What you may ask is the logic in starting on ground zero? Well unless you start there, you may never reach infinity, which is where I wish to take you to at the end of this exercise. Does that sound a tall claim? I’m sure it does, but unless you aspire for that coveted goal, in all probabilities you not even end up reaching finite solutions to the everyday phenomenon of the mighty mystery called life.
Here have we just begun to ponder on the magic and mystery of that vessel with which you breathe with as you read these printed letters across the pages. I am here to share my thoughts on the passage of that vessel called life, through the turbulent waters of living and existing. I am here to talk about sailing smoothly till you reach your banks and eventually attain your much-deserved rest, which the Greeks called Ataraxia and the Hindus call Shantih. This blog is not meant to teach you easy recipes for attaining that state of perfect calm and ‘peace that passeth understanding’. My avowed purpose is to share the secrets of a sailor who has tried to steer his ship of life through storms and lulls, through windy nights and tranquil days.
Let me state at the outset there are no ready mantras for such journeys. There are no Reader’s Digest suggestions like 10 tips to make marriages work. It is through a clear perception and understating the nature of the currents of the water, the weathercock realisation of the passage of winds that you will learn the laws if there are any. And let me warn you there are no fixed laws that are applicable for all vessels through all waters.
So we start from the Zero state. That is the state that you have to attune the mind to, to understand the harmonics of the melody of life.
We begin with the premise of life a melody to be sung with effortless ease once you perfect the notes. We do not prescribe to the standard pattern of just seven notes as prescribed by laws of music. Those unsung notes beyond those seven are the ones that breathe life into life. Let us explore those notes.
Have you ever seen a lotus blooming in a pond? The symphony of the moment of bloom is an unsung melody that creates a moment of perfection. The single bobbing sound as the lotus bursts open gives breath the majestic phenomenon of being. We will aspire to being and becoming beyond the monotony of merely living. It is the note before DO or SA… it is the note the serves as the prelude to the melody. A lotus attains beauty after the bloom. But to partake of that beauty, we have to observe the precise moment when it actually begins to be beautiful. Almost like observing the moment when the caterpillar transforms itself into a butterfly. That minute moment of transition from just being to becoming is the zero state from which we begin our journey.
Be prepared to venture into the unknown. This is not a journey fraught with fears. Let your mind meditate on nothingness….. concentrate on the ZERO…. the
From this moment there is no author, no guide. It is only YOU. This is your blog, your passage. Here I will perform the vanishing act and let you be with yourself. The magic is about to begin. So fasten your seat belts and get ready for your flight.
Whoosh!!!!!!!!! I am no longer there from here.
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