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Human brain, under various social and cultural influences, loses its natural abilities and instincts. It dwells in the slavery
of words, thoughts, memories, and logic and thrives on the illusory existence of ego or "I". This is the basic problem
of human life; lest we are even able to identify this problem. We have learned that the pseudo image of "I" gives
birth to contemplative factors such as religion, cast, sect, society, nation etc. Due to these worldly attachments, emotions
like hate, jealousy and animosity erupt and cause wars, riots, terrorism and alike. The human body, in the context, loses
its natural sensations and inhabits various ailments and deficiencies.
The Inner World
One hundred and eighty million muscles and veins in the body are under continuous influence of the thought waves. Since
the thoughts are usually conflicting in nature (uncertainty, yes, no etc.), the body cells undergo the same duress. Naturally,
each cell of the body should work in consonance with each other for healthy existence. However, due to imposed conflicts,
they tend to work against each other and send paradoxical signals to the brain. That is how so many thoughts erupt at one
time in the mind. As a result, brain cells and nerves always remain tense and the brain is unable to deal with the whole body
at one time. The body, thus, becomes less sensitive and starts weakening. Over a period of time, the body completely wears
away to what we call death.
In comparison, other creatures in Nature, live in much more harmony since they do not have the thought process such as
ours. They have healthy bodies and do not require doctors. Their mind and body cells are in complete equilibrium and they
are very much part of the ever flowing Nature.
One drop of dew makes the grass to bend. The brain cells, which are hundred times lighter than grass are continuously
weighted under millions of thoughts. Besides, it has to bear the burden of something, which is not there. We are talking about
the illusory existence of mind and "I" which induces an additional weight on the brain cells. With "I"
comes the supplementary afflictions such as social, cultural, emotional and financial factors. Moreover, it has to perform
superfluous tasks of controlling the feelings of hate, love, animosity, friendship and many more. It has to also maintain
the pseudo image of "I" and make the false thoughts appear as reality. Thus, the added burden of religion, family,
duty, ambition etc.
The fact of the matter is that beside all these needless activities, the brain has to take care of natural body functions
like breathing, blood circulation, digestion, defecation and immune system. All these activities are incessant and the brain
is therefore performing dual tasks. That has affected its longitivity and as the consequence, the human life has become shorter.
Even today, people living away from modern civilization have longer life span than rest of the world. Life is Nature's gift
and humans have no right to corrupt and reduce it by senseless means. The mind makes us think that thinking and practical
life is necessary for survival. Ignorant of the truth and giving in to the mechanical process of mind, humans have been unknowingly
and constantly leading a suicidal life. Humans have created Gods, demi-Gods, Scriptures and scientific means in an attempt
to make the life peaceful and happy. Yet, nobody seems to be happy regardless of one?ocial or professional status. The other
creatures in Nature, however, do not think and therefore do not need such flimsy aids to live a happy and natural life.
Modern science has progressed tremendously in the last few decades. It has, sort of, transformed the life of every person
on the earth. It has invented numerous objects of comfort and convenience. In fact, artificial intelligence is invented in
the forms of computers and digital machines. Science has, however, not bothered to see for whom these facilities are created.
Everybody, collectively, assuming that "I" is real and the external means to satisfy and comfort the body can make
mankind happy. They are, however, not inclined to investigate if there is really somebody in the body to enjoy the materials.
In fact, they are not ready to look beyond the physical body.
An Illusion called "I"
Nobody has the insight to observe that "I" is merely a hallucination. It does not exist in truth. Since our
thoughts are influenced by past lives, the strong feeling of "I" is inherited by all the human beings. We are born
with desires, memories and delusions of numerous past lives. We have been genetically conditioned to believe that "I"
is real. Since our thoughts are always influenced by this fallacy, it is not possible to achieve liberation by "thinking".
We have to first acknowledge that we are caught. If we continue to live the way we are, how will the illusion end? "I"
is imaginary and how can one satisfy something that does not exist? We have only known the unnatural side of life and have
not actually realized the existence of the natural and real one. That is how we do not see the web. To be able to see it,
we need a thoughtless mind and awareness.
We shall also have to analyze the way science and scientists work. It seems that all their activities are based on the
"thinking process". Whatever they invent is a creation of the mind. Though the inventions and creations cannot be
termed as illusory, they seem to be only helping and satisfying the "I".
Modern Perspective
A mind caught in the imaginary world of "I" will keep on making instruments that will only support the illusion.
If the scientists can be made aware of this deceit and if they work in harmony with Nature, the whole mankind can be benefited.
We are all living in a dream and accept it as a reality. The scientists are no exception. They are as human as we all are.
Whatever intellect and genius they have, they are also caught in the web of thoughts and ego. Anything coming out of such
a mind will only be a manifestation of "I" or the illusion. The world will seem to be progressing and advancing
but the basic problem of "I" will always remain same. If we do not know who is there in the body to enjoy all the
perceived success, nothing can be achieved.
Science, today, has an authority over ancient scriptures. It has proven them wrong in many ways. Science has come a long
way from the first telescope to nuclear physics. Einstein gave the theory of relativity, which has revolutionized quantum
physics. The contribution of Newton is equally commendable. Together with the laws of motion, gravity and relativity, modern
science is reaching out to explore the Universe. On the other side, quantum physics, has helped dissecting matter and understanding
the power of energy in the nucleus. In spite of these discoveries, scientists have not been able to completely break up the
atom. They have been able to discover that something is there but they do not know why. They know that the Amino Acids are
building blocks of human life but cannot understand the DNA and its molecular patterns. Of late, genetic research has also
started but again science will only able to know "what is there" but not "why it is there". With millions
of words available, they are not able to name a lot many natural phenomenon's.
This forces us to believe that still the knowledge is incomplete. We have daft physicists like Adington , who has said,
"Some unknown power is controlling the world and we do not know how it works". It is very clear that we cannot find
the truth through words. It can only be a natural basic mind, devoid of thoughts, that can be in oneness with Nature. The
brain has the capacity to synchronize with Nature and control life through natural instincts. If humans can understand the
truth and come out of the slavery of thoughts and "I", they can lead a very intrinsic, peaceful and happy life.
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