Journey to the grave

  • Mind’s default mode

I think Our default mode is survival. Each and everything we do is from the survival instinct. Urge to save is to protect our way of life. We want to stay healthy fit and do not want pain and suffering to protect ourselves to ensure our survival.

We are social animals. This has been one of our most successful strategies to survive.

Given we are social, we want to be loved, respected. We will go any length to get validation and feel emotionally protected. Our jealousy, trying to be superior is the urge to be on top of the social ladder and being able to control.

Subconsciously we are being driven by this need.

Our anticipation, worry, anxiety all arise from our survival need. These are the tools mind uses as it wants to protect ourselves from external or future threat.

 

  • Reality

Now if I can take a step back, if I can come out of my small self and our little world and try to see from a cosmic level, a whole different reality emerges.

We notice that the universe has been has been on a journey 13.6 billion years. It has been expanding on and on.

Earth was created and life appeared and evolved into more and complex life forms Life forms are just expression of this eternal flow of life. It is just a tiny expression of the eternal flux which perishes and newer forms emerge. This has been endless story of birth existence and death.

We do not exist as ourselves. Our life exists in the framework of the broader context of life. Our story is just part of this continuum of life and death.

If you notice carefully, you will notice that our definition of I or who I am, itself, draws the line between us and the rest of universe.

This is the most enigmatic, wonderful mysterious part of life.

Our very appearance ensures life’s continuity and yet this expression itself has no intrinsic value in itself. The form must die to make way for newer forms

We, as expressions, are now separate. We are now limited. We want to live on – and our survival journey begins.  

 

  • Heading to the grave

Because of our survival instinct, we always try to protect ourselves by creating a cocoon around us. An imaginary shell which we feel will save us from pain and suffering. We want to run away from death. Death is a curse and we will do anything to avoid / delay death.

So, in effect we try to go to our grave with peace happiness minimum pain. When we rush thru life – we are in effect running to the grave.  

I think, in effect human story is the story of journey to the grave.

 

  • Where does this all lead to

At this time the question is– what it means – to me?

For me, it means living from a place of the big picture and not getting lost in the mundane routine.

For me, the answer has been to not push death or pain, or suffering as far away as possible. Rather enjoy it from the bigger context of life.

For me, it is being open to every moment and letting life flourish thru me, and letting pain or suffering, and death just be. These do not minimize the pain – they hurt. The separation will break my heart. Yet, these are not anomalies – but the threads of the fabric of life

This liberates me and allows me to live completely in this moment. This enabled me to respect and love everything and feel our universality at the core of this existence. It allows me to, soak in the wonder of life which I do not understand.

For me, it is being part of this wonderful mystery, where every moment is worth living.

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