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Authorities and following
It saddens ones heart to see so many people to get lost in scriptures or
the authority of a master. It deeply surprises me to find that there are
so many "organizations" and "interpretations" all hinting at the ultimate
truth. True as it may be that Gita/Koran/Bible have wise words in them,
we seem to forget that words aren't the truth. Words are just words, syllables
and sounds. Everyone seems so ready and armed with sources of authority,
(teachers sayings, Quotes from books etc.) but few seem to have something to
say without relying on a source. Isn't it true that if YOU can't say it,
from a deep understanding of the subject, all arguments are just repititions
and parroting and hence worthless? Because the need to quote exists, it
necessarily implies that you feel inadequate and worthless to make a comment
on your own. There are some of us, utterly convinced about the need of a
guru and some others yet, of the utter uselessness of a guru. But few seem to
be capable of not being confused. The confusion invariably leads to dependency
on a authority, be it a book or a master . But why do we seem incapable of
recongnizing that a dependant person perhaphs will never be capable of
perceiving the truth of the universe? Is enlightenment something that can
be achieved through depending on something. If enlightenment is a state of
realization where the barriers of self dissolve and the whole dissolves in one
and one in the whole, how could a dependant mind be capable of becoming
enlightened?
Does anyone have anything to say on my ranting, preferably something that
you do not quote / something your guru didn't tell you?
raj, any desire to respond? ;-)
Peace,
-ravi kiran
