Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 hariH OM! namaskaaram to all. this is a powerful living example of the inscrutable Plan of isvara unfolding. yet we also have the incomprehensible *coexistance* of the freedom to act, which represents a *subset reality* within that plan. (this is the paradox of brahman, which is the unity of being the Relative Manifest [the saguna] and the Absolute Unmanifest [nirguna]). this conception is from the highest relative perspective, wherein emerges the invincible reality that there can never be an incident capable of derailing the focus of the one who knows in the Heart (buddhi), the true nature of what he is, which is the unified reality mentioned above. (this, we know, is the essence of what nondual metaphysics is teaching us and what we're attempting to make practical in our living awareness.) we know this is the everpresent Substratum...to never be lost sight of. is the reality inhering in all Beings; only not yet realized by all.. at the same time, we cannot ignore or fail to acknowledge the component of reality associated with brahman's leela. and, as alluded to above, within this, we are charged with the necessity to act. the relative leela is therefore vital *within a range*, requiring insight and involvement according to one's svadharma. however--and this is the important stipulation (and, of course, what the *universal esoteric teachings* based on nonduality reveal), within a proper perspective: being ever attentive to one's primal base in the Substratum. (this is also the fundamental lesson of the bhagavad gita.) the Absolute supports no death, per se. neither does it recognize the idea of suffering. however and nevertheless, and again paradoxically, each of these [relative] dynamics necessarily *has* a component of reality--albeit spacio- temporal, thus ephemeral to the [equally fleeting] recording apparatus of the senses--and must yet be addressed within their own sphere [of the vyavaharika]. let us take comfort therefore, and regardless of what has happened or will happen, in the fact that we are individually and collectively the indestructible Self brahman... that we act as though everything matters (the vyavahara of saguna brahman), yet within our essential Self--our vital primal awareness-base--BE as though nothing does (the paramartha of nirguna brahman). in this, peace is at the core of all sentient beings, regardless of their role and regardless if they need to be [temporarily] removed from a given world plane in the name of the greater good (universal dharma), if not for the very survival of the species itself, which is usually dependent on restoring the former. (please note, the last resort option of "removal" refered to above is not my personal belief *in this case*! i am submitting a formal proposal to the US Dept of State, which matter i've worked with them directly in the past, and which letter i'll post in a few days [for reasons i'm sure will become apparent to all here concerned]. also note, i severely doubt they will be open minded enough or have the capacity for vision of the potential consequences associated with my viewpoint and its admonitions. regardless, there is nothing in truth for us to fear; we can only do what we believe is our best, within the vyavahara, where the concept of an agent with free will has a relative reality.) this was the svadharma of [an *indestructable*] arjuna. as is ours now equally *at hand*, as proponents for a global free world co-occupied by many [as] ONE humanity. (now, the notion of an idyllic utopia isn't here implied, neither is it possible [or even desirable!......]..however, the dharma has swung far to the negative side (adharma) and needs some critical correction.) consider also: the Plan of isvara is equally unfathomable and *inscrutable*. for example: such events have a way of jostling stuck consciousness. numerous people in the world ready for a critical shift in awareness, will benefit most. others will accordingly... regardless.....remember and *realize* that peace is the eternal condition of the Substratum of all there is. this is the "peace that passeth understanding." take heart. for, simply, thou art That. OM shaanthi shaanthi shaanthiH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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