Dear Jeyamohan
You always present the path of hope. You are an optimist. It is this positive approach that attracts so many people toward you. But is this approach closer to the truth? Is it an illusion? Shouldn’t the writer convey the truth?
Anonymous
Dear Anonymous,
Okay, let’s assume that darkness is the truth. The axiom that ‘nothing has meaning’ is closer to the truth. What are you going to do? Are you planning to give up your life and adopt a nomadic lifestyle? Are you going to sit as a yogi, without any attachment, without any possessions, without doing anything, and without staying anywhere?
If yes, face that truth. Accept that attitude. There are the ways to do it.
I am aware that a yogi can perceive a certain darkness. It is called the darkness of yoga. Absolute meaninglessness. Absolute emptiness. Maha sunya. Of course, there is also some light that they get from it. There are ways to reach it. Follow that way.
On the other hand, if you plan to remain in this mundane world, what purpose does that mentality serve? Is the goal to exist in this world and harbor hatred toward it? Would you waste your life in such a manner? What other purpose does that mentality serve, besides avoiding relationships and confusing actions?
If you intend to reside here, you must establish the ‘necessary’ truths. We create all the truths ourselves in the world. The universe creates no meaning or truth. The truths we have with us are ‘our’ truths. We call them common truths—samaya satya. We live in it. Absolute truth is a special truth—visesha satya. Only yogis can live in it. They, too, should come to a common level for the sake of other people.
If you are not a yogi and lack the mentality and proper training to become one, establish common truths that are suitable for your worldly environment. Live in that.
What you are doing now is just a ploy. That’s what the foolish intellectuals practice. They need everything in this world. But they should also show themselves as living in truths beyond that.
J
