Valuable treasure of consciousness

Man is able to achieve what he is not even able to imagine. A few hundred years ago nobody would have imagined about the scientific progress that the contemporary man has achieved in the recent times. Have you ever wondered about the origin of such imagination and creativity? The valuable treasure of all the imagination, creativity, skills, abilities, strength, knowledge, peace, happiness and love resides within, in your consciousness. Even then the contemporary man remains restless, fearful, depressed and unsatisfied. How unfortunate and how paradoxical is that?

There was a beggar in Mumbai, who lived, slept and begged at the same spot throughout his life. One morning, he didn't wake up. People gathered all around and started talking about the dead beggar. Someone suggested that since he didn't left that spot for many decades, he must have hidden his savings around the same spot. They started digging the place, and found a few small packets of change, here and there , while digging. Someone else suggested to dig deeper. As they continued to dig deeper, they found a antique treasure with a lot of jewels and valuables from the same spot. Someone commented, “How unfortunate the beggar was? Throughout his life he continued to seek pennies without knowing that he is sitting on top of such a valuable treasure.”

What is the most important subject in life?

My nine year old daughter asked, “Dad, we have so many subjects now, literacy, maths, science, social studies, music etc. What do you think is the most important subject in life?”

After a moment of pondering, I said, “My dear, the most important subject in life is the life itself – the subject of Self knowledge. But it is ironical that it is not taught in the schools or colleges.”

“Not one more subject, Dad!”, my daughter laughed away the discussion. However, it gave a point to ponder and the subject of my next blog.

There are two aspects of life – one is the outer world, which can be perceived with the help of five senses. We all live and conduct in the outer world. However, while conducting in the world, the state of our mind, the state of our inner peace, the state of our happiness, our mood, our emotions depend on the inner world – the world, which is beyond sensory perceptions. Similarly, the knowledge or the wisdom also has two aspects – the outer wisdom of the world and the spiritual wisdom of the Self- the wisdom of the inner world.