being in not being

The clock is past 3AM morning and the trend of thoughts occupying this mind are still not in a good mood of leaving it. Forbidding the eyes to close down. Unlike usual times when you could possibly focus on a singular topic, this mind is occupied with disparate ones, probably germinating from a single cause.

Who knows? Time it is, stretched upon the timeline clubbed with events, some chosen for you and some you have the advantage to choose from! The lifetime. Looking back to the way we were born, the path we followed, the rules that governed us and the choices we made which lead us here can sometimes be more fascinating than any time bound artificial movie can! Calling ma for the first time, stretching the limbs to crawl, making wishes, crying for the unfulfilled wishes and rejoicing the fulfilled ones ... instances. Fundamentally each of the action we take seems to be an outcome of our decision which is possibly governed by the laws of right and wrong. Probably the laws that we know and not the laws that are there. It becomes a little more complicate to assume the presence of laws in reality and the laws we know for the laws we know are nothing but a manifestation of our thought. I choose not to hit an animal may be because my perception of hitting an animal is a sin. Yet i do not abstain from cutting a tree for that may be a law but for me, i am not aware of it.


Perceptions mushrooming from an ever evolving realization in terms of knowledge we gain each moment could be seen as the driving force for all the choices we possibly make. Now if that is the condition can we reason for an absolute right or a wrong choice relative to everything else? Possibly not; for the choice would be an outcome of an individualistic perception sometimes partially influenced. Right or wrong remains an unsolved mystery. A choice can be both right and wrong at the same time hence may not be categorized. However most of the time we tend to fall in the trap of thinking what’s right and wrong in different perspectives. The puzzle has always surprised me for my very own existence and the choices i make are themselves governed by my limited vision. The puzzle of choosing a job, choosing what to say to someone, choosing a piece of garment from a collection, choosing .. choosing ... choosing. With every puzzle that comes along each day the fundamental process towards resolution kind of remains the same. Figuring out the best possible solution from the set visible in front of us.

Solving the puzzle seems interesting, leaves us restless till the time its unsolved and post a solution there’s rejoice or suffering. Rejoice and suffering both bound to the limited time restricted till the evolution of the new puzzle. I guess the life is about solving puzzles, making choices. So what’s the big deal? Probably the outcome! State of suffering or the state of rejoice kind of makes the process for finding the solution a little more complicated. The outcome if rejoice boosts us to do more, drives confidence. The suffering gives a new road. Whatever it is ... someway or the other the outcome leaves a permanent imprint on the course of life. What if we could solve the puzzle without considering the outcome? And remain unaffected with the outcome? We would seem more happy people! More content! May be .. just a thought.

I guess some religions call it the Nirvana. The process of cleansing the perception and realizing the unified whole. Looking at the clear sky i see the clouds and i wish it would rain. But I love the cloud so much that i would possibly want it to float all time. I see the clouds, its floating. The moon seems to play hide and seek quite naturally as any blonde would. Suddenly there’s thunder and it rains. The sky becomes clear making it difficult for the moon to hide any further. The clouds i loved are no more there. The puzzle of loving the cloud and the choice of continuing to enjoy the moving cloud does not manifest into reality! What's right and wrong? Nothing probably. Yet the outcome would be suffering. For i would think .. "I wish the thunder had never been there!". And this suffering further takes you to a different course, a new puzzle .. possibly "would i dare to look at the cloud and love them anymore?" .. I sometimes wonder at the outcomes that consume most of the time leaving rather little time for a new puzzle. For again the outcomes would marginally affect the being if the fundamental perception is realistic. For instance, the cloud you loved is not gone, its only converted into water. And you can still see the cloud in the water with a higher order of realization.

Nothing ever lives and nothing ever dies as this man says "Rien ne se cree, rien ne se perd". Being in love with the cloud and not being in love with the cloud are separate things. However being in love with the cloud and the cloud being in love with you is fundamentally inter-being. In such a case existence precedes being. And shall continue. The forms probably change but the love stays. Dear I don’t know how simple can I make this for you to understand.. yet I think the fear of not being is merely an illusion.

Its seems you are right in front of me so close .. staring and speaking to me like never before .. i wish this could be a constant everlasting state of bliss and that never would i try touching you to realize that you are just pic on the lcd ... yet these crystals do make me realize of your physical absence and every time they do i am kind of amused at the un-reasoned bond i share with the ... the showers of love in the rain ... on the no-8. There’s a puzzle again being in or not being... and its the fear of the outcome that hides the obvious solution .. What if we are aware of the true perception .. which could be nothing more than this ...

you have come into me
the way i have
the way HE has come into us

there has not been a moment
when we did not come-into
but before HE did
HE was there and so were you

there has not been a moment
where we were not inter-within
therefore you know
as long as i breathe
you will continue to be in me ....

2 comments:

Rubin said...

i have had questions about what makes a man look so deep into him that he is willing to sacrifice the symphony of his life...

I feel your thoughts, and I feel the symphony in it. soothes away the pain for sure..




i love the words you choose and the power of the thought that describes it with such panache... :)

Anonymous said...

Very thoughtful.I wonder