What is Subtle Journey?
Life is very complex. We neither understand it satisfactorily nor know its purpose. After reading modern science, modern management and contemporary social sciences, I could not develop a worthwhile perspective of life until I read the philosophy of the Vedas, the texts which contain the wisdom of the Classical Ancient India. On combining this Vedic knowledge with the modern knowledge, we can understand life and its purpose fully. That purpose then we can achieve through the practice of Meditation.
Life is full of mystery. We often wonder how this universe came into being. Was there anything before the universe originated? If yes, then what was that? We also sometimes wonder why we die one day. What happens to us after we die?
Another category of questions that often baffle us includes, what is the real purpose of life? What is our ultimate goal? What kind of journey can take us towards that goal?
Even though we are living in the Post-modern Era, yet even the tremendous advancement of knowledge has not delivered the answers. Social thinkers today are disillusioned with the inadequacy of logic and reason in explaining life in totality. Similarly, scientists too, have also been faced with a similar bewildering situation created by the discovery of the subatomic particles, which are also called the Elementary Particles. These particles do not follow the established Laws of Physics! The very foundations of classical physics have been shaken since these particles defy the scientific accuracy of measurement and exact reproducibility of those measurements! Their behavior is described by the new physics called the Quantum Physics. However, no theory to date has been experimentally tested that successfully explains their strange behavior.
While the search for the right answers is still on, I want to draw your attention to an ancient knowledge which seems to solve these puzzles. It is the wisdom contained in the Ancient Indian Texts called the Vedas. They are the huge reservoirs of complete knowledge. By complete knowledge I mean that this knowledge comprises both, the knowledge pertaining to the physical world as well as to the non-physical or transcendental existence. All ambiguities start disappearing when we try to combine the scientific knowledge and the Vedic philosophy.
Vedas mention that there exists a Consciousness of Cosmic proportions which creates and controls the universe, while staying on a different plane than our universal plane. Quantum Physics supports the existence of a universal or cosmic consciousness. The elementary particles are found to exhibit an associated consciousness and this consciousness is linked to the consciousness of other elementary particles. This means that even lifeless matter in the universe has an underlying interconnected consciousness visible at the micro level. This information seems to validate the Vedic concept of Cosmic Consciousness, while the weirdness of the elementary particles gets explained by the theory provided by the Vedic concept of Cosmic Consciousness.
Vedas also tell us that life is a journey where we travel through different states of our consciousness until eventually our consciousness expands to become one with the Cosmic Consciousness. This journey of self-improvement is what I call a Subtle Journey, or an indiscernible journey, since this journey is our progression towards higher levels of existence which cannot be perceived by others.
This journey is best undertaken through the technique of Meditation, along with its two vital parts of Yoga and Pranayama. If your body does not permit the practice of Yoga, it is fine, as long as you can keep your body fit through other means of physical fitness. Meditation is normally done sitting on the ground on a slightly cushioned rug, preferably woolen. However, if you have difficulty sitting on the ground, you may practice it sitting on a chair or on a bed as well.
As we begin this Subtle Journey by learning the philosophy of Meditation and by practicing its technique, the process starts taking us to the higher levels of awareness of the self and the universe through the activation and balancing of our Chakras, which are the energy centers in our body. All our Chakras, starting with our initial Chakras at the root of our spinal cord, to our highest Crown Chakra at the head, where the Consciousness resides, start getting activated. We start moving from bad Karma to good Karma, from our narrow mental horizon to a broader one. We eventually realize our full potential when our consciousness expands to become one with the Cosmic Consciousness.
Life is full of mystery. We often wonder how this universe came into being. Was there anything before the universe originated? If yes, then what was that? We also sometimes wonder why we die one day. What happens to us after we die?
Another category of questions that often baffle us includes, what is the real purpose of life? What is our ultimate goal? What kind of journey can take us towards that goal?
Even though we are living in the Post-modern Era, yet even the tremendous advancement of knowledge has not delivered the answers. Social thinkers today are disillusioned with the inadequacy of logic and reason in explaining life in totality. Similarly, scientists too, have also been faced with a similar bewildering situation created by the discovery of the subatomic particles, which are also called the Elementary Particles. These particles do not follow the established Laws of Physics! The very foundations of classical physics have been shaken since these particles defy the scientific accuracy of measurement and exact reproducibility of those measurements! Their behavior is described by the new physics called the Quantum Physics. However, no theory to date has been experimentally tested that successfully explains their strange behavior.
While the search for the right answers is still on, I want to draw your attention to an ancient knowledge which seems to solve these puzzles. It is the wisdom contained in the Ancient Indian Texts called the Vedas. They are the huge reservoirs of complete knowledge. By complete knowledge I mean that this knowledge comprises both, the knowledge pertaining to the physical world as well as to the non-physical or transcendental existence. All ambiguities start disappearing when we try to combine the scientific knowledge and the Vedic philosophy.
Vedas mention that there exists a Consciousness of Cosmic proportions which creates and controls the universe, while staying on a different plane than our universal plane. Quantum Physics supports the existence of a universal or cosmic consciousness. The elementary particles are found to exhibit an associated consciousness and this consciousness is linked to the consciousness of other elementary particles. This means that even lifeless matter in the universe has an underlying interconnected consciousness visible at the micro level. This information seems to validate the Vedic concept of Cosmic Consciousness, while the weirdness of the elementary particles gets explained by the theory provided by the Vedic concept of Cosmic Consciousness.
Vedas also tell us that life is a journey where we travel through different states of our consciousness until eventually our consciousness expands to become one with the Cosmic Consciousness. This journey of self-improvement is what I call a Subtle Journey, or an indiscernible journey, since this journey is our progression towards higher levels of existence which cannot be perceived by others.
This journey is best undertaken through the technique of Meditation, along with its two vital parts of Yoga and Pranayama. If your body does not permit the practice of Yoga, it is fine, as long as you can keep your body fit through other means of physical fitness. Meditation is normally done sitting on the ground on a slightly cushioned rug, preferably woolen. However, if you have difficulty sitting on the ground, you may practice it sitting on a chair or on a bed as well.
As we begin this Subtle Journey by learning the philosophy of Meditation and by practicing its technique, the process starts taking us to the higher levels of awareness of the self and the universe through the activation and balancing of our Chakras, which are the energy centers in our body. All our Chakras, starting with our initial Chakras at the root of our spinal cord, to our highest Crown Chakra at the head, where the Consciousness resides, start getting activated. We start moving from bad Karma to good Karma, from our narrow mental horizon to a broader one. We eventually realize our full potential when our consciousness expands to become one with the Cosmic Consciousness.
