The Answers to all Philosophical Questions in Life.

The Motion:

                Motion is the displacement of an object from one point to another. There is no object in the universe which is not impelled by motion. The galactic systems, the planets, the sun and the moon, the earth and the forces of nature, are all impelled by motion. Motion is the typical characteristic of all the human beings and all animals as well. Without motion, man cannot stand guard against the forces of nature. Also, there are many motivations behind this motion. But as we go deeper we will find that the motion is the result of the ignorance. Motion is the result of false identification of ourselves. Why do we move? Because we don’t know who we are.

Why do we move?

The Differentiation of the subject.

                Motion is the result of differentiation of the subject. The differentiation of the subject is always triggered by a ‘Vritti’. There are millions of Vrittis which bring about the differentiation of the subject. For example, a word is a Vritti, which brings about the differentiation of the subject. As soon a word is uttered, differentiation of the subject takes place, which in turn triggers a motion. The motion then sets forth a series of events culminating in misery. And that is the reason we find why the men of great insight always prefer absolute silence. Because, as soon as the silence is broken, the motion sets forth, culminating in suffering.

Word and an object connected intrinsically. 

                The word is a Vritti, always associated with an object. There is no object in the universe without a corresponding word, and it is the word which brings the subject to the level of an object. Such is the power of the word that the world and its objects emanate from it. The highest meditation is nothing but the undifferentiated subject. Absolute silence is only possible in the highest meditation. In the highest meditation, there is a complete absence of the objects and its corresponding Vrittis. Liberation is nothing but the state of abiding in the undifferentiated subject forever, and the liberation process consists in the elimination of Vrittis which differentiates the subject.

The Superimposition:

                The generation of Chitta Vrittis initiates the process of superimposition. There is a superimposition of the characteristics of the subject on an object. The subject is of the nature of permanence, peace, and joy. Whereas, an object is limited by the constraints of space and time. The following example illustrates this superimposition.

                The child is fond of an ice cream. The ice cream generates a Vritti in the child. The subject of the child is then superimposed by the Ice cream. The ‘I’ faculty of the child superimposes the characteristics of the subject on the object. The “I = Subject” then becomes “I = Ice cream”. The characteristics of permanence, peace, and joy are then superimposed on an Ice cream. The child relishes the Ice cream but is not satisfied because it could not find permanence in it. Because the ice cream as an objected is limited by time and space.

              Therefore, the child goes for more. The child then demands an infinite number of Ice creams to match the permanent nature of the subject but it becomes a failure. Because of  the limitation of the object in terms of space and time, an infinite number of ice creams cannot be procured. When the demand grows more, the mom comes with a stick and teaches a nice lesson. The result of such a struggle would be a disappointment, pain, and suffering. The same is true with chocolates, toys and all the objects of the world.

Kid and the Ice Cream.

The Philosophical Questions:

                For a young man, the objects of the world are different. The objects are his loved ones. From the childhood, the man had practiced superimposition of the qualities of the subject on the object. But nature is willing to teach a lesson. As soon as an object is removed by nature, man feels that he has lost completely. He feels that he has lost the subject itself because of the false identification. The man is then overcome by weakness and cannot stand on his own. He feels the loss of identity. In some cases, man is unable to bear the loss of subject and ends up his life.

                The loss of objects also triggers many philosophical questions in man. The man then asks why injustice is meted out to him. Why it happened to me alone? Why doesn't God help me? Who am I? What am I doing? Is the world real? Why am I suffering? and so on. All philosophical questions don't have an objective solution. There cannot be any external treatment for these questions, and any external treatment again would be in the objective realm and, therefore, inadequate. The solution for these questions is within man himself. This is the only way to recover himself and not by any external means.

Philosophical questions.

Meditation:

                As man experiences more of the objective world and its consequences, he resolves to go back to the subject. The preliminary steps in this resolving process include cutting off all wrong identification with the objects. It involves the non-entertainment of the ‘Chitta-Vrittis’. It involves complete sense control. Self-control denies the formation of Chitta Vrittis. It denies all motion and its consequent suffering. There comes a stage, when the Vrittis are completely eliminated, and when the knowledge dawns, the man abides in the pure subject. There are no more false self-expressions. A self-expression is a degenerative form of the highest meditation. I am writing a blog, and I come down from the level of the subject, and when you read, you come down from the level of the subject, and so on. There are many saints who taught this knowledge by absolute silence. Therefore, meditation is the key to resolving all philosophical questions in life. 

                The message is to cut-off all superimpositions that we have projected so far, and remain absorbed in the subject forever. 

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