GOD : good orderly direction borne out of the all pervading cosmic intelligence which is accessible at every moment for every situation only in the here and now. The most profound and elaborate manifestation of this intelligence is the human being itself.
The intricate bodily functions, the life giving bio-chemical reactions, the master code of every behavior held in the genes, the capacities of the brain and the whole harmony orchestrated by the breath to create a living entity capable of interacting with the universe created around it by the same creative force. The beautiful cyclic laws of nature, the bounty of a living planet, the well balanced dance of the planets, the bountiful resource of the sun and the stellar interplay. The one mind that governs the whole as amply demonstrated by mystic sciences (like astrology and related sciences), which demonstrate the interdependence.
All this provides ample evidence and irrefutable proof of a universal consciousness having far greater capabilities than imaginable, of restoring peace and harmony in creation itself and our lives. This universal consciousness is both the source and the purpose of all creation. And to take assistance of this higher power of which we are an integral part all we have to be is open-minded in accepting its existence and willing to let go of the restrictions we ourselves place upon it by clinging to our limitations of the past and its reflections into the future. This is the mould that we have to break, the ego (edging God out) we have to lose, the surrender one has to bring into effect and then the magic begins.
The central point in reestablishing God’s kingdom within us and which in turn reflects around us is – to turn our life and our will over to the care of God; surrender. Thus the victory is won only through surrender.
But to surrender one needs to lose, drop the pretence of being able to control ones life and stop trying to manage it – in other words refrain from using our self will and limited intelligence and wisdom to produce an even more limited life, seemingly well defined but utterly constricted life, devoid of the principle of uncertainty which is the vital ingredient for a child like wonder and for creation itself. Coz wonder is the very wool dreams are made of, the very fabric that allows the universal consciousness to permeate into the individual self, flowering the imaginations of the mind to dream a better reality and the actions that follow the thought to realize it.
But as we grow, spend time, we get caught up in the whorl of our collective past experiences which form the boundary of our intellectual or thought domain. It is with this limited perception of reality that any uncertainty breeds in us either hope or mostly despair. Despair leads us to seek a release using our limited intelligence which makes us grope for methods and means while all the while harboring doubts of the outcome which in itself is self defeating. Hope on the other hand is blind to all the limitations; all it nurtures is a secret desire for the objective coupled by a belief, which positively affects the outcome. And it is always the strength of the desired outcome that affects the means and its effectiveness and when coupled with a sense of justification (dharma) with reliance on a higher power, it paves a road where there was none, creates opportunities magically and opens portals of strength and resources within us that we ourselves never knew existed; astounding us with what we ourselves are capable of accomplishing.
One cannot completely loose the self will (samadhi) and still partake in the process of creation coz it is the self will itself that gives definition to the undefined universal consciousness. – This is the reason why master Ramakrishna rebukes Swami Vivekananda for all the time immersing himself in the consciousness and only gratifying himself as then he would not have accomplished the task of rising the collective consciousness of humanity which is possible only when he partakes in the normal world after tasting the nectar. Coz a single experience of the Samadhi state is sufficient to bring about a realization of the immortal, all encompassing, all pervading nature of the self of which we are embodiments. With this realization it is impossible for one to reside anywhere other than in the here and now and depending on the placement of the individual, his self will becomes a net resolution of the wills around him while all the while his mind is reposed in the oneness of the benign self, thus dictating all his actions-thought, word,deed towards furthering collective harmony and well-being.
