Deeper and Broader Facets of Almighty
-Free verses in search of meaning of life on this planet
By
JIRARA
© JIRARA, June 2020
Published by JIRARA
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Preamble: These humble thoughts are from an engineer and a scientist, and are based on his readings (and influences) of literature of science and philosophy, and his own thought-analysis.
Deeper and Broader Facets of Almighty
Previous, still valid concepts:
Glimpses of Gods in Hinduism
There is ‘light’ in every being, that shines
the primordial fluid was energized by solar rays and energy – light
and the biological evolution (creation!) started, according to a thought
this ‘light’, the prakash-tej is the consciousness that is called Rama.
Every living cell has to have energy and oxygen
and the energy can be created by destruction of mass
‘with the speed of light’!
- energy being equal to mass times speed of light times speed of light
- the energy & oxygen together enliven the cells
energize them, brighten them and induce liveliness in them
the basic ingredients of the living beings, the cells shine
that one light always shines in our hearts
that consciousness is called Rama.
That Krishna as depicted as blue coloured God
that is what is knowledge represented as blue colour
the representative of infinite knowledge
the open sky is blue colour - the vastness, the space
which is through and through, the endless space.
The Lord Shiva, the innocent (!), the lover
yet the symbol of destruction!
creator of new things by destruction, the great Cosmic dancer.
Vishnu, the God - cool and calm, full of ornaments
the maintainer of the world, the supporter of the world!
The Kali, the fear–inspiring!
the one with open mouth and displaying her tongue
with a sword in one hand, a (cut-out) head in the other hand
the blood dripping from the head of a devil!
the necklace of the skulls around her neck!
if you can tolerate her, then you do not have fear
all problems start with our minds and bad thoughts in our heads
the misunderstandings - the head symbolizing the problems
the cut-out head representing the removal of the ego, the problems.
Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, cool, calm, serene, and peaceful
the knowledge inducing these tendencies and virtues in us
either worldly or spiritual knowledge, both very useful
in our daily lives, the latter knowledge propelling us to our redemption.
The Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth
- the need of everybody on this planet for food,
clothing and shelter for the poor and even for the richest
the natural and logical companion of Lord Vishnu
the sustain-or of the world.
God-Lord (Bhagavan)
God, if He/She/It exists, then it is the concept of sum total of earth,
the Cosmos and more…
- the solidity, water, air, fire, sky, space and vacuum too!
He/she has to be resilient like the Earth – the solid
we dig it and it gives us gold, minerals, coal and crude oil and water
and it is still resilient and solid.
She/he should be like fire that can burn our ignorance
it is bright and shining and red hot
it can burn our follies and brighten us up.
He/she is like air, the minute and soft and un-catch-able
it signifies the sensation of touch, the feel and is life giver,
the worldly happiness is felt by touch
the air - only the infinitesimally small at the microscopic level
something like it can go through your heart and soul
the one who can go deep in your mind and touch you.
She/he is like water, the flowing, soft and naturally cool
the very basic need, and the life giver to entire humanity/living beings.
He/she is like space, the vastness and infinite
sustaining and encompassing everything in the Nature
the Cosmos, the Universe whatever you may call it.
That could be the God made of
the basic five elements with the qualities of
Earth/the solidity, the water, the fire, the air and the space
the vacuous mind devoid of worldly desires and wrong doings
can beacon the peace, that is also like being in the state of GOL
this God-concept, these virtues to be imbibed by us, the humans.
The Transition:
HE, SHE, IT - Almighty
There are thousand and thousand of gods
all over the world on this planet
yet many humans suffer a lot:
hunger, torture, oppression and diseases.
The dwellings, houses, shops and huge buildings fall
due to tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes
the families get broken up, the members get separated
end up in orphanage or begging in streets.
When this happens we call it nature’s fury
we say ‘gods of the heavens’ are angry on
us or on some of us,
the us, the ‘we’ who are bad and sinners.
‘God’ is to be kind, pious-forgiving small mistakes of the humans
he/she is presumed magnanimous to the mankind, humankind
I still wonder, why the same ‘God’ is silent
when the terror strikes the innocent people
and they go through innumerable agonies.
Some say, she/he has created the entire
Universe and the humans
and some say all other things are created
by her/him for the humans.
Why did he create at all this Universe and things in it?
Did he not have any other past time than
to create the ‘hell’ of the problems
for the humans and the world?
Who created him/her in the first place?
to create even a tiny pin requires
a lot of planning, machinery and money.
From where did he get all these materials to create the world?
which gave, in turn, everything only after it was created
the chicken and egg problem again!
A more plausible and humble thought is:
‘God’, as a concept is invented by the humans,
out of their wonderment of their anxiety of uncertainties
sufferings, and agonies; for sense of security.
HE, SHE or IT has been, the manifestation of the human mind
in his own state of bewilderment, pain
and in the process of explaining
everything what he saw around him.
The man then created places of worships
huge monuments, temples and the likes
to put idols/holy books for others
to worship thus created ‘Gods’.
Man can create ‘God’ , oh! that great ‘God’
can then ‘God’ create a crooked man?
why did the ’God’ create such
a crooked or a cruel man on this planet?
that such bad men create hell on this planet: loot, cheat
oppress, suppress, kill other innocent people
for their own selfish interests to fulfil their own petty desires
- this game of creation is complicated
- and getting into perennial debates.
As the Vedas had expressed the doubts about the creation
(and perhaps about God):
“who really knows, who will proclaim, it here
and when was it produced?
since when is this creation, the Gods might have come
afterwards only, with the creation of this Universe.
who then really knows whence it has come and arisen?
may be this creation formed itself or perhaps it did not
one who looks onto it from some highest heaven perhaps
he only knows, or even he himself does not know that”.
Whether the ‘God’ exists or not
whether we believe in him/her or not
whether we believe in his/her existence or not
WE DO EXIST, created by him or otherwise
we are not for sure which way
but for sure we can see and feel that we do exist.
In this short span of our lives on this planet
what perhaps best we can feel and experience
is the Godhood-of-Love (GOL)
and spread this message to the entire humanity.
Shiva’s cosmic dance – for Hindus, an interpretation-deeper concept
I am Shiva – borne out of Hindu mythology
yet not created or really borne
I existed then, now and forever will I exist, not created by anyone
yet presumed to be the creator of the universe - the cosmos.
I reside in your mind - am your mind itself, am your thoughts too
I reside in your body - still I have no boundaries.
I dance in your mind as your thoughts
make you dance to the tunes of the pulsating life
that I have ‘created’ or evolved, for me to live forever and ever.
You think you are living all the odds, carry the burden for entire life
not realizing they are my musings and doings
I dance everywhere and every time, creating the waves of energy
that give you a meaning to your life
and you think you are defining your life and its purpose.
My dance creates whirls and vibrations
more and more I dance, it creates more and more lives
more and more rhythm in the cosmos it creates
everywhere and every time I pervade.
I am the ruffle of leaves in the trees
‘am eruptions of volcanoes, tornadoes
‘am flowing waters in rivers, and ‘am thunderstorms and lightening.
I am ‘silence’ too in your mind, ‘am intellect in your judgment
my dancing steps are throbs of your heart
creating feeling of love in you, for you to transcendent to me.
I am sound in the strings – ‘am your magical voice
‘am roar of a lion, and even far cry of a dying soul
and ‘am ‘silence’ and vacuum thereafter.
I am fragrance in flowers, ‘am benign movement of a caterpillar
‘am the rainbow in the sky and colours of the butterflies
I am vast oceans, blue waters and the power of fang of a snake.
I create and destroy as well, that is my nature
to always be innovative and perpetuating
for infinite time, in infinite space, for a constant presence and eternity.
That is my cosmic dance giving nectar of life to everyone
to every living creature and organism
‘am eternity-principle in all the objects of the universe
I am the Shiva, your cosmic dancer.
Universal thought:
Where and what is God, if at all he is there - a deeper concept
Perhaps, (Here, S/he, and He are used synonymously)
S/he is in our breath, in our mind and thoughts, in our actions
Is the tenderness of leaves, is the colours of flowers and butterflies
He/she is in the instincts of animals.
He is the intrinsic intellect in us, in the force of our emotions
in the play of a child
Is the texture of leaves, is colourful panorama of birds
in the spontaneity of thunderstorms.
He is the wisdom in us, in the force of our affections
in the love of the mother.
Is the pattern of the seasons
is colourful mosaic of sea animals
in the symmetry of objects.
He is the innocence of a child, in the lullaby of the mother
in the purity of the soul.
Is the space-time mystery, is colourful spectrum of the rainbow
in the regularity of the planetary motions.
He is the goodness in humans, in the force of love
S/he is implicitly/intrinsically in creative, evolving and adaptive Nature.
Eternities – a broader thought
The eternity, perhaps, has to be only one but
it could be defined, spelt out in many forms:
-the unitary absolute being
-the truth, the absolute truth
-the parmatma, the Bhrahman
-the lord of the lords, the reality
-the universal principle, the only creator of this Universe
-the supreme reality, the supreme being
-the Sanatan (eternal) dharma
-the Sanatan principle, so on…and so on…
The eternities could be more than one or only one,
and might have been defined already at various times
and places in the past, eons earlier
but, it is perhaps a ripe time to recollect
all those thoughts, revisit them, and refine them.
It would be prudent to consider one total intellect
that comprises the intellects and intelligences
of all the beings on this planet
and why not of all the beings in the entire cosmos
explored and yet unexplored ones
the intellect thus reaching to infinity in quantum and quality
– the intellect eternity.
It could be sum total, the absolute total
aggregation of all the affections, care and love
showered by our parents, fore-fathers,
well-wishers, and brethren
for the millions of years in the past and present
may be in the future for all the beings in this Universe
– the pure love eternity.
It could be the sum total of nonviolence, the pure ahimsa
aggregation of no-hurt: hurt by mind, by thought
by physical means, by emotions, by intellectual thought
by any means what-so-ever
by ignorance or by intention
– a non violence principle eternity.
It could be total peace, the absolute peace
aggregation of peace, the calmness
the serenity from everywhere and from everybody
in all occasions, in all circumstances for everybody
in the entire Universe and beyond
- the everlasting peace eternity.
It could be creative unity: sum total of living in togetherness
unified aggregation of people from all walks of life
from anywhere, from everywhere
without divisions, without walls, mental walls for everybody
for all the beings in the Universe, and beyond
–the creative unity eternity.
It could be the sum total, absolute total aggregation of
- the intellect eternity
- the pure love eternity
- the nonviolence principle eternity
- the everlasting peace eternity
- the creative unity eternity
- and even the cosmic rhythmic, the dynamic eternity
the ‘creative’ eternity
- and why not (?) the ‘evolutionary’ eternity
all that leading to the supreme cosmic existence eternity
- the eternity of all the eternities, the ultimate new kind of spiritual eternity.
***An end…***with a new beginning…***
