The theme of 'Dasavatharam,' the latest Kamal Hassan flick, rallies around the Chaos principle, which says there is a reason behind every happening, good or bad. The fluttering of a butterfly in India can cause a rainfall in China, I've heard Sri Sri Ravisankar saying this long way back when I had the privilege to be a live audience to his speech. There are several events which link the fluttering of a butterfly leading to a rainfall in China, howmuchsoever inconsequential these events may appear at the first sight. The same chaos principle.
So when I say "I sing" or "I write", there must be several events which link together acting as a catalyst for me to sing or write. My rendering a song must depend up on the song being composed, the lyrics being penned down, the events which inspired the poet to pen down the lyrics, for eg, say he was inspired to write seeing the innocence and joy of a child, and the amazement of the child might very well be the result after watching an earthworm scroll through the ground. So in this case, isn't there a link between the earthworm and the music coming out of my vocal cords? As a singer, writer, as an artist or as a layman, do we not owe a part of our existence to that 'earthworm' howmuchsoever little or inconsequential the worm may appear?
In that sense, aren't all of us interconnected? Every event, and every other creature in the universe. There is a force which links all the events and every entity in the universe. And acknowledging that force by respecting the existence of every entity, every other living being we come across, isn't that the true essence of spirituality?
-Balu
So when I say "I sing" or "I write", there must be several events which link together acting as a catalyst for me to sing or write. My rendering a song must depend up on the song being composed, the lyrics being penned down, the events which inspired the poet to pen down the lyrics, for eg, say he was inspired to write seeing the innocence and joy of a child, and the amazement of the child might very well be the result after watching an earthworm scroll through the ground. So in this case, isn't there a link between the earthworm and the music coming out of my vocal cords? As a singer, writer, as an artist or as a layman, do we not owe a part of our existence to that 'earthworm' howmuchsoever little or inconsequential the worm may appear?
In that sense, aren't all of us interconnected? Every event, and every other creature in the universe. There is a force which links all the events and every entity in the universe. And acknowledging that force by respecting the existence of every entity, every other living being we come across, isn't that the true essence of spirituality?
-Balu
3 comments:
Really dont know whether there is scientific proof that a butterfly in india causes rainfall in China.(Then again everything cannot be proven scientifically)
But I do know by experience that what goes out comes around.Send postive thoughts out into the Universe (really from the heart) and you can be sure of the 'good karmic' effect.
Hey ....well said...yes, its always interconnected...every action has its roots.
And yes, respect is the true essence..however small the creature may be.
Thanks for dropping by my blog
you've pretty summed it all up, the essence of spirituality. it also comes with a sense of awe...of everything!
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