What is the State of Space, Speed and Time
in Meditation?
The Wonderful Secret of Life When life's passage through experience reveals that silence is our space, full of luminous and mighty secrets
As you can all see, it is a beautiful day today. The flowing water is indicative of the speed and the direction of the wind. The sun is about to rise in its full glory, and the atmosphere is divine, gorgeous, and peaceful. It seems as though that something is overshadowing the sheer spectacle and presence of beauty here and now, thus reminding one of his and her lover - and there is no love greater than one's love for God Himself.
That which reminds one of his and her lover is bound to be the most beautiful and dear sentiment, and the very thought of remembrance saturates one with an overwhelming sense of passion undescribable. What is love? The one whom we call God is LOVE alone. The very act of creation, from whence life, sprung forth and in whose bosom one feels boundless joy and love, huddling is welcomed.
It is after three days that the mobile phone is finally working again properly, and it has taught a befitting lesson that, how ignorance can be a hindrance in life. It has revealed how an otherwise perfectly flowing life, could suddenly come to a halt, bringing with it much pain that can drastically affect the mind-body complex. Due to ignorance, we fail to achieve our coveted goals in life, and I have been thinking for long, the reason why I was disinterested in studies, and yet, I was so keen to understand life, perhaps this is what God had desired of me. I was not at all interested in the world, but my selfless love for the world was boundless rest assured.
Ignorance is the root cause of not only dis-ease in life, but it is the worst form of the disease, and it will not only be injurious to your life, but it will greatly affect you in the society you live in, including your spiritual life, mental wellbeing, and intellectually also, and it will leave you in a state of irreversible pain.
I wish to reiterate that in life, I have never listened to anybody or anyone. I have always believed in myself, and I always followed my gut instincts and my personal experiences. The very same is true with everyone else too, but the only absurdity here is that you are forced to listen through fear bit it religion, a Guru, and everything else in life. You should not accept anything or listen to anybody in life. My mother would order me to complete certain chores, I would ask her for reasons, as to why I need to even agree to complete the tasks handed to me. If the reasons offered, are credible and good for the welfare of everyone including myself, then I would consider them, otherwise, I would refuse. I would assess the task and the after-effect it has had as far as my mother is concerned, that is by agreeing to, and completing such tasks how did my mother benefit from such chores in her life?
If my mother did not benefit herself from such duties, then why would I even want to agree to carry out such tasks? Both relationship and life have their places including one's wishes, thoughts, and feelings too. Life is meaningless and a burden, if you do not adhere to being honest and truthful. Without these key traits, life will be hopeless and worthless, and your efforts to help others will be useless. It is easy to say that your honest, but it takes years to traverse the path to acquire the right to honesty.
One can easily say that I can meditate proficiently with my eyes closed. The fact that with eyes wide open you have failed miserably to master the art of living and appreciating the grandness and the beauty of creation, then by closing your eyes, how, and in what way has it benefited you? We decide to relax such that we may be able to comprehend life better, but if we are unable to relax at night by closing our eyes, then of what use is it to close the eyes during the daytime?
If I wish to talk about speed, time, and space, it becomes necessary for me to understand the meaning of LIFE? It is also important to discern and therefore understand the creation that we behold through our eyes, is it not? From the very outset, I wanted to understand Life's purpose - that is, why am I here? Although, I did not quite understand the purport of the word 'motive' or the reason behind this vast creation as a child. I simply wanted to know the vastness of this creation, since everything around me seemed rather strange as I eagerly sought to figure it out.
The desire to know stemmed from a very young age, and I often observed my Mother, and inquired, 'How does she walk and talk? Why does she fight with everybody? Why does she argue with Father? Why is there an argument in the household? Why is everyone reacting in this manner, and what are they all doing? How are they all benefitting by reacting in such a way? As a child, I would hide myself in a 5 square foot enclosure and spend 5-6 hours in a state of hollowness - from time to time all I could hear were the footsteps of family members walking past or around the enclosure. I could hear Mother yelling at me, and I could not even reply, to let Mother know that I am in the enclosure.
The family members would search for me, and they would realize that I was in the enclosure. I recollect, not even knowing my identity, as I would hide in the enclosure for hours on end with no particular reason either. The questions running in my little mind at the time were, 'Why am I born in this household, and what is my connection with these people? Why are Mother and my aunties behaving and acting in such a way? Why is Father such a wonderful human being? Why do these members behave in such a cruel manner with Father? Every scenario and moment turned into a question for me, and I wanted to get to the bottom of it all. While staring at the skies above, I would remonstrate, 'Oh God, I do not wish to be like any one of these family members!'
I do not need to be in this creation, then why am I here? I could never emulate a person nor even desire to become like anyone. I always felt and thought that I was a useless and irresponsible person in this world, as I have never been able to accomplished anything in life to date! Though I had a deep love for everyone, yet paradoxically I did not want to be like anybody. I started frequenting Gurughar (Gurudwara), and upon seeing the Spiritual heads, ceremonial readers, including scholars (Pandits), question after questions would arise, as I would observe them for long periods. People would kneel in front of them and take their Blessings, and there I was as an 8-year-old young girl, seated at the back of the Gurudwara, taking notice of every situation unfurling with keen attention.
I recall, at every stage in life I refuted and refused to accept the world - I did not even contemplate studying, nor did I want to watch any films. I was not interested at all in the things of the world - my only admiration and love were for LIFE alone, be it my own life or that of others around me. I loved LIFE and that is it - having an analytical mind meant that I would question everything, which includes my desire to learn why and how people think, feel, see, live, question, analyze, and perceive life as a whole. Understanding these facets of life from the perspective of human beings was my idea of understanding the basis of creation. Thus, when such a person has observed life in this manner, what has s/he learned and achieved, is what I yearned to comprehend, lest life deprived me of acquiring this understanding.
Whether it is the experiences of Baba Nanak, Kabir, Farid, Hazrat Muhammad, or Krishna - I just could not acknowledge them outright. However, if I underwent the experiences shared by these Divine Persdonages then I would bow my head in absolute reverence with love and complete surrender.
I was young when I first traveled by train with my Mother, and I noticed that as the training picked up speed, the nearby trees, plants, and shrubs also appeared to move in the opposite direction. In my little mind, I thought how beautiful this journey is going to be.
I noticed that as the train picked up speed, the trees outside also appeared to move along, which was rather exciting. I did not quite understand what was happening, and being a young girl, I did not know anything about time and speed? I remember asking Mother, 'When next will we be traveling in a bus or a train?' We boarded a fast-moving train once almost after 3-4 months, and we were traveling to a distant place called Malerkotla, a district in the Indian state of Punjab. While seated on the train, I noticed that the nearby trees moved fast, and the trees farthest would also move very fast. However, the trees in between appeared to be stationary, so I asked Mother, 'Why aren't the trees in between not moving?' Mother replied, 'None of the trees are moving, but what is moving is the train.' I exclaimed, 'No! If the trees were not moving, then how could we see them?' Mother replied, 'I do not know, but all I can say is that the train is moving.
Yet another incident that I wish to share, is that as a child of approximately 5-6 years of age I was asked to look after Preeti, who was my uncle's daughter. Whenever my aunty was busy, I had to take care of Preeti, and she would be next to me sleeping on the bed, and my hand would be on her trunk. I would notice from time to time that Preeti's breathing would stop intermittently, so I asked Mother, 'Bibi, Sometimes Preeti stops breathing.' I shared this fact with my aunty also, but nobody acknowledged this and no one listened to me.
I must have been around 17-18 years of age when I moved and settled in Canada. It is a known fact, that whatever we think and desire, LIFE somehow fulfills these wants. The very questions that arise within us, can pave the path that we end up traversing in the days to come. The questions we pose today, become the milestones of what is to unravel in the future. A doctor of pediatrics once appeared on the television show, where he discussed that children's breathing can stop intermittently and briefly for a few seconds for the first 6 months of the child's life.
At age 8 years, I had witnessed the trees moving with great velocity whilst I was seated in a fast-moving train. This particular event revisited me at the age of 12, and the answer to this anomaly dawned when I was 35 years of age!
What is Google? It is a fully automated search engine, comprising vast data from around the world in every field, be it psychology, business, etc. I have a question for you, 'What is that is similar to Google that contains all the information required that is inherent in us?' It is Consciousness (Chetna) and nothing comes anywhere close to Google than Consciousness.
Is there any similarity between sleep and meditation (Dhyana)? Are they the same? Are we in a meditative state while we are asleep? When we have no understanding of sleep and it fails to induce rest, how then can we attain any peace during meditation?
What is sleep? During sleep, where is Consciousness and what are the states of the mind and the intellect? In deep sleep, where is the very Essence of the SELF (Atma)? Do you know? Life is so beautiful, simple, untainted, and priceless. It is the Dharmic Gurus (spiritual teachers), politicians, and actors that are responsible for brainwashing and bringing disrepute by severing our innate beliefs and values. We must begin our search within because LIFE is truly magical, and DIVINE beyond words. You are perfection itself, a walking Sacred Text as well as a Divine BE-ing and an era (Yuga) in its entirety. Knowing these facts, how then can I not LOVE you selflessly?
Believe it or not, I can discern information or something about a person very quickly. Even, at the age of 8 years, I felt as though am I being delusional as I could not quite figure out the dissonance when I questioned life. This has been the story of my life to date, but the flow and speed of LIFE are remarkable because though paradoxical they may appear, LIFE as a whole, nevertheless assists you through hurdles and failures to grow and progress until you PASS with flying colors. How and why then would you despise and dishonor LIFE? Dharam or one's duty in LIFE should be to honor everything in CREATION. A Dharmic individual will see and appreciate the ONENESS of LIFE through the art of PURE LOVE, and will NOT side hatred and brutality or division.
If LOVE does not endow one with the attributes of sacrifice and surrender, then this cannot be the definition of TRUE LOVE. Likewise, Duty is Oneness and duty is also Khuda (Godly) and LIFE itself is a Sacred Text. If you have failed to read the beauty of LIFE, then whom can you rely upon that will help you understand this TRUTH? I am afraid no one can, not even a Guru, Pir, or a Paighambar can help you understand this fact of LIFE until you do NOT understand it yourself.
Tomorrow I shall discuss time, speed, and space. I will endeavor to explain it well concerning meditation. Take care, and God Bless you ALL!
Translated by Paresh JIvanji
जीवन का अदà¤ुत रहस्य जब अनुà¤à¤µ के राही जीवन यह बताता है कि चुप ही हमारी अंतरिक्ष है, जो प्रकाशमान और शक्तिशाली रहस्य से à¤à¤°ी पड़ी है