The Mystery of History: The Froth and the Depths

                         ( Photo of Tirruvannamalai Lake courtesy Aaron Sapru)

( Recorded human history is merely 5000 years old: this is like the wink of an eye compared to the age of the planet. The story of the human race itself is so tiny….how much more petty is the story of any one individual lifetime!)
“ I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.” Ecclesiastes 1:14

Over thousands of years, see how the mighty have fallen!
Kings and heroes , fabled cities and empires, all vanished in time.
How many tales of glory lie forgotten in the ocean depths?
How many great monuments lie buried beneath the desert sands?

Our vaunted civilisations, our revered intellects, our science and technology, our philosophies and religions ….where have they brought us now?
Socio-economic systems based on madness and greed and war have led to tremendous disparities in the distribution of resources, unprecedented human suffering and environmental degradation.
Unbiased observers from another planet would be justified in concluding that this race is definitely insane- rabidly destroying its own home and all the species who share it.

Unless there is a quantum leap in the evolution of human consciousness, will there be any meaningful change ? Every human being must first transform his or her own state of being. Like ripples in a lake, this will lead to a “critical mass” of evolved consciousness that can trigger an avalanche of transformation that sweeps through the whole race. Will this happen in time?
Fortunately ,Nature is still whole. Nature is far more intelligent and powerful than the human race.
She will handle the crisis in her own way and in her own time.

Of course , all this is still just froth on the surface of the ocean of the Real. Will you identify yourself with the froth or will you claim the infinite depths?

Life shines on, in serene tranquillity: white herons flashing over jewel-green rice fields ,a still mountain reflected in a lotus-filled lake at dawn…can anyone deny such sacred beauty?
The Divine is the unchanging source and substance of all things-
Impeccable, immortal, invulnerable and limitless Perfection
This is who you really are: you are part of the Divine, like all that exists.

Somewhere along the way, you forgot your source, wandered along the path of delusion, identified with a ghost called the ego that robbed you of your infinite and immortal Self.
Like body and mind, the ego is a good servant…but a terrible master.
The servants have usurped the throne!
Drop your intellect, your habits, your story!
Return to the Self . Dive deep into the still source of Being.

Let the Self take its rightful place as the true monarch.
Then you will once more know the perfection of Sat-Chit-Ananda, Being-Consciousness-Bliss.
You will be- and whatever needs to be done will get done, effortlessly and perfectly.
Thus all will be whole and all will be well.