Happy New Year!

To all my readers I wish you a happy 2014,though it was yesterday! May you find the truth in all your actions past, present and future. May you re-discover yourselves through all situations. May you then know what your ture calling is and pursue it.

Enlightening those who have accepted that there is no light

I have been rather occupied since my last post. Pursuing one's dreams is never easy; you must choose between what you truly want and what you want now.

I have an article where the author thoroughly, yet simply and with great humour rebukes and refutes one who seeks to mislead others.

The author's target has a character highly reminiscent of an individual who had spouted the same garbage to me a while ago: the same diet, is enamoured by conspiracy theories/ exotic teachings, is a feminist/male chauvinist and a belief that room and board can be extracted from society for little or no pay. The offense perpetrated by the target and individual in question is thus: Vaccines pose a danger to society, children in particular, therefore we should be responsible and not have our children vaccinated.

The author has a fitting reply for the haughty ignorance displayed by the said individuals. To our benefit, he is NOT merciful. It begins after the silly message (which does have spelling mistakes to add to our confusion) in the beginning:

Happiness

Happiness is when

what you think,

what you say, 

and what you do

are in harmony. 

- Mahatma Gandhi 

First snowfall in Canterbury

This was the first time since I arrived in Canterbury that snow has fallen. I tried  broken by the capturing its beauty before I left for classes. Notice the silence that is only just soft patter of the snow and the sounds of people in joy.

Beauty

Lessons from the Gita

I found this simple article from MG Singh's pages illustrating an important verse in the Gita, that we may control our ego and thus break free from our karma. I have edited it a little to improve its flow.

Lessons from The Gita

Einstein added a 4^thdimension to man’s thinking: He brought forth the concept of time in Physics, but Man has always understood the concept of time and we usually relate it to the past. The past is an event that has happened and can never be reconstructed again. The Gita talks of past in a philosophical way It says that past will never come back and man should learn lessons from the past and move ahead.

. The human mind however is a complex mechanism and memory plays a very important part in a man’s life. Thus the past remains in our thoughts and many times we are conditioned in our future actions by what we have experienced in the past. This is the danger and the Gita points out that the past must never be allowed to condition the future. A man must move forward and not be shackled by what happened in the past.

Unfortunately most men are conditioned to act by what happened in the past. Most of the issues that shackle us are vestiges from the past. We are unable to shed the load. Man has a sensitive mind and thus he becomes a prisoner of the past and is constrained by perceived hurts which many will not forget.

This also applies to nations which are made up of men and women. The past haunts and conditions the present and the future. An example is the feud between China and japan which is rooted in the past.

 This also applies to our own lives. Man is apt to dwell in the past and much condition their approach to what happened earlier in their lives. The Gita warns against this danger. Man should not allow himself to become a prisoner of the past. One can draw lessons but one must also forget and move forward. The world is a beautiful place and it will be sad if a man's actions are conditioned by what happened in the past. Thus revenge, anger and jealousy create a vicious cycle that is hard to break, 

The core of the problem is over-inflated egos and utter selfishness; it applies to men and nations in equal measure. This is the quality that must be controlled. Lord Krishna has demonstrated that ego has no place in the world. His is the sublime example as in the Mahabharata he became a chariot driver of Arjuna though He was a great warrior and God. He demonstrated that though he had the power to influence the outcome of the world's events, it is as a teacher and guide that is His glory and not as the warrior who gains victory on the battefield.

It is for man to take the next step so that he can break free from the clutches of the past and then one will realize that the best is yet to come. 

Land Light

Hello everyone. I had spent the past month or so adjusting to my new circumstances. The adage that university life and British weather complement one another holds until you are in winter I suppose. The work here is heavy, but I have had time to think out many topics in spirituality due to the serenity of my surroundings. I will have essays up in due time.

But first: I found this track by Michael Stearns. It is called Land Light. This piece was written with regards to sacred lands and places. It evokes a timeless memory of a quest for human betterment and the search for the Truth.