Infatuated with Enlightenment
“You may have expected that enlightenment would come Zap! instantaneous and permanent. This is unlikely. After the first ‘ah ha’ experience, it can be thought of as the thinning of a layer of clouds.”
— Ram Dass
My life is filled with stories. Stories about people, gods, dogs, curiosity and introspection. With this article, I intend to share with you my deep recesses. Infatuated with enlightenment comes from a personal memoir that expresses my 23 years. It introduces Three of the most influential type of man in my life. “Man” refers to “Human”. Male or Female, what difference does it make, we learn from everyone.
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During my early upbringing, I was introduced to a religious man. This man woke up early morning took a cold shower and began his ritual. His rituals were interesting. He took a plate with burning cotton thread drenched in sesame oil. Then he circled a bell around. Standing still in front of a picture.
My grandfather referred to him as the “God”. He told me his name is Shiva. Looking at the calendar art, The first impression was ferocity. But my mother did a similar ritual in front of a picture she referred to as, “Krishna”. The impression I got from his was mischief. I became curious to know more about them.
It turned out, there were many more gods like them and all were referred to as the “god”. I filled myself with stories and mythologies of every character. They all inticed a different aspect in me. Some inspired charm, some inspired dance, some inspired devotion, some inspired generosity. My curiosity is still not quenched.
My curiosity still emerges when I hear stories about “Gods”. Gods from Greece, gods from Mayan, gods from Egypt, gods from china, japan, America and so on. I started seeing the similarity in these stories and their intention. These stories provoke aspects of human nature and forces an individual to question. Question the very origin of human past, present, and future.
But I realized a religious man revered only to the other but never reflected on himself. He was involved in pointing faults in others and praising others. This is when I met a spiritual man.
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Now the spiritual man is just like any other man from outward looks. Their actions are full of contradictions. He may live in a Castle or in a small cottage. For him, a brothel and a temple make no difference. For him, an insect and a human stand on equal footing. This man was the most confusing to me.
I could not comprehend his actions until I realize it would be disrespectful of me to try and understand him. No one can understand the intention behind the action of this man. This man can indulge himself in any and every desire yet stays above these desires every moment.
He is never overwhelmed by desires. Instead at a moment's notice, he can forsake his entire wealth and live like a beggar, or He can build a new empire if he desires. This man has no desire. He does anything purely for the sake of his expression. This is a man the only one who knows the game of life. This man may or may not engross himself in meditation, this man has got what the entire world is oblivion of. Now I am not a spiritual man, but you are. You are a spiritual man. It’s just that you have chosen not to believe my words.
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Then I encountered a businessman. This man is a fools hardy person. Finding a way to solve any problems. He is someone I admire because he represents the courage to stand in the game. Personally I found myself surrounded by two types of businessman. A successful businessman and an unsuccessful businessman.
I will talk about a successful businessman here, everything besides Him is the rest. This man is charismatic. He allures the entire world to his charisma and impregnates anyone in his presence. He is a strong and humble human. He can fight the world if he has to and yet bows down to his followers for giving him the courage. He is curious to learn from himself and others around him. He loves himself and the others around him.
This man is very similar to the spiritual man, but a businessman is still under his desire for more. But since he identified his desires with clarity and good intentions he can focus on making them a reality.
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These men consumed my mind for the last 23 years. I can finally rest my mind to ease. Now that I have confined the model, I must move on. I realize I have much to learn and much to grow.
At this moment I have nothing but gratitude towards you. You, who is reading this very sentence. Do you realize, you gave me something no one else could. You gave me the proof of my existence. You are the proof that I, the writer was here who shared his thought. You are the one who gave life to this article. You have all my gratitude for liking or disliking my article, what difference does it make?
