When we go to a movie, we get absorbed in the story and, assuming that the movie is well-made, we often forget that we are just watching the movie. The transition from being “observers” to being “participators” is unconscious and quick. When that happens, we get absorbed fully and unreservedly into whatever is happening on the screen.
Seldom, though, the movies are able to hold our attention without break from beginning to end. We generally shuttle back and forth between being observers (when we can lean back on our seats and know that we are watching a movie) and being participators (when we forget where we are and who we are).
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The Art of Merging
We often read, Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.13 for instance, of merging one thing into another. In meditation practices, it is sometimes recommended that the form of the guru must be merged into that of the Iṣṭa.
How does merging occur? What exactly needs to be done?
How does merging occur? What exactly needs to be done?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Is Middle Path the Best Path?
Today is Buddha Purnima: the day on which Buddha was born at Lumbini about 2500 years ago, the day on which he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Gaya, and the day he passed away when he was 80. We celebrated this thrice-blessed day with a special Satsang last Sunday at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society (above). While reflecting on his life and teachings, an interesting question came up regarding the Middle Path.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
What Is God?
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