It is often said that everything is predestined. This thought has often made me restless.Even the smallest , most trivial of our acts has an effect and may be this is what destiny is all about-effect of all our past actions. But acting in accordance with our so called destiny , are we creating new causes which will have some particular kind of effects on our future? Can we make a difference at this stage?
I have often read the philosophies of several great men and women about spirituality and similar thoughts but the complexities of the thoughts and scriptures have scared me off too often . May be it is really hard to put the spiritual experiences in words and too hard for a person like me to understand.May be one doesn't hav eto make any effort to be spiritual.May be some experiences happen themselves. All that is required is to stay prepared by getting our basics right by being aware of our thoughts and acts and by being simple and straight at whatever we do.
Indians believe in a' sagun ' ( physical form of God ) and also in a 'nirakaar' form ( all pervasive God without any physical attributes ). However if and when they really pray they find that most of the prayers are being heard. Christians believe in God and Jesus and Guardian angels and they have their own experiences accordingly. Same is true for Muslims , Jews and every religion present in this world. So there is one energy which is present everywhere and which people perceive in different forms on the basis of the way they were brought up.
Humans and non humans are all different forms of that energy. We all are a part of a Big Cosmic Energy system but each one of us has a different level. May be the non living objects like stone etc are the lowest form of energy and from them ( including water, light and air ) emerged other forms of energy . And that makes humans the highest manifestation of the energy levels on our planet. Scientists have identified a phenomenon called ' Emergence'-emergence of planets from debris ; atmosphere from whatever there was on the planet and then the emergence of various forms of life and so on. May be this 'emergence ' is still going on and may be something better would emerge out of the present energy levels on the earth. It is possible that there are entities which are at a much much higher level than humans as a race.
Well , humans are alive and kicking because of that energy level in us which we may call soul or spirit. All living beings ,and may I add , non living beings have that soul but at a different level and I would want to think that they are at a low level than a human but you never know. A staunch Jain person would not even kick a stone as they believe that the stones also feel. However it is widely believed in Science circles that the mountains have a certain amount of energy level in them and many micro-organisms ( specially in initial years of Earth formation)stay alive by sucking that energy in.
Now , everything in this world is made up of energy; and the nature and response of a particular thing is based on its level.And we are surrounded by an all pervasive energy around us. That makes me think do we have a highly intelligent energy encompassing the universe that would respond if the lower energy levels like us really asked for something. When we pray from the bottom of our heart(irrespective of our religion) , we find the prayer answered. Does that mean that if we tap that all pervasive energy , we can change our circumsatnces?
It is also widely accepted that humans use less than 10% of their brain's potential. Is the brain a key to change the circumstances? If everything was predestined and everything had to happen in a mechanical manner then what was the purpose of emergence of humans. No part of our body and nothing in this nature is useless. So why do we have a brain whose potential is yet to be tapped? I think that through this organ , we have been provided with an opportunity and ability to change our circumstances. You know what the latest scientific marvel is ? Playing a computer game with brain-wave . The concept is not new but its application is. I was awestruck when a disabled person could make his image walk in a computer by using his brain wave. That means that if we use or attune our brains in a certain way , we can have the all pervasive intelligent cosmic energy change the circumstances around us. We have been given the power to change our fate only if we knew how to use our brains properly.
Now why am I calling the cosmic energy intelligent ? To be honest I had read this phrase somewhere most probably on the net. But I have used this phrase to convey that this energy level is at a much higher plane than us and it knows what it is doing and has the power to change our circumstances . And that makes our prayers heard and wishes granted.
Our problem is that we just know how to pray off and on. Once we are attuned to God or Cosmic energy , our wish is granted. But we are not able to keep that attunement going on forever. This is where we fail. But I believe staunchly that if we were to know how to use our full potential and attune our brains , we can change our fate too. Realisation of true potential and flow of strong spiritual energy made Savitri challenge death and made our very own Hanuman a Mahaveer.
These are my rambling thoughts. I have no source or proof to validate it. I am not sure whether I am correct and it really does not matter.
