Glory And Terror Of It
महिमा और उसका आतंक- इरीना ट्वीडी के द्वारा
यह अहसास कि हमारा हर कर्म, हर शब्द, हर विचार, न केवल हमारे पर्यावरण को प्रभावित करता है, बल्कि रहस्यमय तरीके से ब्रह्मांड का एक अभिन्न अंग बन जाता है, इसमें इतनी अनुकूलता से बैठता है जैसे कि उसी का हिस्सा हो, उसी क्षण में, जब हम ऐसा करते हैं या कहते हैं या सोचते हैं। यह एक भारी, और यहां तक कि दिल दहला देने वाला अनुभव है।
काश हम, गहराई से, पूरी तरह से जानते, कि हमारा सबसे छोटा कर्म, हमारा सबसे छोटा विचार, ऐसे दूरगामी प्रभाव पैदा करने में सक्षम है - शक्तियों को गतिशील करता है; आकाशगंगा तक पहुँचता है - तब हम कितनी सावधानी से काम करेंगे और बोलेंगे और सोचेंगे। इसकी अभिन्नता में जीवन कितना अनमोल बन जाएगा !
यह अद्भुत और भयावह है। जिम्मेदारी की इतनी गहराई और पूर्णता, भयानक और आकर्षक है, जिसमें अद्वितीय होने की तीव्र असुरक्षा और अनन्त अविभाजित पूर्ण का भाग होने की गहन सांत्वना है। और हम सभी को जीवन के इस अद्भुत अर्थ की प्राप्ति, और प्राप्त करने का अधिकार है; हम सब सरल रूप से इस सब का हिस्सा है; संपूर्णता की एकल दृष्टि।
मेरे शिक्षक के निधन के बाद यह बहुत तीव्र हो गया। और मैं गर्मी की पीड़ा, उन्मत्त कुत्तों, गंदे बच्चों, पसीने, बदबू को समेट नहीं सका; क्योंकि वे भी इसी का हिस्सा थे ...
लेकिन यह यहाँ, पहाड़ों की शांति में, धीरे-धीरे स्पष्ट हो गया; जागृत चेतना में एक अलग आयाम से खुद को आसुत। और अब मुझे महिमा और उसके आतंक के साथ रहना चाहिए ... यह निर्दयता है, अपरिहार्य है; एक गहन रूप से साहसी, नशीली उपस्थिति, इतनी हर्षित, असीम और मुक्त। इसे शब्दों में ढालने का प्रयास करना निन्दा है।
मुझे पता है कि जैसे जैसे मैं वास्तविकता के करीब आता जायूँगा, नज़दीकी बढ़ जाएगी, अधिक स्थायी हो जाएगी; लेकिन यह भी कि अलगाव की स्थिति और अधिक दर्दनाक, और अधिक अकेली हो जाएगी ।
मनन के लिए मूल प्रश्न: आप इस धारणा से कैसे सम्बद्ध हैं कि 'हम सब सरल रूप से इस सब का हिस्सा है'? क्या आप उस समय की एक व्यक्तिगत कहानी साझा कर सकते हैं जिसे आपने नशीली उपस्थिति का अनुभव किया है, पूरी तरह से हर्षित, असीम और स्वतंत्र? आपको अपने छोटे से छोटे कार्यों के लिए भी अद्भुत और भयावह जिम्मेदारी स्वीकार करने में क्या मदद करता है?
Irina Tweedie was a Russian-British Sufi and teacher in the Sufi tradition. Excerpt above from her book, Chasm of Fire.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the notion that 'one is quite simply part of it all'? Can you share a personal story of a time you experienced the intoxicating Presence, utterly joyous, boundless and free? What helps you accept the wonderful and frightening responsibility for even the smallest of your actions?
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8 Past Reflections
On Sep 6, 2020 Kevin Decoteau wrote :
Perfect day, perfect time. It seems to me so many are chasing ghosts of who we were or could have been, and knowing? that we can never be that, chasing it pushes it furtheraway. These days are just like you and me, one we are just not able to know it, it is impossible to see our oneness because it is too big for us to take it all in, yet, when we close our eyes, with no words, no expectations we can know the truth.
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On Sep 1, 2020 Patrick wrote :
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.” ~Rilke~
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On Sep 1, 2020 Patrick wrote :
“Oh no dear one, he’s not safe, but he is good.” Mr. Beaver
There is more good going on than we can see, and in it, in Divine LOVE, we are far richer than we know. }:- a.m.
There is more good going on than we can see, and in it, in Divine LOVE, we are far richer than we know. }:- a.m.
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On Sep 1, 2020 Deven Pravin Shah wrote :
It reminds me one more time that I am part of connected consciousness.
I am part of an energy field, and I am also creating an energy field with every thought, every action I take consciously or subconsciously.
The reading also inspired me to be compassionate to myself and others, and let those positive vibrations be part of the space.
I am part of an energy field, and I am also creating an energy field with every thought, every action I take consciously or subconsciously.
The reading also inspired me to be compassionate to myself and others, and let those positive vibrations be part of the space.
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On Sep 1, 2020 Billie wrote :
The responsibility of it is crushing from the standpoint of identity. A thought in this human mind simply comes. Who is this mind to choose and pick? When I step aside there is something greater which holds this me and mind and all of it. Then I see I'm part of the weight crushing, or are we all being lifted against our will? It's rather like that. Will falls within the whole and it too is seen. So then, what am I? I only am just here. I am nothing. I am still here. It is okay.
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On Aug 29, 2020 David Doane wrote :
For me it is a factthat all creation is one whole, and we are simply part of it all. There are moments that I experience the intoxicating presence. For example, that experience has occurred in moments of present loving relatingwith another, in a moment of looking out over the Grand Canyon, in a moment of deep meditation. Those moments seem to be characterized by my being totally immersed in the here and now and in the I am that is my source. Responsibility for my actions isn't frightening for me. It is wonderful or awesome for me. For me it is a factof existence that every action affects every action and that I have some amountof responsibility for my actions, and my experience and awareness help me accept that.
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On Aug 28, 2020 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
Wisdom traditions point towardthe Wholeness of the Cosmic Order. We are an integral part of the Eternal Undivided Whole. What we think, speak, and act makes a big difference in how we relate to the Cosmic Order. When there is alignment or harmony in what I think, speak, and act I am an integral part of the Cosmic Order. My thoughts, words and actions have a strong impact on my internal environment as well as external environment. The inner and the outer become ONE. When my life follows this path I experience the intoxicating
Presence, joyousness, boundlessness and freedom.
When my thoughts, words, and actions are for serving others with no self-serving expectations I feel deep joy, contentment, andfreedom and fullness.My actions are for the welfare of the whole Cosmos. I feel an integral part of the Cosmos. This way of living is called Karma Yoga in the BhagavadGita.
All wisdom traditions teach us to awaken from the sleep of ignorance. Awareness of my thoughts, words and actions keep... [View Full Comment]
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On Aug 27, 2020 Susan wrote :
The title grabbed me on this read and caught my imagination with all the difficulties that we are experiencing in the world and especially in the US right now from the effects and deaths of COVID, to unemployment, the racial divide and crimes, to fires, and hurricanes and the effects of all of these things on the citizenry, on the attitudes and outlooks of my fellow citizens...
But the writing feels like it is an excerpt of a larger piece... like some things are missing... more info on the passing of her teacher maybe...
I felt let down by the content...
Still the title and what that meant to me is perhaps enough for me... the glory and terror of 'it' is real these days for sure, wherever we find ourselves. There is that yin and yang in everything, and our response to 'it' (thoughts, feelings, actions, interactions) does have a far-reaching impact for sure, I feel that personally residing in China going on 5-years now and especially during the outbreak of the virus a... [View Full Comment]