Understanding how the universe works does not
appear to be for everyone. Some manage to grasp its rudiments; some think about
it, sometimes, and then get on with their lives. Others ignore it with a dash
of contempt. Lao Tse had this to say about it.
When they hear of the
Way,
The highest minds
practice it;
The average minds think
about it
And try it now and then;
The lowest minds laugh at
it.
It they did not laugh at
it,
It would not be the Way.
There is no mention of good or bad or evil or
saintly in the sage’s words. It is just the Way. Tao. The System.
The Way the Universe works.
This is hard to accept for people who are
brainwashed by millennia of religious indoctrination. Doubly so for those who think
that our world is solid, ‘real’, created by some deity for our exclusive use
and enjoyment.
It isn’t.
Scientists know it. Mystics know it. The
ancient sages knew it at least 500 years before Christ—see the poem above. We…
believe that ignorance is bliss.
It isn’t.
Flat Earth of yore has now become a flat
Universe. Astrophysicists are asking us to believe it—to make their equations (triangulation)
work.
It isn’t.
It seems that most people suffer the
consequences of not having made adequate use of their brain in past lives.
Our biological computer contains about 100
billion neurons that fire up to 1000 electrochemical impulses per second. Are
you sure you’re making the best possible use of it? If you don’t use it—you’ll
lose it. This could be the underlying factor of the rapid growth of
Alzheimer’s.
And “use it or loose” is the byway of every
creature on Earth. Everything here, in our illusory transient reality, is only
a means to test ideas emerging from the Unconscious. It has no other purpose,
nor other reason, for being.
Human brain enabled people around 500 BC to come close to solving the
mystery of our reality, and to learn how it works. The poem above attests to
this. We can practice it, ignore it, or laugh at it. And then pay the
consequences.
If we practice the Way, we fulfill our purpose.
Luckily, as regards other people, we needn’t
worry about Retribution. After all, “vengeance is mine”, said the ‘Lord’. Higher
powers, the Self, (Individualized Consciousness) take care of that. There are
many ways at Its disposal. Asteroids can impact the Earth with 20-30 times the
power that destroyed Hiroshima. There are also storms, tsunamis, hurricanes,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions...
Balance will be restored. That is part of the
Way.
The ‘means’ will be recycled.
So don’t worry—Retribution will be taken care
of.
We are all free to do our job, to serve our
purpose. And remember, we’re all immortal. We’ll continue on our merry way
until a better, more functional instrument will evolve to meet the requirements.
And… it will.
For us.
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You are becoming more and more explicit. Does impatience sneak in, at the avoidance of the obvious? Unlike you, whose books are at least read, I confront daily the gulf between the messenger and the message. Hence putting the 'book that wrote the life' on trial for ITS life! Also getting more explicit! But trying not to shout.
ReplyDeleteI’ve no choice. The veil has become so thick that, to use Kafka’s words, one needs an axe to break the frozen sea. At least some who are just entering the deeps will know that they are not alone.
DeleteA very comforting reply!
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