The Tentacles

 The entire universe rejoice in the sensual life due to the invisible strings that are attached to the senses like the tentacles spread far and wide to grasp the objects of desire. These tentacles are o fine, siky but strong like steel, that it is very difficult to get out of its money grip! The ten senses have ten thousand desires that can never be fulfilled. Still, the humans crave for the fulfilment of these desires knowing fullwell that this objective world is illusory! It is said that "Man is born in ignorance and lives and dies in ignorance". The moment realization dawns on this miserable creature, run by the whims and fancies, desires of the fickle mind governed by the perverted intelligence  as  driven by the ego  it is liberated!  But who wants liberation? Who cares? Moreover, the external spatio-temporal moving scenes of men and matter are tantalizing! The attitude of a well-fed rich person is different from a starving poor fellow. The rich and the blessed ones reveling in good food and drinks will never think of the poor and the starving! This is the way the world is run by the Lord. Each one has to experience, reap what is sown, and spend the prarabhda karma?

   Thus, the illusory objective world on the one hand and the miserable creatures running after it, driven by hunger, thirst, and desire suffer. The misery of the creatures is mainly due to the desire for the attainment of the impossible. Some aspire for liberation, mukti, moksha without knowing what these concepts are! Many a learned sages have advised the miserable ones how to get rid of ignorance and live a life of joy and happiness. In fact, there is no need for search for this joy and happiness that is an inherent nature, svabhva, of the humans. It is due to ignorance that these people suffer and the sufferings is of their own creation!

   As the sages have put it, "The true nature of existence is sat - chit - ananda.: When this is the case, where is the need for a search? One should withdraw from the out-going senses, stop the unnecessary indulgences in the sensual objects and relax. It is this relaxed way of life that brings peace and happiness,

  Meditation, yogic trance, samadhi sthiti, is a beautiful technique to realize true happiness. Practice of yogic trance a few minutes on a daily basis will do the magic. The tentacles are dissolved in the absolute reality of the state of brahmn.