There are many ancient knowledge systems both of the east and the west. Superficially they appear different but at the deeper level they present a unity. Prominent aspects that stand among them are
1]
The existence of a Central Reality from which everything comes to which
everything goes. This Central Reality is known by many names, Brahman, Shiva,
Rama, Krishna, Jesus, and Allah---
2]
All religion gives a call to transform or transcends through this Reality. This
is known by various names, Moksha, Nirvana, salvation, birth in spirit and so
on. All these religious systems are the product of the experience of the
individuals who transcended the Central Reality.
3]
All these philosophies tells us that this Central Reality can only be known by
faith. It is beyond our mind and its grasp.
One must note two points here
1]
Depending on the path one takes and how close one transcends the Central
Reality, there are some qualitative differences in perception of the Central
Reality. But the one who transcended the Central Reality stands out by his
actions and is a source of force to lead more to the center. He is a source of
order to humanity. Religion is not their creation. He turns out to be a
messenger or Guru
2]
The multitude of religion and sects is the product of the followers. Who were
influenced by the teaching to form groups, but never once transcended the
Central Reality. The difference between the first and the second is enormous.
The former could be compared to one who lives in light, the other who lives in
darkness. The knowledge source of the latter is the description given by the
person residing in light. Most of us fall into the second category.
We get trapped in the vortex of description created out of parts. It all amounts
to one intelligent blind leading the other. Like a child whose desire for sweets is exploited to make
him do things, most
of the religious leaders handle human inherent desire to see light and kingdom
of God, as a tool for their existence. They form a barrier between individuals
and their realization of God. Unlike ancient Guru’s who lead their
people to liberation and bring his unity with the whole, modern guru’s tend to
form force of their own. Thus religion has become a tool for destruction in
modern world.
The
Worldview of all Ancient Knowledge System
The
worldview of all ancient system is very much similar to one another. [There is a
tendency to differentiate east and west, but I see unity in them] It presents to
us a dynamic system view of nature that has time and change as its essential
property. The ancient seers visualized unity in diversity and diversity in
unity. They visualized this universal system as the product of the union of two
polar opposite which forms one and differentiates in to two. Thus Hindu
Philosophy describe their God Shiva as Ardha Narishwara [half male half female],
Chinese Philosophy understands the Central Reality by Yin and Yang [Male and
female]. Jesus Christ tells he is the Flesh and the Blood of the New –World.
The
Gems of Ancient Knowledge systems
[I
respect all religion and its content, but look with disgrace on how the
communities follow these religions. Though I see unity among all the ancient
knowledge systems, the one, which appeared appealing to me, was the Vedas,
Upanishad and the Chinese philosophy. May
be because it fell in line with my own enquiry into nature and what nature
revealed to me. I read very casually Bible and few books on Vedas, Upanishad,
Buddhism, Bhagavad-Gita, Chinese philosophy and many more religious philosophies
as I left my research career. I chose to read them because I felt some parallels
between what nature was speaking to me and these ancient philosophies. The real
comprehension of depth of these philosophies and their unity came very much
later, when in a moment of quest for knowledge, I happened to stand in prayer
submitting my whole being to unknown force guiding the whole and experienced a
transformation. To experience is one thing but communicating to others was
entirely different aspect. I have experienced the difficulties involved with it
and I am still experiencing it.
The
truth revealed to me by nature, the new foundation to science and the models I
developed and its implications showed many similarities with Vedic thoughts, the
writing of the Upanishad and the interpretation of Chinese philosophy. When I
read Veda, Upanishad and Taoism a second time I could not but help appreciate
the lucid way they have tried to communicate the truth to the people on the
other side. I could not help but call it gems of ancient knowledge system that
is ever written.]
All
religious knowledge system has three basic steps
1] Faith
2] Understanding
3]
Experiencing
Faith
puts you in the right path [to the center], right understanding helps you swim
towards the center evading the sharks that lurks to engulf you. By experiencing
you take a New Life.
Human
mind with all its disturbance gets caught in the middle of the ocean loosing the
sense of direction and fail to reach the target. Vedas, Upanishad, Bhagavad-Gita
tell us the art of swimming in the disturbed waters to that center. In
the battlefield of Kurukshetra, when Arjuna seeing his own kith and
kin’s on the other side, hesitate to take his weapon, Lord Krishna tells,
“Kill
therefore with sword of wisdom [Upanishad] the doubt born out of ignorance that
lies in thy heart. Be one in self harmony, in yoga, and arise great warrior,
arise”
The
central theme of Vedic advice to the humanity says
Taking as a bow, the great weapon of the Upanishad,
One should put upon it an arrow sharpened by meditation
Stretching it with a thought directed to essence of that
Penetrate the imperishable as the mark, my friend.
Faith
is the instinct that comes to your help in disastrous situations. It is life, it
brings order. Faith is a call that keeps knocking at your door. Only those who
can hear it will open the door for Him to lead you. There are two paths one to
the center and the other to the periphery or death. One of these paths is always
dominant. These are two vortexes one directed to the center the other to the
periphery. As one peaks it gives way for the other. This is beautifully
expressed in the Chinese philosophy in terms of Yin and Yang [the male and
female]. It clearly tells us that the seed of the one exist in the other and as
the vortex reaches the dead end the seed of the new vortex develops in it. Those
who hear the call will jump from one vortex to another and save themselves. We
humans cannot escape but being in one of these vortexes. It is the Breath [His
Reality] that Lord Krishna revealed to Arjuna.
The Central Reality exhales only to inhale.
Thus
the essence of all religion is a call to silence the mind, using the real
knowledge and to look to once own soul, know it and be with it.
The
beauty of Veda and Upanishad lies in the fact that it pictures the whole
universe as living one that has a soul a mind and a body. Unlike other souls
this soul and mind is incomparable. Motion originates from this mind, all life
and matter originates from this motion and nature is simply an extensions of this one Living
Entity. It holds the key to death
and life of all other living system. It presents us a quantum world picture that
involves both life and matter as unity. [It
is this picture that I have tried to present to the scientific world, in an
attempt to save my brothers and sisters, who by the ignorance of conquering
motive and corruption, powered by partial knowledge of matter is leading the
whole to destruction].
This
Central Soul is referred as “ Brahman”. It is the Central Reality. Brahman
is visualized as the Embryo that differentiates to form a soul and mind and
develops a body. We the human beings are visualized as individuated system born
out of the Central Reality to form the body. The soul of human beings is
referred as “Atman”. Brahman as
a unity of male and female. He is
described as
He who is dwelling in all things,
Yet is other than all things,
Who all things do not know,
Whose body all things are,
Who controls all things from with in-
He is your Soul, The inner Controller,
The
Immortal.
The
essence of Veda, Upanishad revolves round two aspects
1]
The creation of the world by the self
sacrifice of God, where by God becomes the
world and in the end it becomes again God. The creative activity of the Lord is
called LILA; the play of God and the world is seen as the stage of the Divine
Play.
2] The force behind the creation is Karma [Actions - Good and Bad ]. In revealing the secrets of existence to the warrior Arjuna, Lord Krishna Clearly tells that Karma is not His creation it is beyond Him. It comes from Humanity, the body of the Brahman. Christ tells He is sent by His Father as a Sacrificial Lamb for the Bad Karma [Sins] of the whole world
The Gem of the East on the Crown of the West - The Truth of Veda Enacted in Calvary
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