Ends and Means

There's a kind of incomparable elegance and beauty to the simplicity of the deepest secrets of the universe. I very rarely see it in this epoch; people are too concerned with ego to even think of keeping pace with Shiva's dance. The Secret of Secrets has always been within man's reach...why does he so rarely grasp it? There are countless explanations. One would say that the average person needs many more incarnations to grasp the meaning and importance of Religion. Another would scoff at you for even daring to assert that there is meaning in life. Perhaps, it's just The Way of it? But I refuse to accept that as the ultimate truth. I also refuse to incarnate again (those Bodhisattva are just masochists with a clever excuse!) It's such a bother to aspire to Bhakti (let alone attain true worship of Isvara!) but each one of us must break the bonds of Karma and free ourselves from the ever-spinning Wheel of Dharma. Why not do it sooner than later? You could plan a jailbreak with your friends! That's my philosophy, you can call me Frater. With Knowledge for my means; but only Love as my ends!

Author's Note

Ends and Means (1/29/18)

Reviews

[sette]

YOUR PROFILE RELATES WELL WITH YOUR WRITING. THIS IS A PHILOSOPHICAL WORK INSPIRED BY HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM AM I RIGHT?

[Jonny The Savage]

haha I guess it does! I wrote that self-description 5 years ago but it's just as true now as it was then. But. yes, you are right. More specifically, it was inspired by Swami Vivekananda's Jnana, Bhakti, Karma and Raja Yogas

[sette]

ok indeed philosophical but helped us realize a few things. keep on writing.

[G.W. Saitreux]

Intriguing, would realized atman grant me liberation from reincarnation?

[Jonny The Savage]

I guess there's only one way to find out! I still haven't gotten through the sections on the Atman in Swami Vivekananda's Jnana Yoga; I don't know that I could give an accurate answer until I do. I've finished Raja and Bhakti Yoga, but there wasn't much mention of the Atman outside of general definition.