Soham’s don’t die in Banaras
(Mystics on the bank of Ganges in "Banaras")
Dear Mr. Singh
I don’t know if this comment fits in with the Free Will vs. Destiny discussion or the Mad Professor section. But here it is.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGG) has given us a new concept: Probability.
We are ALL aware and comfortable with the 3 dimensions of space. We are adept at traveling anywhere in the spatial coordinates. MANY of us are aware of TIME as the 4th dimension. Quantum physics says it is indeed possible in the sub-atomic world to do time-travel.
My posit is: Change happens when one makes a committed decision in one direction. At that point, there is a certain probability p that one decided one way and a probability p' that one decided the other way.
HHGG in its own inimitable way shows both worlds to exist; moreover, the characters in HHGG merrily travel from one world to the other along the Probability axis.
So, there is a world where Shweta and Soham live happily ever after, and a world which follows the script of Benaras the Film.
And somebody empowered like Babaji can easily visit both worlds.
How does this affect the Free Will vs. Destiny discussion?
Pravin Gandhi
Dear Pravin,
A lot happens or doesn’t happen to us because of own limitations in understanding of our ability. Our “knowledge-based” thinking and sensory approach to looking at the world is the biggest limitation of all.
A mystic must necessarily shed those limitations before beginning to look at the world to explore the truth.
So, are we ready?
Soham is dead. And with his death, the other possibilities of his being alive and being with Shwetambari disappeared.
In a normal world that is it. He is dead and Shwetambari is in despair. And that’s the truth. Simple!
But lo behold! Soon, Shwetambari says, Sohams don’t die in Banaras (Banaras being just a metaphor and represents the whole world). How could that be? Either he was dead or alive. Yet, Shwetambari (whose understanding goes through a major modification after being told about Babaji’s death), says that for her Soham was not dead.
When Dr Bhattacharya quizzes her as to whether she sees him, her reply was a negative and reasons being her own limitations.
However, between now and the time when she is able show Soham even to her mother, she overcomes of her limitation and goes through a transformation.
What was that transformation?
Essentially, overcoming her limitation.
As she begins to understand the truth about Babaji and his relationship with Soham, a revelation comes to her. When enlightenment dawns upon her she overcomes all her limitations and suddenly all the probabilities come alive.
You see Pravin, the truth is that there is no time and in the state Shwetambari, Soham and Babaji are in they all are dead and alive all the time.
posted by Unknown @ Tuesday, June 27, 2006
5 Comments:
Dear Sir,
I am a lay man when it comes to physics and spiritual stuff, but I feel physics and spiritual thing have a strong connection. For incidence, with the mass energy equation, we have seen that just very few grams of material have ‘tremendous hidden energy’ to destroy cities. So, how much of energy is hidden in this whole universe? Is this ‘tremendous hidden energy’ of the universe is called ‘God’. May be that’s why religious people refer god as omnipresent? Present in every atom. We as a part of this ‘huge energy’ just act as a medium for transfer of energy by constantly responding to all the energy which our five senses receive and being ignorant, assuming that there is no energy exist beyond our senses. The energy within us, “which can never be created not be destroyed by can be transferred from one form to the other” may be that’s what is called as Soul? We are transferred to different energy level, based on what type of energy we were dealing with in our life (good deeds and bad deeds?) We reach ‘higher or lower energy level’ (hell or haven or rebirth) people like babaji, with their good deeds (by handling more of positive energy) reached a higher energy level hence can perceive this universe more than a ‘normal’ man can. May be the day when we can perceive the amount of energy hidden in each atom of ‘us’ (not by mathematical calculations but by experience) we get enlightened?
Uma.
This truth has been most prevalant in all centuries, but most yet to be realised by each self..rediscover
Dear Uma,
You are on the dot. Osho often used to speak about the infinite energy inside us.
Eric asks, "Why only 3 spatial dimensions and one of time?" I already mentioned that Probability is touted as a 5th dimension. So, we are where/what we are at a particular spot at a particular time and particular probability. At another probability, I maintain, Soham and Sweta are alive and happily married and have 2 kids! Note, one can only create a split of worlds of different probability by making a committed decision, like marrying, like returning from abroad for good, like quitting a job, like committing suicide, and so on, i.e. By Free Will. So where is Destiny? There is none, because all possibilities (fates) exist simultaneously. We perceive the one we are in: we dont know how to visit the other possibility.
Now, as re Spatial dimensions, why only three? Our eyes can see only from Violet to Red; our ears can only hear a small range of audio frequencies. Thus our senses are limited. But we do know that there exists a spectrum (X Rays, Gamma Rays, Infra Red rays, etc) even though our senses cant perceive.
An ant perceives its world to be 2 dimensional, while we are conditioned to perceive three dimensions. There could be dimensions other than x, y, and z that we cant perceive.
Maybe, when we die, we (or our souls?) move on to some such dimension(s). Maybe those we call spirits are those that are transiting from such dimensions and occasionally cross our world of x-y-z and t(ime) and p(robability) coordinates.
LC's Benaras has Babaji; Swami Paramhans Yoganand in his Autobiography of a Yogi mentions visiting a Yogi who has been "living" for centuries.
Pravin Gandhi
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