23 January, 2020

A Pilgrimage called Life---part 7



Compare your life to the Giza pyramids


Compare what one seeks in the pyramids and what one seeks in his/her life



If you see the pictures of the Giza pyramids you will see a rough outer stone surface because the smooth outer casing stones were later removed and used to build mosques and fortresses, also some stones were used to rebuild homes after a massive earthquake, hence some people look at the pyramids (and life) only as a means of survival


While some are only interested in the hidden artefacts/ treasures and gold in the pyramids, they ruthlessly plunder the pyramids just to find the hidden treasures; they don’t even realize that the structures they are destroying while pursuing their greed are priceless and the present day humans can never built them, similarly the aim of most people is to make money in life, they do not realize the purpose of their existence (you may refer to the first paragraph in the part 1 of this series)


Most have wasted their life chasing wealth and fulfilling their carnal needs


I quote some beautiful words from the classic book mother by maxim gorky---“the rich. And that’s their misfortune. You see, if you keep adding copper bit by bit to a child’s food, you prevent the growth of its bones, and he’ll be a dwarf; and if from his youth up you poison a man with gold, you deaden his soul”


But the one who seeks the deep mysteries and knowledge inside the pyramids, one day he comes to know about life and his existence on earth such a rare soul has indeed sought the greatest treasure which is knowledge


In the series on death, part2, I have written that “No mummies were ever found inside the pyramids of Giza. The great pyramids of Giza were built for some other higher purpose” and the truly wise indeed pursue to find that higher purpose


Look at this picture, see the sphinx and reflect on it; half human half animal and behind it lies the Pyramid—mankind’s true treasure





An unknown and lost Avesta prayer (zoroastrian religion) reads:

“He has gained nothing who has not gained the soul;
He shall gain nothing who shall not gain the soul.”


Let your existence be fulfilled and Let us not live in vain


Let us understand that man has not come up from an ape, but has came down from God


Let us understand the fall of man from his original spiritual station a pilgrimage in time---we have gathered spoils of eternity---the history of Atlantis is the history of every man so intimately associated with the history of fall


In the days of universal materialism people who once believed in the soul, forgot the power of the soul, they earned penny and forgot about all the true wealth, indeed the present day education has weakened the basis of religion


The people,only after reaching the heights of worldly pleasure the realisation has dawned on them that the very pursuit of pleasure has created a void in their lives, an emptiness in the very Self.


In the movie Asoka (the story of the great king Ashoka), there is a scene where the hero of the movie ask a passing monk, “kya me samrat banunga (tell me, will I become an emperor)” the reply of the monk is indeed the essence of one’s life “samrat to koi bhi ban sakta hai; tum to apni yatra puri karoge (any one can become an emperor; you will complete your life’s journey {pilgrimage}) ---this conversation tells us about the pilgrimage called life


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A thought


Our entire solar system is designed to harbour intelligent life forms on Earth:


The diameter of the sun is about 108 times that of the diameter of Earth--The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is 108 times the sun’s diameter--The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 108 times the moons diameter--This makes it so the moon appears the same size as the sun during eclipses


Our world orbits the sun at just the right distance — not too hot, not too cold. This habitable zone is where water can exist in liquid form — a basic requirement for life.


The gravity on Earth and our magnetic shield are just right for life forms to survive, and so on 


Reflecting on our behaviour—the things we read, the internet sites we browse, the conversations we carry out—does it suit our title of an intelligent life form and the complex mechanism behind creating it


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The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

Albert Camus



I have lived on the lip of insanity,
Wanting to know reasons,
Knocking on a door.
It opens.
I've been knocking from the inside!

Rumi


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