Yes, this comes thr’ after a while (Break ke Baad). The reason being that nothing was happening really which deserved to be reported / re-acted upon.
The Thursday philosophy lectures at my Residence started a month back with lots of fun and fare. Many wanted it, demanded it and worked to get it started. But unfortunately, it started fizzling out also that soon. It was difficult for people to come regularly as something would crop up that day which deserved their priority attention dis-abling them from coming for the class. I am sure most of times it could be genuine. And so, the 2nd class was attended by 3 people (one of them being an outstation ex-student). The 3rd class had 0 attendance and so was the 4th class where 2 people landed up 1 hour late. Perhaps, this did not come as a surprise to me having had such experiences on previous occasion too. But still, I gave it a shot since the supply must be there if there is a demand. If the demand goes/ dissolves, the supply must wait. But just a thought on why this happens? The reason is simple. The general belief is that satsangh or philosophy class is one more sphere of knowledge we need to invest in along with everything that we do otherwise (studying, jobbing, loving, businessing, lazying etc). but this is not so. Spirituality, is not one more field of enquirly / study/ knowing. It is the base of eberything that we do in life. It is the correct attitude/ state of mind for doing whatever we do. There is no separate blue print for leading a spiritual life vis-à-vis a worldly life. Laws of life / living are the same.
And so, to study what should be the law of life. I need to know.
Similarly, to do business / profession, what law of life, I need to know.
Similarly, to win over my beloved, what “ “ “.
Similarly, to keep her with me, “ “ “.
Similarly, to let her go (if she has to), “ “ “.
Similarly, to enjoy my senses (sensual), “ “ “.
Similarly, to marry, “ “ “.
Similarly, to groom my child, “ “ “.
The list is endless – to accept life / birth / death / pain / sufficiency / anxiety / enjoy / beautify – what do I need to do. Wht is the time tested eternal Law governing how I live / how I think / how I relate etc. this is, in my understanding, the agenda of any philosophy class.
Perhaps, when this is not fully understood, satsangh becomes secondary to living the other more pressing spheres of living (eg: study, business, children etc) and we say “ Once I have finished all this (post retirement), I will devote more time for knowing these Laws of Living”. It is as good as reading the “User manual” after spoiling the instrument / appliance by our own instinctive Trial and error. Think about it. These Thursdays will never come back then…
Take care…
The Thursday philosophy lectures at my Residence started a month back with lots of fun and fare. Many wanted it, demanded it and worked to get it started. But unfortunately, it started fizzling out also that soon. It was difficult for people to come regularly as something would crop up that day which deserved their priority attention dis-abling them from coming for the class. I am sure most of times it could be genuine. And so, the 2nd class was attended by 3 people (one of them being an outstation ex-student). The 3rd class had 0 attendance and so was the 4th class where 2 people landed up 1 hour late. Perhaps, this did not come as a surprise to me having had such experiences on previous occasion too. But still, I gave it a shot since the supply must be there if there is a demand. If the demand goes/ dissolves, the supply must wait. But just a thought on why this happens? The reason is simple. The general belief is that satsangh or philosophy class is one more sphere of knowledge we need to invest in along with everything that we do otherwise (studying, jobbing, loving, businessing, lazying etc). but this is not so. Spirituality, is not one more field of enquirly / study/ knowing. It is the base of eberything that we do in life. It is the correct attitude/ state of mind for doing whatever we do. There is no separate blue print for leading a spiritual life vis-à-vis a worldly life. Laws of life / living are the same.
And so, to study what should be the law of life. I need to know.
Similarly, to do business / profession, what law of life, I need to know.
Similarly, to win over my beloved, what “ “ “.
Similarly, to keep her with me, “ “ “.
Similarly, to let her go (if she has to), “ “ “.
Similarly, to enjoy my senses (sensual), “ “ “.
Similarly, to marry, “ “ “.
Similarly, to groom my child, “ “ “.
The list is endless – to accept life / birth / death / pain / sufficiency / anxiety / enjoy / beautify – what do I need to do. Wht is the time tested eternal Law governing how I live / how I think / how I relate etc. this is, in my understanding, the agenda of any philosophy class.
Perhaps, when this is not fully understood, satsangh becomes secondary to living the other more pressing spheres of living (eg: study, business, children etc) and we say “ Once I have finished all this (post retirement), I will devote more time for knowing these Laws of Living”. It is as good as reading the “User manual” after spoiling the instrument / appliance by our own instinctive Trial and error. Think about it. These Thursdays will never come back then…
Take care…
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