In the 70's, a period acknowledged as a sort of modern mystic Renaissance, the Peace symbol was accorded the status of Divinity. I was a child then, and even 40 years hence never tasted the hippie way. But yes, i do understand that symbol is a great summary in how to spend this small life in an infinite cosmic timeline. Like most people, i too Have a family to which i hold myself accountable and bound, albeit happily and out of will. And thus too i am bound to all things that come rushing when you must live the life of 'this world' replete with its norms and sets of regulations. I dont mind. Most of us dont. This is the 9 to 5 way we have chosen. Things are good, because things are in place. But then an outer circumstance comes to ripple your little water of harmony and routine. It can be anything from an office conflict, to an economic recession, or any of those terms we have learnt to live with and cope bravely.Till there is a strife that seems definitely out of your personal scope, like Nations posturing to the other , or communities battling out their ideologies. And while this may be new for you, it has always happened, through recorded history, and indeed mentioned specifically in our collective mythological heritages. Strife, has always been around. Much as we dislike it, Strife is nothing new. Despite all the criticism that came his way, one startlingly simple but prophetic thing the Hippie said, was that, Freedom is a state of mind. Strife, on the other hand, seems to be something that is all about an outer circumstance.Its interesting to note that in the song of God, known to us as the Gospel, Bhagwad Gita, Krishna addresses Arjun the valiant prince not about any outward scene but about the war within. Krishna seemed to exhort that the Great Duality is within, as is, definitely the One consciousness. Mystics in all times and all regions always choose to address the One consciousness.Strife is nothing new, but it is becoming irritatingly repetitive. Are we consigned to always land up in repetition? or can we acknowledge the great divinity that we actually comprise, and move on to a more fresh plot? Take a look at the picture again, Have you noticed the peace symbol is actually as if Shivji's Trisula is doing Sarvangasana ? Om Shanti shanti shanti. (shail gulhati)
Sunday 11 August 2013
A taste of the Hippie inside. A page i want to put in my diary.
In the 70's, a period acknowledged as a sort of modern mystic Renaissance, the Peace symbol was accorded the status of Divinity. I was a child then, and even 40 years hence never tasted the hippie way. But yes, i do understand that symbol is a great summary in how to spend this small life in an infinite cosmic timeline. Like most people, i too Have a family to which i hold myself accountable and bound, albeit happily and out of will. And thus too i am bound to all things that come rushing when you must live the life of 'this world' replete with its norms and sets of regulations. I dont mind. Most of us dont. This is the 9 to 5 way we have chosen. Things are good, because things are in place. But then an outer circumstance comes to ripple your little water of harmony and routine. It can be anything from an office conflict, to an economic recession, or any of those terms we have learnt to live with and cope bravely.Till there is a strife that seems definitely out of your personal scope, like Nations posturing to the other , or communities battling out their ideologies. And while this may be new for you, it has always happened, through recorded history, and indeed mentioned specifically in our collective mythological heritages. Strife, has always been around. Much as we dislike it, Strife is nothing new. Despite all the criticism that came his way, one startlingly simple but prophetic thing the Hippie said, was that, Freedom is a state of mind. Strife, on the other hand, seems to be something that is all about an outer circumstance.Its interesting to note that in the song of God, known to us as the Gospel, Bhagwad Gita, Krishna addresses Arjun the valiant prince not about any outward scene but about the war within. Krishna seemed to exhort that the Great Duality is within, as is, definitely the One consciousness. Mystics in all times and all regions always choose to address the One consciousness.Strife is nothing new, but it is becoming irritatingly repetitive. Are we consigned to always land up in repetition? or can we acknowledge the great divinity that we actually comprise, and move on to a more fresh plot? Take a look at the picture again, Have you noticed the peace symbol is actually as if Shivji's Trisula is doing Sarvangasana ? Om Shanti shanti shanti. (shail gulhati)
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