aryan
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kaj je cas, kaj je vecnost? spet ko bo zacel nekdo prevec resnice govort, se mu bo ocital da tist ki govori, da v resnic nic ne ve. to so le ljubosumne opazke, ki nimajo nbene vrednosti nikjer. al pa zakaj jaz tok "paste-am", a ne znam s svojimi besedami povedat. to ponavad pravjo tisti ki so preponosni da bi sli skoz tist text in ugotovil da cilja ravno na tisto stvar po kateri sprasujejo. ko pa dobijo odgovor, pa ga nocejo sprejet. to je tko kot da pridem bolan k dohtarju in se pol obrnem ko spoznam da se ne morm sam pozdravt. to so vse ego problems.
What is the point of so much philosophy; so many words; talk, talk, talk?
RK, Philosophy is a most practical thing, although it is often not thought of in that way. Through philosophy one can deal with death, and dealing with the problem of death is quite practical. If we neglect this problem of death, then no other endeavor amounts to time well spent. This is not a morbid preoccupation, it is a realistic outlook on life in this mortal plane. Without it, we only perpetuate our misery by endearing ourselves to people, places and things that will be taken from us all too soon by Time.
What is Time? "Time I am, destroyer of all the worlds" says Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita. There is, of course, more to His message than this; but this is the beginning. Once we have thoroughly grasped that this present life we are experiencing is one in which we are born to die, we can begin to know about eternity, where real life begins.
We must cross over the influence of time in order to live the carefree life we are seeking. We cannot find happiness by working against the clock to acquire something in this short life. We can find lasting happiness only by surrendering to the reality of our utter helplessness in the face of material nature, under whose jurisdiction we are controlled. From this recognition of our dire need comes the impetus to call for helpabsolute helpfor we who are absolutely helpless. Thus attracting the sympathy of Godhead, who is ever ready to heed the call of those who are meek and humble, our happy life beyond time is at hand.
It is not death that the philosophical devotees are absorbed in. That is the preoccupation of those who perpetuate death by clinging to those things that have no permanence. All material manifestation, even the sun itself, so-called giver of life, must one day cease to exist. Absorption in these affairs under times jurisdiction amounts to living on death row. Those who are philosophical in the fullest expression gain the courage to say, "I was mistaken". In doing so they find a new life, invisible though it may be to others.
It is at this point that philosophy has served its purpose and can be retired. The positive experience of tangible spiritual life requires no rational validation. It fulfils the need of the heart as nothing else can. It leaves no room for doubt. It is not unreasonable, but it picks up where reason leaves off. My heart pines for this. Everything else pales in comparison.
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