SOMETHING IS MISSING:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

 

SOMETHING IS MISSING: In truth there is nothing but God. Everything that exists

, whether physical or spiritual , is simply a highly limited expression of its

Creator, somewhat like each one of your thoughts and actions is a little

expression of you. The infinite light of God is overwhelming, filling every

space. Left unmuted, this all encompassing light would make it impossible for

anything else to exist, just like a ray of light cannot exist as a separate

entity within the body of the sun. So in order to allow for Creation in all of

its limitless details and forms, God had to conceal His own infinite light.

This concealment is what enables us to be. And more, it allows us to experience

ourselves as real, solid, and the center of our universe. This `Big Lie' – this

core illusion of aloneness and solidity – is what allows us to exist as separate

and unique human beings. In its raw, unrectified state, it cuts us off from the

truth. But ultimately we see through the walls, transcend the illusion, and

fulfill our potential as uniquely magnificent expression of the Divine.

 

We often feel something missing – a void. This void, this missing, hovers at the

edge of our consciousness, bringing with it an essential longing for something

more. The subtle awareness of the void pulls us relentlessly towards the next

high, the next success, the more exciting relationship, and the bigger, flashier

toy. The feeling it triggers like sadness, depression, anxiety or

dissatisfaction drives us to eat too much, drink too much, work too much, spend

too much, need too much and so on. But if you are willing to stop running and

rushing and listen, you can begin to explore the secret of the void. The music

of the void can stir you and open your heart. It can speak to you and tell where

you are destined to be – a Deeper Level of Life. In Hebrew each letter of the

alphabet has a gemtria, a numerical equivalent. Whenever the letters of one word

are numerically equivalent to the letters of a different word, it points to a

secret relationship between the two. It is fascinating to know that the Hebrew

word for void, challal, is exactly numerically equivalent to the word chaim,

which means life. The message is simple. You can begin to reconnect with what

has been concealed from you, the part of you that is most truly and infinitely

alive. – Shifra Hendrie