mundane where proponents merely are always on an ego trip, and where the non-me viewed as one that needs be subservient to that self that one is. There is always a kind of a struggle to superimposed one self on the other. Or the fact that the latter may not be acknowledged let alone be appreciated. The crude or brute may never witness a living warmth in the other and or indeed to pause and or reflect on extending that arm of comradeship or reaching out. It is all about that petty self which seeks to dominate and control every other as if by doing so, one would add credibility to oneself. There is nothing rewarding for any other including the subject who errs.
Rather it is a plain ego trip where the other is viewed as one to be put down perpetually and or whilst doing so, that gives rise to the subject own superficial-type prestige, where through one’s own self imposed importance at the same time try negating the other, nay any and every other. The proponent feels that whilst doing so, that it gives credibility and or adds value to to itself whilst on a mission of abnegating of the other and or others. A kind of a perverted approach is set in motion where it is seen that one through being independent totally may bring about a mode of being and to be sure an equally similar outcome as per the mode of approach. Even the most successful so called independent approach necessitates others about. A simple example may well illustrate this point.Even the fiercest dictator need others to flourish about as on their own they are reduced to nihilism. On the other hand, a most successful and authentic person equally begets cognition due to others about the self. Or without others one is a zero. There is no point that one tries to belittle , ignore or try at every attempt to annihilate the other mentally due to one’s own deficiency of being. It is a question of how does one gets out of this norm of hatred or let us say non-like or acknowledgement of the other. Sure, in the first instance to try and look deep within oneself and realise that lack of being so inherent within the self. Check out that pride, which emerge as an initial stumbling block to one’s being. The subject needs to ask is it possible to shift from this arena which has been part of the self that one is constantly absorbed in within the material and so arise above and beyond as the struggle is verily to engage on such a strategy which is around and about, may indeed permeate all aspects of the self. How may one let go of arrogance, that aspect of conceit which develops into harshness and anger as the subject fails to perceive that sense of being in each and every other. Sure all is based on ignorance, a lack of not knowing what is to be done or not to be done. The brute always revels in its self proclaimed aspect of trying to uplift its false ego whilst denigrating the other (s) about oneself. Those who takes such a negative way of being equally carries such seeds of non-warmth and feels that the only way to make sense of life is verily to imposed. Is there hope?
Unless one realises a lack or feels a need to rise over and above the self there may little that one may do. The point about being in ignorance is precisely having no clear guidance on how to proceed or rather our brute comrade never quite see that lack within the self. Without seeing that lack one may never be able to progress any further. Rather, the subject will be at the mercy of perpetuating its already negative trend. It is a question of a desire to move from that platform where one may wants to challenge oneself and the reality is that a few may indeed wish to move onwards and forwards. Or why should one , may be the outcry emerging as it has serve them so well thus far.
Or has it? One may ask. What such a kind of superficial way does is no more than attempt to adopt a strictly material norm onto everything and in doing so, one is robbed of the natural way of doing things and or things tends to get measured in a way which merely adds the superficial or mundane element onto relationships in that nothing gets done naturally as all is based on economics of being where what is taught in the process is what is there for oneself and where no such gains is to beget, the person may well withdraw contributions. And similar contributions are done not for the love of it but due to the fact that the subject gets some benefit. Or verily all becomes no more than a franchise way of being where all are measured as per the economics way of being. To be sure, whilst it may make good sense from a materialist angle where the individual may and up amassing benefits, the lack is shown in relationship which is non existent and that in itself projects a sad way to be in that one is not at peace as not some aspects of being may be measured as per economics. Or this is how authentic way of being is in that one always is engaged not to beget some thing or anything but one simply does so as a matter of doing things for its own sake or a valiant way to be which to be sure transcends materialism and trespasses unto the transcendental realm rather than a mere ritualistic monotonous aspect as the crude seeks to thrive on aspects of economics whereas the concern is to keep question the mode and mood of the way of frailty!
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From arrogance to benevolence
Life is a nonstop argument from any perspective whatever that may be. There is never a respite of real peace any where and everywhere. Part of the problem is that there is an abundance of controllers who feel it is to them are given the right to excite or mould life in a particular way rather than another and so what seems to happen is that an elite emerges albeit temporarily and they feel contented that this be so. Life is therefore a bit of a redress here and there in order to rescue the balance in that primary the subject feels it is a question of looking after oneself. And so they do in the mode which sets themselves totally separate from everyone thereby leading a kind of a independent being in isolation.
In such a state, all that happens is that one tends to espouse the connoisseur attitude whereby one walks around and about with a sense of knowing it all to the ignorance of the other (s) about us. Espouse this way of being and we are in the realm of crude material where the proponent feels that all and everyone needs be subservient to the subject. The expertise that one has is based on an erroneous way of being that one is indispensable or every other is a non entity or a mere object or at best that other needs be under control. Control resurfaces with arrogance at the fore of whatever the subject is engaged in.
Material life is such that one easily succumbs to its claws whether it is by way of keep having the feeling of being a controller or simply enjoying the pleasures which it offers. In all cases, one is in the realm of a contaminated way of being which keeps the subject firmly rooted in the trap of the modes where somehow even if be goodness projected one needs beware of the passionate way in approach. Sooner or later aspects of this will takes its toll in that retreat may not be possible when it may just be impossible to distinguish between then end the means. Where this happens, confusion will emerge and with this it is impossible to clearly see and when this is so the vicious circle simply re perpetuate.
Likewise, in ignorant mode one is simply naïve and falls prey to whatever is being thrown about one being exposed. Interesting that in whatever one does, the so-called ‘controller’ is no more than a victim whoever one is even from the political dictator down to the social or other family dictator. A particular way of being set and so one merely carries on in that vein.
There is a sense of despair which also creeps in when the proponent is at a crossroad in that for so long one has taken a certain path that there is little or no time for self reflection.without the latter, one remains at the mercy of the superficial which dictates a particular way of being. That is an obvious danger in that time is not allowed towards recreating a balance, nay a self balance where one is seen not as imposer but a mere exposer. The former way induces one towards negativism where only that crude ‘ Me-ism’ or ‘I-ness’ becomes the measure of everything. Taking this view merely creates all sorts of problems not only for others but to oneself as well eventually as this is way off the tract from the dialectics way of being. Needless to mention in the process all and every other is put down in one way or other.
There is a sense of being overwhelmed and carried over in the mood of developing pride, arrogance, anger and looking down on all others which to be sure will keep us firmly rooted at the superficial level at the base of materialism or a way to remain firmly in bondage to the contaminated way of being… where we give ourselves the right to remain in pride, arrogance as already stated above, being conceited, freely showing anger or violence with its harshness as if we have every right to speak words to others which put the other down. To be sure, the proponent of such onslaught never pauses let alone reflect as his/ hers is a regular immersion in the most debased form of materialism where what matters is the crude self that one is to the abnegation or annihilation of the other. The subject rarely sees by doing so, one is at all times also merely a victim of condescending way of being which is no more than reactionary way of being.
Life verily is not simply a simpleton of adopting the norms of the bourgeoisie which tends to rule and divide and or have a pretence that a certain way of being is the way to be adopted whereby even the non spurious falls prey into adopting the format of division and clearly measuring things from the perspective of materialism. The point being it is never a question of taking much from crude materialism which simply is contaminated and will keep one in the pool of ignorance based on way which has all the qualities of negativism. Rather, the pro active forward looking person adopts a transcendental path which takes aspects of reaching out and other positive qualities to try making sense of the material into which one is entangled in by projecting more positive forms onto the latter so that a kind of a balance may be created rather being simply a victim. Instead one may make use of more positive energies of aspects of simplicity, nonviolence, compassion freedom from anger gentleness , modesty forgiveness and similar to redress the balance of contamination where all one witnesses is a mere projection of a way of life which simply corrode on norms of hatred, division, friction rather than unity and respect.
Or let’s say in our proactive mode of being we may move away from that which is in friction towards one which is about unity and rise over and above that constantly remains a creeper of bad vibes onto a more non greed or egotistic way…. away from those norms of aggressiveness, abusiveness, insolence , rudeness onto a more way of humility, care and meekness way of being. Or a question of effacing all those brutalities onto adopting a kinder and more human way of being. Is this possible?
Towards a unity of being…….
That we are do not know who we are is all too obvious. The whole process of material culture is a perpetual running away from what is in that we are a minute fraction, minuscule aspect of essential quality of the whole to which one is connected whereas caught in the material realm, one tends to forget this aspect of our link and so lives in a part as opposed to the whole.
It is a clear fact that we are in effect under the control of material energy , making it very difficult to come to terms with life as it is. Running here, there and everywhere, one clings to that independent aspect, that fragmented being which somehow makes one think that the latter is unique and is in competition with the other, against one another and every other. The process of life is thus so shaped that there is always a tendency to ignore that one indeed is part of a whole reality. Material culture promotes a way of life which seeks to ignore that synergy preferring to instead abide by another realm which breaks down everything into bits and particles where what is encouraged verily is a part of being where the minuscule independence is prized over and above any link or being interconnected. All aspects of life is so framed that we exist in a mode which effectively promotes that one is a lone self, and that each and every aspect is seen verily from a fragmented way of being. Whether it is social, cultural, sports or organisation, they say that that truly one needs to belong to some this, or other form. It is a question of a potent fierce competition which is about which makes one a success. That one runs after such ways are all too obvious as we open our eyes and perceive things in a non transcendental manner. The problem with this all too obvious. One is a victim of the way of division.
Associated with all that of course there is no real understanding of who or what one is. With this being so, the how of being also becomes problematic. Rather, the subject espouses the culture of fragment way and so there is no reflection. It is all a puppet way of being where one simply is a victim of what is there in the mode of acceptance what is thrown about with one merely living the way as set about by those bourgeois standard….
There is a running away but in a way to reflect on the what of one’s being. A real perception of such an understanding may move one into an authentic mode of being where the idea of separation is negated where one truly begins to see sense in a being of a way which is all about a reality appreciated for what one is.
An arrogance in that the miniature controller feels that whatever is decided becomes the norm; that norm which makes one a being of the starting position of everything. There is a failure to comprehend one’s guest aspect in a world which has always been there and seen away countless of so-called miniature controllers. With this being so, it is incumbent that one question everything about us. There is no need to close the self to the whole as is about us and take shelter of the and appreciate one’s status in life, in the world and takes comfort that all one finally is, simply a part and not the whole.
Such an awareness may prize one away from arrogance, hatred, envy, and takes one instead towards humility, care and appreciation of any other about oneself. Or that one begets one being from that su, total of beings rather than trying to keep imposing oneself on others where one may be a subject of confinement as opposed to being seen as one who projects virtue.
To be sure, it is always of appreciating that real self that one is rather than a being who merely throws about violence and other negativity about in the arena.
A recognition of who one is, and a reflection on the whole followed by a further reflection of that which one is a part of is essential. After which, one may then reflect of how may one links or how one is interconnected rather than operating as a fragment. In the latter mode, all one does is takes away what suits the subject whilst ignoring others and so although the latter may seemingly give the impression to be authentic, there is an obvious lack as hatred and or the norm of divisions is firmly operational. Likewise, countless others may attempt to con others, giving the impression that they are deriving their force from a synergy of being but indeed all that is being practiced is an attempt to fool others as they are after some designations, or other similar rewards where what is essentially being done is no more than a mere materialising or superficial using of all aspects of relationships or a far cry from a bing in the mode of authenticity who engages and try to create and always try making sense of aspects of materialism where the norm of the material is merely seen as an aspect of the whole rather than making the fragment a way to proceed from.
Or so, is the difference between the two proponents …. of one who brings disunity, lack of respect and or calls for conditional respect, care, or even relationship in this mode and the other which is there seeking to takes its quintessence being from the whole and or is verily a subject of pro activity in action not govern by any sense of operational false ego.
A clear choice: which one one adopts is surely up to the reader to see, perhaps adopts and lives: whilst doing so, what one may come to terms with is precisely seeing that one is no more than either a victim of the material arena or is it possible to rise beyond that realm to clearly see…..Or so, this is the question………
A non-contaminated way of being?
The idea of me-ism is rampant everywhere. That one possess something within the material may itself be not appropriate for one who seeks to attempt negating aspects of the influence of the modes which perpetually attacks being regardless of one’s perceptions. It is impossible to shrug free of the mundane which is around and about and its forces are there to pounce whether engagement in done in any form albeit goodness which verily may be effort gaining praises within the realm of one’s current existent whilst to be sure the mixed modes of the former with passion has its own drawback without having to even comment on the lowest form or its association with the latter where verily a brute form of being emerges.
That life is about a question of shrugging of the mundane which the seers have pronounced may not be taken aboard actually but partially such a mode may be adopted based on one’s idiosyncrasies where all one does is either through reactionary forms adopt partiality of being or takes a lot of the arrogance, envy, hatred and anger from the realm of the material which then gets imposed on the transcendent making the latter a kind of an spurious form of being which observers may witness as a lack of being wondering on the consistency, the kind of natural flow which should be there and about whilst instead what emerges is a truncated form of what the aim or project should be all lost in a wilderness of hatred coupled with an attitude that only the walking authority is that debased self which may be observed generally but for the subject which still feels that all is fine.
The point from this is that the neophyte seeks attempt cheating from the transcendence, where each and every aspect of spirituality is materialised or seen in this term and by so doing gives the proponent an air of credibility from the non material realm. What our comrade fails to realise is that the ways of transcendence is never a fixation at least not in the material realm where the struggle remains and the call is to be at all times actually being in that consciousness away from the norm of the material. It is not an easy process, neither is it that difficult too. It is for one to fine tune that balance in a world where influences are ready around and about to pounce and trample upon the self whether it be from the exterior forces or within one’s mind. The point is to keep alertness of being, a fact which may be done through taking hints of the basics of knowledge and herewith we are referring to non material form of comprehension which is not about a simpleton of reaching that point and being viewed as that but one who is for ever made but rather one who is for ever in the process of being made.
It is an act away from being parochial and or taking any lead from a parrot which merely repeats. It is that act aimed to constantly puts us on par with life as it is from than non material perspective. A kind of full comprehension where the subject understand that one needs to be that extra vigilant and sufficiently diligent not to fall prey or be a victim of the temporal. The point is to move away from that which materialise all aspects of the transcendent but verily makes the latter encompass the former. When this is done, then may one with some satisfaction be able to pronounce that perhaps one is on the way towards comprehension. Or it is never a question of placing the “I” on a pedestal whilst conversely pouring scorn on the other, any other or others. There is a need to take hints that each and every one, regardless of being, status, gender, quality, ability, disability, age and indeed specie are all viewed and need be reaching out with the same fervour and zeal as one approaches one who the subject held in high esteem. Or it is a case is it possible to have this aspect of equanimity in practice where any other is thrown a lifeline regardless. That perhaps is what one needs to aim for, not from a deranged view of being tainted with contamination but where truly not a few, some, or selected others based on citizenships or similar may be given respect. Or respect need be accorded to every other non conditionally. Herein is the test of transcendence and some some preconceived bias of the fragment which denies some others opportunities or where there is a scenario of imposing or trying to impose oneself on others through violence and and or mutilation for the sake that one is viewed as a superior animal. This sense of arrogance gets challenged eventually as nature has its own way of redressing the balance where each Hitler to use an obvious example although had a heyday but eventually crumbles. Likewise, it is incumbent on the self to beware and always be alert less we fall prey to the norm of the divisions when all that one would do would be to take anger and hatred to its peak whilst disengaging with being where all one does is emit aspects of one conditionings with its baggage of non credible way of being and fail to connect or see the grandeur in that which is beyond the form whilst all does is a kind of way which is no more than plain fanaticism in spite of taking shelter in its shade….. where the mundane creeps in.
The challenge being can one shrug free to verily see. If so, what does have have to do to be on par and engage in an authentic way? More importantly, it is a case what does one not have to do? And so arises the question of being again. Can one be in life without being a victim of the temporal and relate, fully actually not from a certain way which forces one into negativism. Is this possible? A challenge which if taken on board may yet leads one from being a transcendental reactionary towards being a transcendental pro-activist.
Transcendental Awareness!
To know what to do or not to do is that which puts one on par with life in the mode of aiming towards the act of being human in its quintessence. A lack shows a frailty of being where what matters is the constant rise of that ego self, or a petty being which merely sees that me-ism aspect as being the core of anything or everything where life is essentially measured in these terms of making sense. Or one may observe that all is verily centripetal no more than being a victim on and about a lack from transcendence or a below par activity. What one does is essentially tries and makes sense of the world about us that of exploring one’s being without any prejudice and just be in that wilderness or exposure into which one is thrown in regardless of whether we like it or not, one is caught in. Or, the essence remains to be at a basic level of being in relationship, reaching out to every other regardless rather than trying to aim at separation of the self against every other. That one fails to understand the dynamic of being is based on a non comprehension of our constitutional position of being always in relation to humanity and every other via a link of just being here and eventually fostering that relationship on towards the transcendental. A failure of apprehension results with the subject being in delusion of grandeur due to an erroneous belief one is above and beyond as a creature of being totally apart.
In this sense of separateness one may not perceive not only the dynamics about oneself but also live in a world of make believe where lots of credibility is accorded to the petty self whilst neglecting any other. Life at this level is indicative that one knows whilst every other is classified as being dumb by implication based on a parochial view which keeps denying any other being. An air of arrogance takes over and from which emanates, aspects of grandeur based on total disrespects of any other whilst verily simply adding more and more viability to that form of separatism which essentially does no one any good, including the petty proponent who carries living in that mode of exclusivity as if being or that everything needs to emerge from one’s petty self. In this way, arise an arrogant, selfish envious actor for whom what matters is no more but a pretentious vulgar brute lacking in aspects of reaching out. More to the point it is a sinister way to be where each and very others is simply pushed aside literally but for oneself. Life process become on this view a way forward only to abide by that forlorn ideology of survival of the fittest where the subject feels that by abiding by such a principle, one will achieve success again measured in absolutely non graceful forms.
The prudent seeks to explore and find out actually, truly and really about what and where one is not from a dogma but question , a kind of questioning that makes one ponder and ponder. Is one a success if one has lots of knowledge from the world about us? Or is it the fact that one has managed to conned others into subjugation? Or is it because one is wealthy and so has unlimited amount of riches? Or perhaps a little power, or may be lots of power? Pride come into the equation easily with one living a life of separatism and or wanting to be with no connection.
Who knows what is it to be human fully in its grandeur not from a particular perspective but in its wholeness where one is seen as a being for itself regardless of one’s in situation. The vulgar always adjudged by what it sees partially. And so every other is addressed condescendingly whilst to be sure always placing oneself on a pedestal. And so the world goes by. In some ways it is unsurprising that this be so in a world where others are looked down upon as they supposedly present themselves as a non bourgeois type. From the Srimad Bhagavatam, Jada Bharata purposely played the role of one who self isolate not forcefully as we had to and as some are doing elsewhere but voluntarily so that he keeps away from the ways of the world, a world so brutal and characterised by arrogance, envy and hatred where the meek are spat upon verbally, socially and a kind of a law of the jungle prevails where the other pounced on you thereby discriminating on the other. Bharata purposely refrained to mix socially, and would keep away from those condemned in the modes which dominates.
For the players so engaged had no choice. By force of circumstance and or by choice, they are so so entangled in a vicious circle where aspects of respect are an alien affair. Life is very much about a me-ism where others are viewed as lesser beings are brutalised and so existence takes place in that faulty mode where it is part of their diet to abuse others whether through some of many parts of their senses. All along as long as one is ok, in the form of ‘I’am all right, nothing else may matter. Whoever thus appears is seen either as a lesser being or a figure of despise whilst one knows and the other knows not. This attitude emerges partly as we are caught up in a realm where others are seen as objects, with the subject being the only one who knows. Respect for others is never there. A culture of the brutes where the more brutal you are, as if success will so arise believes the proponents. The lack is apparent in that one has missed out on basic aspects contributing towards our humanness. In the equation instead has risen a norm which belittle others, where it matters little for the arrogant and the vulgar who in essence has no respect for any other.
That lack shows itself in being and or other dealings with the other. The latter is not only abused but not appreciated. With such an attitude against the other it is unsurprising that aspects of respect is non existent. And in the process it is all about Me, Me and Me or those close to that Me. Yet a look around and about reveals that even the self that one is may only be but in relation to the other about us and yet the latter is simply ignored to put it politely!
Lesson learnt or what?……..
Seems as if the lockdown lessons have not been learnt. A kind of complacency is slowly creepingin with some countries moving away from it all and in some ways life may still never be the same. It could not be as the world is too closely knit together with communications that there is nowhere which may escape one’s attention. Or we are fully aware that as a specie we have been forced into reflection regardless of whether one likes it or not. There is no way escaping what hit us and or may still carry on doing so regardless of our in situation or life status.
Seems that life is at a standstill regardless of the fact that we may attempt to ignore what hit us as a specie. We may not ignore others or where they are at. Even at time of writing, some countries are forced into submission, not knowing what to do or not to do. Not that others do either. When one lives in an era where kings are no longer philosophers, decisions made may not be conducive towards helping society as a whole… as all is a question of attempting to inflate even further the false ego who believes they know it all and the rest are seen as puppets. Arrogance of the first class are noted everywhere.
Added to all this is the idea of petty controllers who feels that once in some position of authority, they try and impose on every other as a way to be. All sure based on a more or less contaminated way of being, a kind of often ruthless attempt to impose, of showing aspects of that control factor displaying around and about as of this is the way of being in a mode which seeks to add value to one’s parochial way of being where the longer the not- me is unduly subjected, the more value one would add to oneself. Work becomes a way of trying to keep dignifying the ego as opposed to being authentic.
In my authentic mode of being, reaching out becomes a measure of being, a way to be where arrogance and pettiness are shown the door and instead rises one who perceive the other, as a comrade rather than seeking to be that controller where the other is kept being belittle at every single opportunity. The more authority invested in one, the individual always seeks dominance as a norm to express oneself albeit unduly. A society of misperception takes over or more precisely, such a lifestyle becomes a universal state of being, A crude and roguish way moves into operation. Emerge out of the doorstep and the car… oh our car gives one all undue authority to seek a way to be based on negativism unlimited where a most apparent abject form of oneself is displayed where ‘the king’ is somehow someone the vulgar self about as the subject is always correct as opposed to the other.
It seems as if the lessons of lockdown have not been learnt. That fear factor of not being at any moment where one is made to coerce into subjugation where one is called to reflect is forgotten and put aside and instead arise that being of a ruffian, most primitive being which may not see being the bodily self or its immediacy. That is the problem, or malaise into which one is to be at that level of superficiality where it is a matter of me, me and me as pitted against the other.
In some ways, all of these are based on incongruous desires from a contaminated consciousness which called upon and seek more and more and more of that way based on a way to be. These gives rise to undue and sometimes uncalled for desires where the question is of seeking more and more of of the same regardless of being kicked in more ways that once as one keeps searching for these momentary satisfactions which is always accompanied by pain yet somehow the individual keeps forgetting the torment one had to endure to beget those temporary pleasures or aspects of contentment. Even during these contentedness one passes through some pain with the overriding aspect of the overall non permanent potency taking over.
The prudent, however goes for a serenity of being where through aspects of stop, pause and reflect tales notes of any available lesson to redress the self. That the first wave of Wuhan factor should have given most of us something to reflect, more and more of others fail to realise its appeal to that way of being where on is halted to reconsider. However, the bourgeois mindset is that it is all about naivety, a way which seeks divisions about and around the self for it to thrive. Calm may not be encountered in fragments. It requires a more unifying spirit which rises above and beyond that norm of a way thereby perceiving way above that immediacy into which one is thrown and to be sure not being entangled in an enforced confinement and witnessing that which is in someways not that easily apprehended. Only when one arrives at this level of such a mindset may one be free from contamination’s of the obvious, the known which subjugation and further pulverises the self into submission of a particular way whereby one becomes a reactionary who simply abide and lives in a temporal mode as fixed by the norm of what others do or say. Or one is but a mere object in that wilderness of being. To move from that submissive state is to awake, and be a subject who participates and so unlike those objects which are carried over via events and similar one is a subject awaiting to move onwards in a proactive mode of being where what is seen is not what others demands and or make us feel, think and do but verily aspects of creativity emerges. In this sense, there is no longer rapturous format of being where one is overturned and constantly being subjugated via others but of a way which gives rise to be in the mode what may be truly achieve based on a communion with the dialectics rather than being subjugated via other egocentric trips which simply are about for the few insensitive beings who by virtue of their arrogance wants to truly corner each and everyone in a certain way to be to through a historical condition.
The question then is is it quite possible to be free from such historical baggages. More importantly does one wish to rid of this. What do you think?
Materialism observed……..
Sometimes one remains naïve whatever situation one is placed in. However much frailty appears the naïve thinks that it is possible by adjustment to be able to be able to ward off negatives within the material and seek that norm of being which is simply non existent. Or a case, of doing some tweaking here and there and all will then fit in place, The reality is far from this. Some minor adjustments always also has drawbacks in that it is based on the temporal where the idea or motivating factor remains at the base a question of simply of deriving pleasures and or contentment as that which makes one takes some actions, always for ever with a view to beget more and more of that which may not be achievable but pleasures unlimited is what in some ways makes the world go by. And that too needs doing in a fun mode whatever that may mean. For sure, there may not be a consensus as one person’s excitement may be another’s bore. Or there is no objective criteria for measuring what constitutes happiness.
For some the idea of happiness is cricket and others see it as premier league soccer whilst yet others turns to rugby or golf. Yet still others abhor all of these and saying that the escapism via cinema is better and still others find solace in art or a walk in the countryside. So it is verily the reader’s choice at deciding what the word fun may signify. To be sure, there is no consensus and yet one talks of it as if there is an agreed form.
All is perceived within that arena or realm of that mundane, or materialism which always measures in terms of gains and losses and seeking or deriving happiness to the avoidance of pain. The naïve always revel in the fun aspects which is trivial and lacks that which is of essence. In this sense, fun are that which a significant group may describe and it is best to leave this to be so rather than trying to make a firm pronouncement on this matter.
Unlike the diligent who through reflection may easily grasp the frailty of being, our comrade always carries on taking abuse unlimited at every moment whilst living in that mode of the superficial. To be alert is to rise above the beyond-ness of a framework of anger and hatred which operates at a level of the mind which tends to either lives in fragments state and or seek to maintain a division reflecting the nature of life as it unfolds in the material with its frictions, bickering and despair rather than hope. It is all a question of keeping foul at all times.
It is important that one deciphers that state of perpetual non-connection. That one feels concerned is so obvious. There is no way out of this way to be. To be conscious is to realise that one is a victim and once apprehended then it is possible to take some other cautions worthy of keeping the self unruffled.
However, it is easy to fall prey to a way of life even where one does not want to be a part of but somehow is forced into adopting where one is coerced at leading an existence based on another’s whims. Or this seems to be what is at stake where one is entangled in the realm of the material where all that one does is to be a victim of the superficial where one is robbed of being and coerced into subjugation whether one likes it or not. It is a sense of being betrayed based on some early previous actions where you just, a number to be tossed about. Verily, it is that indeed which is materialism’s par excellence where one may not be and be upped against a way of life fit to be a puppet awaiting to be brutalised in some ways or other. Or verily the idea of tweaking here and there and hope for the best. Or life is so organised that there is a need to do so so that that way of living carries on. A question of just being in the mode of a fragmented way where what matters is indeed is trying to derive benefits or be beneficiaries of aspects of life where one need not put that much in. … as long as the subject gets something in return. It is always about getting some add on as a motivating factor. A question of what is in it for me ? If nothing, to be sure there is no need to carry on. That is crude materialism based on a barter where one may show commitment if there is some reward sometime later. Or it is a conditional way of being engaged in seeking and searching for that which is always elusive in that one never is certain what to do or not to do as all is frivolous.
Making sense of life is finding out how to be in that other realm which causes little or no distress to anyone….. where no other is dehumanised and or made into an object of abuse based on one’s own frailty. To be authentic is precisely to move from that contaminated mode of being onto a more non reactive way to be. It is about being in action non conditionally and seeking a mode of being which moves parallel but in albeit different direction, This is transcendence or which has little or nothing to do with the material aspects. In some ways, it is possible to be engaged yet it is all a question of the mind not being the subject of mode of derogation. A question of seeing things as they are rather than be submerged within it just for the sake of it where one is entangled in saliencies which posit negativism. The point is to move away completely away from the realm of the material. Or let’s say it is not about materialism of everything but rather that of seeking a different realm of being within matter. May this be a viable option? Or are we simply a victim of the fragment?
A material conundrum……
Any little disturbance and one is swayed. All may seemed to go fine but at the slightest of a trivial element and one is thrown back as of things may have to carry on as per one’s wishes. Or so the subject will always believe since the point about anything and everything needs be centripetal onto wards oneself as being the be and end of it all, whilst always making use if not quite abuse of the other where the latter may not accorded even any form of acknowledgement let alone providing respect. The respect and or other gratuitous exchanges which were once given were simply done if it adds to the subject’s asset and where this is not so, one is just bypassed to be polite. Such are the ways of the world that one shudders as it is easily witness that the whole of life is a mere movement towards building up of egos whilst that of keep denigrating the other… a life of despair and of hatred where what matters is that trivial arrogant one which brushes aside for its own being where the former is seen as a zero and the self as a hero.
All boils down to how or one sees the self as that which is above and beyond all others. There is no meeting place of a bona fide togetherness unconditional goodwill. Mundaneness is of a different realm of the material. It is all about contaminated consciousness, a pervert way of being and relationship where it is ultimately about the me essentially and others abiding around and about me when one is in control. Take that so called sense of control away or try reassuring the self the me simply withdraws in a shell in a polite and sometimes, frictions, dislike instantly comes to the fore. This is contaminated consciousness for you, a kind of a trap where you are made to be forced around the superficial.
At the slightest discord, all may break loose as one is ever ready to pounce. That verily is the problem of living within the material where one is for ver on a knife edge so to speak. Elsewhere, we mentioned echoing the Bhagavatam dictum that at every step danger awaits. A kind of a heed which the subject needs beware of, where one may be easily brought to one’s senses that the material world however sweet it taste in the beginning; what awaits verily is bitterness about ready to pounce. Do whatever one may, the futility of like. Call it frailty or whatever, one is always at the mercy of the other. Real calm and peace is to be found only when one is sensible and seek solace in transcendence where the comrade in the inner may be there, that silent witness within and without.
The forest of enjoyment is verily dense based on futile way of being where one seeks pleasures non limited where one is at the mercy of the elements of the modes of mostly ignorance not to mention arrogance and passion and a combination of these two aspects and one is just a mere victim of the material elements. These lack that sense of being as they are dominated, nay forced to be as per the whims of the false ego self where there is no synergy within one self let alone others. There is a case for moving away from that most bizarre way of being where one remains a victim. It is believed that one who takes the goodness path at least reaches out thereby opportunities arise to transcend even that on towards a pure form where one is not betrayed by either aspects of the two lower modes. In combinations, they bring about a potency of fragility…. in that all is always at a tense mode of being. To explore that way of being makes one no more than a reactionary who is for ever on the edge and never being who one is but a presence of playing a role as expected. Try being the self which one is verily and there are ample of problems about. It is all about fitting in a mould of being where one is no more than fragment of the self. It is on this way that one relates with others where the other is seen as a mere object or let us observe that the inter subjective level is ignored as it it me-ism which is the main factor bringing about frictions and factions as well as division. That pro active way of being there in a spirit of praxis is a lack. There may be no togetherness, as all is a deviation based on the contaminated aspect.
In that superficial mode, the ‘ I’ of my being knows everything whereas, the others relegated pushed in a corner as if only one has the authority to be. In some ways, many claim exclusivity for their ways as being the paradigm of being with others about a mere add on to life at best and at worst, ignored as if only what matters is their petty self where there is no inclusive provision in a more or less dictatorial mode. In this respect the other is a non entity, an object, something there just there for one’s benefit full stop
A shift of consciousness demands that one sees, and start moving towards transcendence that way of being which clearly sees above and beyond the constraints of materialism. The latter pins one down to a realm of the superficial where things are pretty frivolous and non consistent. All is within a web of the absurd where enjoyment or the seeking for pleasures and fun becomes the measure of being. Take this fun element out and one is left stranded in that open pool which dries up even any time. It is a farcical conundrum where one is overwhelmed by it all both from the frailty of existence which is always in flux. The wise and diligent observes that may be so at any time in that it is a revolving affair just like those warmth of being is as equally similar, non lasting and all at a knife’s edge where one is a mere puppet of the modes into which we are, if that is apprehended, the subject may begin to make sense of it all otherwise it is a perpetual cry and self pity of being where one fails to perceive the what is.
The pervert nature of being…….
In this state of being does, one not quite follows the pattern of being human in essence but rather deviates from being. At the base there is a clear view that the subject is inclined towards a norm which prizes the petty self to be what it is not, or happily participates in acts of downgrading others for its own being. It sees itself as someone always better that any and every other where if needs be, one may strample on others either for one self or for those close to one whilst blatantly pushing every other aside to the point of ignoring and in some cases towards annihilation of others as what matters for a perverted mind is to seek to keep putting oneself on a pedestal whilst conversely simply non like of the other to be polite. Our comrade is a being who revels only in his parochial mode which extends credence or being to some, a few with whom the proponent share some kind of affinity. Others do not matter at all.They are here, about to be either controlled, to be used or abused. Others with an alternative approach are brushed aside as if theirs only is the norm which needs be followed. With this being so, arrogance emerges and where one has been invested with some temporary authority, proponents feel they may do as they wish. The point is all of us are invested by virtue of having a pre-defined corporeal aspect some credence and the point is, it is more that obvious as Bhagavad philosophy points out that it is not knowledge to be see any or every other as per the the outer coverings. Discovering what is the quintessence is to verily stop , pause and reflect is a far cry in a world dominated by appearances and the obvious.
Takes this aspect of the world appearances away and our friend further withdraws into itself. It is a kind of socially accepted norm, a schizophrenic way of being where the delusions of grandeur displays itself on the arena and they have a bourgeois stance on almost everything. The world so to speak is made for them or the few which has a certain criteria…whether this be physical or mental or in some cases aspects of following a ritual which may viewed as a beyond the norm of the blatant form of materialism which still denies credence to some others as even that form lacks a universal appeal in that it is a parade of the of the superficial which still thrives on divisions with a view that is them and taken to its limit becomes a me and them or an appeal to a consensus based on the negatives almost a dislike if not quite hatred but all the same the seed of divisions is always there.
Some adds the crude aspects of superficiality as being that mode through which one may have to be, a kind of a half educated norm where proponents feels justified as if their way is but the be and end of it all. Try and not adhering to their norm and they get easily offended whilst theirs remains a close avenue where they pride themselves on their ways when others try to peak through, one gets alarmed and retrieving into saying that the world and everything within it were made for them and no one else. On the other hand…… as long as there is a convergence of some forms, one readily accepts others in its style of being. Lack it and one is seen as to be despised and much hated. The hatred comes about as one is not seen of the same calibre as oneself. Perhaps , one talks differently and hails from a a so-called different place… whilst one’s birthplace is seen as worthy as being worship and adored, the others are despised and hence the sense of belonging to a petty way of belonging to this, that and the other territory where simply fails to appreciate that the world in itself is an arena of one’s being. Or put it another way, one belongs to the world rather than trying to be the other way where the host is displaced and made to be subjugated as per one wishes based on some aspects of seeking control.
The world as such becomes an arena of the perverted who feels that the world was made for them and they only are of a class apart, a kind of a bizarre self proclaimed idiocy where others are denied being due to their difference. The divisions are what are prized. A divided way of being where what matters are the just the me and the all about me and nothing more and all appreciated unless the other has a connection to that me of being.
These perverts in essence thrives on a way of being which brushes aside everything in its way. They happily lives in their closed world of maintaining life for the selected few based on a differences. Aspects of meeting points are never explored as the sensible way to be is precisely keep maintaining a distance, a division where hatred and dislike becomes part of one’s daily vocabulary. As they do so, they organise life based on their petty comprehension, a kind of materialism which is perpetually divisive
The individual is therefore a lack of that factor which reaches out on a material platform towards others and on a transcendental manner what is missing is precisely is a sad reflection of one who cares or is a living warmth. Although having a physical characteristic, the individual is but someone with a definite lack, someone who is arrogant and possesses active demoniac aspects and happily continually engages based on a way of being which puts some and indeed every other at risk. On a social level they reach out to those few who shares their belief system based on the superficial.
A state of affairs where the temporary takes over and where one merely follows a crude system based on on the ‘ism’ of being material where one set of materialists joined forces with others to pronounce a certain way as being the way and in process sadly others are duped into adhering to a norm …. with the alternative being as equally within a variation of that same set of ism. Or let’s observe: it is the way of the world! Verily to break free from all this requires that one questions, questions and questions not something but everything!
Towards a quintessence self………
There is no certainty in life. All is constantly changing. No fixation, all is in a fluid state and that one is perpetually in the process of either on an upward or downward trend in the material world.Except for the self that one is all that constitutes us materially is always in a movement. Or one may even say that the material self is for ever on an ongoing trip. Interesting that one has appended the prefix material to that self that one is whereas in essence it would seem that the self in itself is of a different structure and to be sure is of a different realm.
Yet, it is this same self that is non affected by the material in some ways takes its force from its association with that unto which one is exposed. In some ways it directs the corporeal to accept and takes up diverse ways of association taking a widest possible venues albeit by being in contact with that same aspect of what is revealed. The circumstances and the environment or what is exposed is the same. Or the world as it is lived. Or everyone reacts is in a different manner to those same set of norms….all at the mercy of one that is within.
The without is there to be apprehended and or acted upon. In some ways, it is that which may never be changed as being that on which the self may never have any control. It is that objective arena. Whereas the inner is that remaining essential force within which in some ways may keep its being untainted and intact and from that unto which it is is entangled. Or the subjective self is never a victim of what is revealed in its transcendental form. It is pure and and is that which seeks that way which remains non affected.
It is not a reactive self which budges sometimes this way, that way or the other way but always a form that begets its being from a force within. Non reactive and more precise proactive, it is not a victim of that as is revealed around and about us as its essential being ness is that indeed force which is the quintessence. Or one may say that it is that real self thus always serene and awaiting firm instruction to direct the mind. The ways of the world is that all is made to be and or affected by what is about with the non diligent taking a helpless mode as an excuse to fall in the trap of contaminated modes which makes one acts at times from a goodness, passionate or ignorant mode and or a mixture of these forms as if there are no alternatives.
Choices are confined to that world of materialism which becomes the overriding spirit on how to be and so arise a form which really ignores that reflected aspect of one’s being, that inner subjective force which may not be subservient to the exterior. Or in one’s diligence,the what is apprehended as that which is and so not affected and or being a victim which succumbs to the ways of those mode or its various combinations.
It is all a question of knowing and understanding the self that one is, for without it all else may just be a topsy turvy, as a blame culture always emerges where the subject may say that there is always some other to point the finger against. The truth is that one has taken shelter either in its gross form or it some ways however minute it may be since this is how one turns into a reactive animal as opposed to being free wholly and completely without having to be the object or subject of the contaminated arena. In a mixed mode of being, one retrieves either in a wholly bigoted self or a partially on wholistic one where one remains a victim of the revealed. In such a mode of being, the neophyte takes one’s contaminated self as being the measure of being and so anger and hatred or other similar saliencies takes precedence over that which is non affected.
In the angry-me mood, nothing is perceived as it is as that brings about other forms of ample reactions and counter ones where after a while, this becomes the way of being; taking aspects of what suits oneself. To make it make this more precise, let us observe that the reactionary always tries to materialise all aspects of transcendence taking those forms which best suits oneself whilst at the same time carrying some bias either of hatred in one’s being whether it is through violence or targeting of some other as being the enemy… to be crude and or abetting and aiding aspects which simply gives no chance to the weak, disabled and frail. Or through a choice based through one’s contaminated way of being the subject remains adamant that one knows as per one’s saliencies which is never called in question. Verily, the subject maintains its ways of being abject to forms which subjugate others whilst placing one self above and beyond every other as if all else about needs to be controlled. Where violence and hatred takes precedence one lives in discordance and in that mode there may never be a form which sees others on par with the self. There is always frictions, divisions and subtle anger and hatred about and in such a mode, all is subjected to be whipped about in a frenzy of making the bigoted the measure of being whilst denying some other essence as if one knows and the other a mere non entity as one knows and keep maintaining some or a form of bias whilst taking shelter of either organised rituals to give credence to one’s horrific ways of being which the subject never quite sees within the self.
The self that one is needs be above and beyond in transcendence and where this is so it takes its being from a a form which provides a similar format to all aspects of the material where it remains non affected by the materialistic pools. To be able to rise above and beyond what is revealed becomes an art of how to be and this is precisely what is at stake. To attempt trying this or simply be a victim. All a question of choice.