silentwalk: The Consciousness (1)

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

The Consciousness (1)

The Consciousness (1) (Practical example in the year 2005)

Since the consciousness is at the center of spirituality, it is discussed again and again in this blog.
A few weeks before I read a news in an online news paper. it was written by an Indian Hindu (I am using particularly the words) who is residing in a Muslim country for a job. One fine morning he found the glasses of his car broken and a note was pasted on it. Initially he was furious as it was a muslim country. Just opposite to his house there was a mosque where (he used to think) many fenetic muslims come. So he thought that it might be a part of the act of terrorising him being an Indian Hindu. A contact number was written in the note with the words " contact as soon as possible". By reading the note he confirmed the doubt but contacted out of curiosity and was thinking to inform police. The person from other side of the phone initially apologised and said," Today morning I came to the mosque for my regular prayers. While returning due to some problem with back gear my car hitted your car and the glasses were broken. It was early in the morning so I didn't want to disturb you. To pay you for the damage, I pasted a note and went away." This Indian Hindu asked him that why he did so because nobody has seen him while hitting. The person replied," How come nobody was seeing. Allah watches everything and if I will not be aware of Allah then what is the use of coming every early morning in the mosque for the prayer. How I will be able to pray Allah?" The Indian Hindu was impressed and wrote this incidence in the newspaper.

The consciousness of one's own deeds is the real one. This might be a "smaran" as well according to Kabir.

10 Comments:

At 10:17 am, June 30, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Firstly, the person who hit the car of the indian hindu was not knowing the owner of the car, leave alone the owner's religious identity. If a person intended to harm the Indian Hindu, he wouldn't leave a phone number, but would have rather written some warnings on the note (if any). Thirdly, if we do samyak karma being conscious (i.e. considering that God is watching us), it brings the concept of Dwaita, in which we are separate from the God.

 
At 11:48 am, June 30, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

"the person who hit the car of the indian hindu was not knowing the owner of the car, leave alone the owner's religious identity. If a person intended to harm the Indian Hindu, he wouldn't leave a phone number, but would have rather written some warnings on the note (if any)."
It was the perception of that Indian Hindu and the other person.

"if we do samyak karma being conscious (i.e. considering that God is watching us), it brings the concept of Dwaita, in which we are separate from the God. "

Yes we are separate from The Supreme. Again God is watching us is just for preliminary stage. The basic importance is to be conscious in the self.

Don't you agree with the concept of Dwaita between us and The Supreme?

 
At 11:50 am, June 30, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

It was the perception of that Indian Hindu and the Not the other person's.

 
At 12:31 pm, June 30, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was just wondering how the Nirvana sshatkam, which is an introduction to Advaita Vedanta fits well with the concept of Dwaita between Us and the Supreme. "Again God is watching us is just for preliminary stage." Do you want to suggest Vishista-advaita?

 
At 1:45 pm, June 30, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

The Nirvana Shhatakam is regrding the self-realisation i.e. the concept of adwaita realised by Adi Shankaracharya.
So no question of fitting it with the concept of dwaita between us and the supreme as it is there. Otherwise we would not have wasted our time in the discussion about dwaita and awaita and Vishishta adwaita.

BTW what do u mean by Vishishta Adwaita?

 
At 2:36 pm, June 30, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I sincerely apologise for wasting your precious time. I see it as opportunity to realise the meaning of different concepts that i never had time to ponder upon. I must thank you for the discussion.

To the best of my understanding, In Mathematical language, Dwaita suggests two sets without intersection, Advaita suggests one and only one set. And Vishista Advaita suggests A small set within a universal set and the small set dynamically increases to finally merge in the universal set.

 
At 3:08 pm, June 30, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

The blog's whole purpose is to understand the concepts from different angles and sharpen the main one. Thanks for contributing to evolve the discussion.
So it is benifitial for all. I didn't mean the the waste of time in that regard.
Yes! it is related to evolving of self towards the self realisation.

 
At 9:45 am, July 03, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are truely Pure Peace, means, you are Shanti added with the Shudha.

 
At 11:14 am, July 03, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

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At 3:54 pm, July 03, 2005, Blogger Shantisudha said...

Is it a complementary compliment?

 

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