THE DENIAL OF DEATH

THE DENIAL OF DEATH

One of the most profound and influential book I have ever read. Every chapter is like ripping my soul from my body and exposing my nakedness.

The brilliant comparison of the greatest minds of human race who actually understood human race is mind boggling.

I was so happy and yet so sad at the same time when I read it. Happy , because I was learning something so important to understand oneself, a true unbiased mirror. Sad because the person in the mirror is not pretty.

sad also because ,now I cannot look at people the same way. Humanity has lost its respect.. Whatever left of it. 

Humbled by the existence of such humans who could think to such levels and envious because I know I cannot have what they had.

I don't know how much I will remember , how much I will implement, will it make me more morbid, snappy or void.

I know I will not be the same again for some time.

It has made me more hungry to read , more hungry to know more, more determined to understand, and more frustrated in relation to people. 

The explanation that we are death oriented and not sex oriented is very convincing.

It can lead to so many discussions.

Like , all our super heroes , gods , Demi gods, what is the common trait. What is it that makes them admirable?THEY  CANNOT DIE. Immortality is the life long dream of everyone . Pun intended.

Why we admire super heroes, adrenaline junkies, dare Devils. Why do people do that? To see how close they can get to dying and escape it.

Our greed, want for monuments, fame etc, are driven by the thought of living on and our name survives even after we are gone, our small fetish to immortality.

Even our drive to have kids sometimes is just so that our DNA survives after us.

This book is a true eye opener and a text worth studying.

A connection between Hindu philosophy, Greek mythology and scientific theory

A connection between Hindu philosophy,Greek mythology, and scientific theory.

The Greek mythology, has a story of Sisyphus, rolling up a stone and it rolling down again, for eternity.

It's taken as a gruesome, unending anguishing punishment.eternity, timeless.operating words.

A book written by Albert Camus  derives a whole philosophical thought from this idea.

Life is meaningless. Suicide is an option, we are not in control.

Hindu philosophy is on the basis of karma. We born and reborn till we exhaust our karma. Time is just a dimension, for a yogi, or the enlightened one, samadhi is the goal. And once he reaches samadhi, time does not exist. This all is Maya. As there was no beginning, there is no end. Till we don't realise ourselves, we will continue to be trapped in maya, doing what we are doing, which has no point, ion is of no consequence till eternity. Timeless... Same operating words.

Similarly, the Hindu texts talk about yug. We swarn yug. Dwapar yug,treta yug and Kal yug.

We are in this endless cycle of yug, where things keep getting bad, we keep getting away from God, or the source of power, or the centre or our centre, and then we will come to a time, when we  can't expand anymore and then we will slowly start coming back in the reverse order till we meet the source again. Once we are with the one, we start expanding again. A never ending process , timeless. Eternity.same operating word.

Does the above ring a bell?

The Big Bang theory, indicates to the same phenomena, scientifically still identifying the centre. 

It is just that the Indian philosophy talks about us humans, and the Big Bang talks about the universe.

Indian texts are considering the world within us, and the Big Bang theory is concerned with the world outside us. But aren't they both related?

It is interesting to understand the commonalities in these different schools of thought by the great minds, and how in the end TIME, becomes the binding factor, which all are adamant to prove that it does not exist. The take on time by all does lead to think that there is more common in all available knowledge than we know, think or want to believe.

Some random thoughts to ponder upon

The unthinkable thought

If it is an unthinkable thought, can it be thought?

If you think it, it is no more unthinkable

If you don't think it, how do you know it exists?

If it exists, u can think it

If it does not, how do you know?

Thought question

Can u think of one thought which is original.

One belief system that u have come up due to pure understanding

Not influenced by family, peer or any tradition.

Write on the comparison between the 2 thought processes

absurdism and the Indian philosophy, along with science .

How nihilism and Bhakti effect the psychology of the human mind

Bhakti and Gita will achieve more to the goal of absurdism than any other method.

The method maybe different, but the actions remain the same.

Astro logically Jupiter will play a role in both.

Mans constant state of fear and anxiety

All said and done, even if wrong, the Indian philosophy have the answers.

The theory of karma

The nothingness and voidness, all theories to deal with this emotion

They may be very well false, but they serve their purpose.

They are the true answers to nihilism and absurdity.

It gives meaning to the constant and unending unfruitful search

The search for the incomprehensible truth.

Astrology also serves that purpose, the reason and meaning of what is happening.

The beautiful study of the human mind, is seen in the LEFTOVERS, where the society is in chaos.

Just 2%. That's like nothing in the sea of things.

People are not shattered because their loved ones have disappeared, they have because, their concious mind does not have a reason to put to it.

And the mind can only function when we have a reason for everything, right or wrong.

Our lazy brain is forced to wake up

It is not being allowed to go into slumber

The never ending cycles of death and rebirth, just puts the mind at ease.

The attitude of " it's not worth it" is now given a meaning

Even like Albert Camus " the myth of Sisyphus ", contemplation of suicide to deal with the question remains the same, if u r going to be reborn, why give this life up.

If u have a choice to give up this life, u don't know what u will get in the next life, it depends on your karma, hence the whole point of giving up the struggle goes in vain, as the cycle is never ending.

 

A small thought

If it is an unthinkable thought, can it be thought?

If you think it, it is no more unthinkable

If you don't think it, how do you know it exists?

If it exists, u can think it

If it does not, how do you know?

Smile, tomorrow could be worse

Smile

Tomorrow could be worse.

This is not a pessimist point of view but a realist point of view.

How do you know what you are getting is not more than what you deserve.

If there is no god, then what are the chances things will get better.

And if there is god, maybe he is preparing you for tougher times ahead or being kind to you and easing the blow.

Maybe you are not meant for better things, maybe there is nothing better for you out there, maybe you are not smart enough, talented enough or hard working enough to deserve anything better.

You can roll and cry as much as you want, beg and bow as much as possible, thinking that someone out there is listening, but how can you be so sure?

So stop having hatred for anything and anyone in your heart. Stop being jealous and envious of others, stop complaining as maybe they ARE more deserving than you.

Stop living on false hopes of the future and living a life of unfulfilled wishes and regret.

Just enjoy what you have and make the best you can out of it, and also DONT be thankful for what you have, because you deserve it.

Both the good and bad, the bitter sweet memories, the lessons and regrets, 

you deserve it.

There is no grand plan for your life. You are not on TV or in front of an audience, there is no policeman up  there watching and judging  your every move , it's just you.

You are what you get, you are what you deserve, you are what you think you are.

Stop dying for wishes, and peoples expectations,severed relationships  and comparison toys and unfulfilled wants.

Stop dying for things which will not matter in the end

Stop living for a better tomorrow 

And just live...

So smile

Tomorrow could be worse.

Quote

Oh ! The weakness of the human mind. A desperation to align to an idea,a belief,
 just to prove that it can think, it's opinions matter,
 it....matters.
          Saurabh kumar


 A fear driven society, ready to hold on to the first escape route available, to avoid reality, to defer from the truth .anything to to bring the mind to peace, even if it is as far from the truth as possible.
   Saurabh kumar

The selfless man

If anyone understands the basic concept of power and corrupt politics, he should understand that the main aim of the power hungry people is to keep people engaged. Don't give them time to think.
Either keep them engaged in problems, like water , poverty, etc, or problems like religion , like festivals,rituals, beliefs or nothing else than entertainment.
Entertainment like sports, specially in our country, CRICKET.
When they say cricket is a religion in India, it actually is true, not only because how people follow it, but because it fulfils the same purpose as religion, keeps people engaged and mind numb.
There are a lot of parallels of cricket and religion starting with the time they consume.not only during the game but also after ,in "intellectual discussions".

They arise the same emotions , of excitements, adrenalin, love and hate.
Like the epic stories of our country, we have epic games, all like a war field with heroes and villains .
Every year we are bombarded with cups, tournaments etc, for which people will take a day off, spend it with  family, and the country stops running. How different is is than holi or Diwali.
Then we have the standards old divisions of 20-20, one day or test, people pitching against each other, like that of a Hindu, Muslim or Christian.
Then we come to the sub groups and fights about the players, and who is better, like that who is the original god, shiv or Vishnu.
You have people discussing the games, and the players and their score sheets with such confidence with all numbers crunched , and then feeling proud of the knowledge and feeling a cut above the rest, just like a pundit feels superior because he can quote the gita or the Ramayana.
There are friendships broken and enemies made , depending what side your are on, not realising with the fact that any of this knowledge is of no use to you.
This data, or prejudice or preference, or even the wisdom of how a player should have played and who should be on the team does not make your life better in any way.this investment of emotions does not lead to any self improvement or betterment of the society as a whole.
The other psychological problem with sports being a religion is that it very clearly brings out the basic weakness of the human mind and defeats their purpose.
Religion and stories of gods were made so that we can learn from the characteristics of those characters and be a better human being.as we can't do that , we pray to them and escape the guilt of putting any effort on our mind and life, adopt a healthy and pure living and instead we kill and fight in their name. Similarly, sports is encouraged so that we feel motivated and take a form of physical exercise for the betterment of our body,move out of the house, pay attention to our fitness and be amongst nature, instead we sit around with a pizza and beer in our hand in smokey rooms praying to the new demigods for a goal. And when it happens, what do we do?we take another shot.cheers!

People higher up are realising this, and they want the people to stay engaged so that the focus of our energies always stays extrinsic. We never get a chance or the time to sit and think what is happening to us or to our lives.
we spend our money to cheer the teams, then spend in the products the players endorse and then spend on medical care to take care of the diseases they caused.

Our hopes and achievements are not tied to what we have done or going to do with ourselves, but the focus is always outside. We never sit in groups and discuss our strengths and weakness,Re assess our goals, keep a check wether we are on the right path, see how many dreams are fulfilled and how many more are to be made. We don't have time to feel proud of our lives and base our self efficacy on the hard work WE have put in but  instead we base our our ego and self worth on wether our country will win the World Cup and in how many days does the colour of holi disappear from our hands.