Past-Present-Future...: The Mystic Karmic Connection
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H I n d u I s m
The central doctrine of karma teaches that though a mans present condition is determined by his past
actions , he can influence his destiny ,
in this life and & the future by choosing the right course of
conduct.
H I n d u I s mCREATION ASCRIBED TO :::
* self conscious ,primeval person (purusha : prajapati)-who divided himself & produced a wife-& taking the form of animals and man created the whole universe..
** some say it began as water…some fire..wind ..ether ……..
*** SOME SAID : THE WORLD DEVELOPED NOT BY INTERVENTION OF GOD OR FORCES EXTERNAL TO IT BUT BY A PROCESS OF INTERNAL EVOLUTION OR RIPENING (PARINAMA)
B U D D H I S M
**BUDDHA TAUGHT THAT SPECULATION ON FIRST CAUSE WAS A FUTILE WASTE OF TIME.
**UNIVERSE IS SOULLESS.***IN TRANSMIGRATION,NOTHING PASSES
OVER FROM ONE LIFE TO ANOTHER- ONLY A NEW LIFE ARISES AS PART OF A CHAIN
OF EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED THE OLD.** *EVEN THE GODS ARE SOULLESS..AND THE
WORLD SOUL OF THE UPANISHADS IS AN ILLUSION.
** THE ONLY STABLE ENTITY IS NIRVANA…AND METTA IS TO BE PRACTISED ALWAYS,
J A I N I S M* THE UNIVERSE IS ETERNAL.
** ITS EXISTENCE IS DIVIDED INTO AN INFINITE NUMBER OF CYCLES , EACH CONSISTING OF A
PERIOD OF IMPROVEMENT AND DECLINE.—AND FUNCTIONS THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF LIVING
SOULS - AND OTHER ENTITIES.** TRANSMIGRATION CAN ONLY BE ESCAPED BY
DISPELLING KARMA-AND ENSURING THAT NO MORE IS ACQUIRED.
** WHEN THE SOUL FINALLY SETS ITSELF FREE = IT RISES TO THE TOP OF THE
UNIVERSE , ABOVE THE HIGHEST HEAVEN, WHERE IT REMAINS IN BLISS THROUGHOUT ETERNITY,…..THIS IS NIRVANA FOR JAINS.
A J I V A K A S( AJITA KESAKAMBALAM)
** EVERYTHING IS DETERMINED AND CONDITIONED TO THE SMAILLEST DETAIL
BY AN IMPERSONAL COSMIC PRINCIPLE..CALLED NIYATI OR DESTINY.** IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INFLUENCE THE COURSE OF TRANSMIGRATION IN ANY
WAY.** ALL CHANGE AND MOVEMENT IS
ILLUSIONARY. (QUITE LIKE NAGARJUNAS DOCTRINE OF VOID )
SKEPTISM & MATERIALISM
** MAN SHOULD MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE AND GET WHAT HAPPINESS HE CANOUT OF IT.
**ALL RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES AND MORALITY
ARE FUTILE.(traces of this can be found in artha
shastra and kamasutra)
JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM
**do not believe that individuals re incarnate.**however christians regard jesus as divine incarnate.** mohammedans believe that some prophets may re -incarnate.
1)In the next 380 million years….our originall
ancestors are born,,,,hydrogen…
the universe will be able to create everything because
of it.
There are now billions of stars….but no planet.
Then the most brilliant thing happens::
stars explode…
super nova….Creating uranium ,
copper ,,,and all the elements we need…..for progress…and
in our body.
4.6 billion years ago::
sun is born……
followed by earth …4.5 billion years ago…in a form that has yet to shape
up as we know it today
At this point…earth is spinning at a massive speed.
And then ….a huge object smashes into the earth at a speed of 25000 mph….
Creating
moon
The moon…
helps reduce spinning of earth,,,keeps it steady…and
give bith to seasons…so necessary for future life and
evolution.
4.4 billion years ago..Rain falls…creating lakes and oceans.
And by 3.8 billion years agoearth has permanent moon and
permanent oceans….Now all we need is something important
to create life on earth
Then the most magnificient thing happens…
under water …dna…is created in the form of a
spiral…
life begins as bacteria…there are trillions in you
and me
2.5 bn yrs ago…bacteria learn to consume suns
energy and grow…and in the process learn to create
oxygen.. This is the giant leap…
life as we know it has begun
Next 2 bn years,,,,sky is blue..oceans are
blue..Earth is finally beginning to look like what we know of it
as in today
55o mil yrs ago…life explodes biologically…
marine life is formed.
500 mil yrs ago….fish evolve…spine..
jaw..teeth..Quite like we have..Ozone is created.
400 mil yrs ago…amphians leap out of the oceans to
land…. We are their descendants.
Then come reptiles.
Tropical africa is flourishing with plant life.
300 mil yrs ago….apoclypse takes place..The permien extinction
happens,carbon di oxide is created…70% of species go extinct.
65 mil yrs ago…asteriod slams into earth….Every creature over 25 kgs
becomes extinct…
mamals appear..front facing eyes,,, five digit fingers and
toes…..exactly what we humans will need
50 mil yrs ago….our primates evolve…
10 mil yrs ago..earth morphs to as it is
today..himalayas crop up..panama happens.
7 mil yrs ago…primates live on trees…grass emerges…primates move to land …
apes learn to stand on two feet.
grass ..a maj source of food for
humans ::wheat..sugarcane etc.
800,000 yrs ago..our ancestors create fire..
(setting ground for steam engine of today)
200,000 mil yrs ago..modern humans take
shape..devp sound…learn to talk.
100,000 yrs ago…man learnd to explore…
move..expand,,…migrate,..
By now.. 13 billion years have passed.
Make karma your dharma
** celebrate life.
** stay blessed , stay happy, spread joy, stay
inspired …serve others.
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