Some Questions
By putting up this post I do not mean to hurt anybody. The questions that I raise here are sincere questions that I ask out of honest curiousity
I have been slightly late in putting up my post on the Cosmic BLOG, but with good reason. Here we have the clear and cool opinions of Adi, wonderfully compiled information of Arjuna, Venky, etc., lucid poetry of Kitchenette, strenuously collected knowledge about temples from Kavitha, the peace filled words of Swahilya and so on (Pardon me if I forget anybody's name). There have been wonderful posts and information very useful being shared. But I only wonder in our enthusiasm, are we missing some pertinent questions...
1. How does we speaking about the philosophy of Hindu, the knowledge of India, change the life of the man in the hut whose only thought revolves about his next meal? How can we call ourselves and our ideas Hindu or Indian if he too does not get a fair oppurtunity to understand all this wonderful ideas?
2. All this information that we have in our hands and wish to present to the open world, how do they matter to the educated, the powerful and the erudite who control the fate of the nation and the religion alike? How do we get them to understand and appreciate this message?
3. In both the cases referred to above, presentation is required. For the poor and the elite to understand our views, we must have the ability to present our views in means that will appeal to them. How are we going to obtain th maturity, the strength to not just present our ideas to them, but to take criticsms and to face failures? How are we going to till and water our own minds so that they can bear the flowers of a bright future?
4. If we are to spread the message of Hindu philosophy and Indian culture, how much do we understand of Hindu philosophy or India?
4. And at last, the one question that has been eating my mind, not just since we got together but for ages. Amidst all the poetry, the wonderful words, the diligently phrased sentences that we hear and speak, where is that word which speaks truth and only truth? Where is that voice which does not speak mere words but stands out as the clear meaning? Where is that soul who does not merely utter the words 'Aham bramhasmi' but lets his (her) life stand as a shining example of that truth?
If we do not have that light, that guide at our helm, where shall we head in our spiritual quest? If even we do not have such a person at the helm, is there a teacher, a Guru who can at least lead us to such a person? And even if such a person has arrived amongst us, are worthy of this person? Have we in our heart of hearts acquired the humility and maturity to submit and learn from this Guru? Or has this person not arrived amongst us only because we are ready for him/her yet? If this be the case, then what are we doing to prepare ourselves for the Guru?
I wonder if we are trying to sow our seeds before preparing the field; if we are trying to write our poems before we have learnt the language.
I need answers for these questions, as an individual. I humbly request each and everyone of you also to ask these questions for yourselves. And in my light, I find it an enormous liability for me to post anything at all in a forum which is being referred to and used by many as a source of right information before I have answers for these questions in the first place. Therefore, I shall not post anything here for sometime. I sincerely believe if we had the answers for these questions, we could go a long way in the road to truth.
Once again, I wish to insist that this post is not intented to hurt anybody. If by my own impertinence it has hurt anybody, I apologize for it.
I have been slightly late in putting up my post on the Cosmic BLOG, but with good reason. Here we have the clear and cool opinions of Adi, wonderfully compiled information of Arjuna, Venky, etc., lucid poetry of Kitchenette, strenuously collected knowledge about temples from Kavitha, the peace filled words of Swahilya and so on (Pardon me if I forget anybody's name). There have been wonderful posts and information very useful being shared. But I only wonder in our enthusiasm, are we missing some pertinent questions...
1. How does we speaking about the philosophy of Hindu, the knowledge of India, change the life of the man in the hut whose only thought revolves about his next meal? How can we call ourselves and our ideas Hindu or Indian if he too does not get a fair oppurtunity to understand all this wonderful ideas?
2. All this information that we have in our hands and wish to present to the open world, how do they matter to the educated, the powerful and the erudite who control the fate of the nation and the religion alike? How do we get them to understand and appreciate this message?
3. In both the cases referred to above, presentation is required. For the poor and the elite to understand our views, we must have the ability to present our views in means that will appeal to them. How are we going to obtain th maturity, the strength to not just present our ideas to them, but to take criticsms and to face failures? How are we going to till and water our own minds so that they can bear the flowers of a bright future?
4. If we are to spread the message of Hindu philosophy and Indian culture, how much do we understand of Hindu philosophy or India?
4. And at last, the one question that has been eating my mind, not just since we got together but for ages. Amidst all the poetry, the wonderful words, the diligently phrased sentences that we hear and speak, where is that word which speaks truth and only truth? Where is that voice which does not speak mere words but stands out as the clear meaning? Where is that soul who does not merely utter the words 'Aham bramhasmi' but lets his (her) life stand as a shining example of that truth?
If we do not have that light, that guide at our helm, where shall we head in our spiritual quest? If even we do not have such a person at the helm, is there a teacher, a Guru who can at least lead us to such a person? And even if such a person has arrived amongst us, are worthy of this person? Have we in our heart of hearts acquired the humility and maturity to submit and learn from this Guru? Or has this person not arrived amongst us only because we are ready for him/her yet? If this be the case, then what are we doing to prepare ourselves for the Guru?
I wonder if we are trying to sow our seeds before preparing the field; if we are trying to write our poems before we have learnt the language.
I need answers for these questions, as an individual. I humbly request each and everyone of you also to ask these questions for yourselves. And in my light, I find it an enormous liability for me to post anything at all in a forum which is being referred to and used by many as a source of right information before I have answers for these questions in the first place. Therefore, I shall not post anything here for sometime. I sincerely believe if we had the answers for these questions, we could go a long way in the road to truth.
Once again, I wish to insist that this post is not intented to hurt anybody. If by my own impertinence it has hurt anybody, I apologize for it.
posted by Agnibarathi at 7:58 PM
2 Comments:
Dear agnibharathi,
A wonderful post, written from the heart. Questions brewing in everyone, today you are the vehicle of their expression. They deserved a post as a reply not a comment. I have attempted to answer them in the post There is no offence nor defence, post as many questions you want for that is the nature of a sincere seeker. Should your quest be sincere the Truth shall dawn.
Agni: As an individual, there is only one thing to be done - give your fullest attention to what you think fit to think, speak or do. The divine will take care of the rest.
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