Param met us outside the hotel and we sat in his car to head to the Gurudwara, the asphalt road was broken in some patches but mostly it was smooth sailing. Anjali was carrying some books and magazines she had purchased at the store and these were mostly the traditionally popular ones, there wasn't a bookshop on Circular Road but she was happy with her purchases. We arrived at the Gurudwara which was a classic construct, large wide entrance, doors to all four sides with the holy book placed in the middle which was being read by a blue turbaned gentleman. On top flew a saffron flag that flew on most of the temples, we sat in the main hall for almost 1/2 hour and let peace distill our minds.
"It is extremely peaceful," Anjali remarked with a cherubic smile on her face. "It must be the forest behind this place, nature has this way of calming nerves," I countered.
She smiled at my retort, as we got up to have the holy Prasad and Amrit, we walked away from the place in a much peaceful state of mind than we had entered.
Peace is directly proportional to how much we are able to resolve the controversies in our world, or more precisely in our minds. The human mind seeks religion to resolve the contradictions, and it has been said by none other sharper mind than Einstein,
"Worshippers of Science take to it like a religion."
"In many parts of the worlds, people tend to find peace by remaining anonymous and continuing to do their work irrespective of the state of affairs. The Cosmos is a composition of many laws that take us in many different directions, for instance when we come to the temple of God there is an expectancy to do certain things," I said to no one in particular.
"So what you are saying is that religion is an institution too," she asked inquisitively, while Param continued to mumble his prayers to the Wahe Guru under his breath.
"All institutions have a purpose that is solely meant to benefit them."
"Then why go to the temple ?" she was prodding me into answering now.
Lightening Flashes that we have so far discussed occur at various points in the continuum of life, these are possible solutions and will occur at different places while in conversation with different people and what more likely peaceful place than the temple where the mind is rested. The mind is peaceful when it has reached a logical conclusion about the contradictions that it has encountered, to find the universal laws of the world is the first requirement of the Cosmos, and humans must in whatever way align themselves with these laws. All the work that we do, the places that we visit, our thoughts and philosophies are all meant to reach a conclusion by aligning themselves with the Cosmos.
An unconnected mind wanders and so institutions find a place in our society - temples, governments, colleges, schools are all part of a system to connect us to the man created scientific pool. To attack an institution is to attack the outcome of a system and not the root cause of why most people are not connected to the universal law. It is man's wish to play God that makes him create his own knowledge pool where the Cosmos is totally disconnected and therefore an unpeaceful, dissatisfied society prevails.
Trip to the Gurudwara over, it was time for some Lunch at the local Dhaba and there were numerous ones, one particularly recommended by Param was located on Circular Road itself and we walked in. The Punjabi speciality is Daal Makhani and Khasta Roti, which translates to a fascinating meal. We ordered some Kadhai Paneer with it and sat down to talk. The place was crowded with customers walking in and out, the general chat was in Punjabi and multitude color turbans ruled the roost.
"Shiromani sends you her regards," Param said.
"And she would be waiting for in the night with dinner."
"Looking forward to it, she cooks well I know that, the Dhaba food wouldn't compare to anything that she makes, look at those food bearers, they seem to be rushing around," I said pointing to men carrying trays loaded with food.
"She loves cooking and the secret to her cooking is in her spices."
"Punjabi Masala to go with Tandoori chicken, hmmm ?" Anjali popped in, she loved her cooking and this conversation always got her going.
"The Thing About Friends is That They Always Love You No Matter Who You Are."
"It is extremely peaceful," Anjali remarked with a cherubic smile on her face. "It must be the forest behind this place, nature has this way of calming nerves," I countered.
She smiled at my retort, as we got up to have the holy Prasad and Amrit, we walked away from the place in a much peaceful state of mind than we had entered.
Peace is directly proportional to how much we are able to resolve the controversies in our world, or more precisely in our minds. The human mind seeks religion to resolve the contradictions, and it has been said by none other sharper mind than Einstein,
"Worshippers of Science take to it like a religion."
"In many parts of the worlds, people tend to find peace by remaining anonymous and continuing to do their work irrespective of the state of affairs. The Cosmos is a composition of many laws that take us in many different directions, for instance when we come to the temple of God there is an expectancy to do certain things," I said to no one in particular.
"So what you are saying is that religion is an institution too," she asked inquisitively, while Param continued to mumble his prayers to the Wahe Guru under his breath.
"All institutions have a purpose that is solely meant to benefit them."
"Then why go to the temple ?" she was prodding me into answering now.
Lightening Flashes that we have so far discussed occur at various points in the continuum of life, these are possible solutions and will occur at different places while in conversation with different people and what more likely peaceful place than the temple where the mind is rested. The mind is peaceful when it has reached a logical conclusion about the contradictions that it has encountered, to find the universal laws of the world is the first requirement of the Cosmos, and humans must in whatever way align themselves with these laws. All the work that we do, the places that we visit, our thoughts and philosophies are all meant to reach a conclusion by aligning themselves with the Cosmos.
An unconnected mind wanders and so institutions find a place in our society - temples, governments, colleges, schools are all part of a system to connect us to the man created scientific pool. To attack an institution is to attack the outcome of a system and not the root cause of why most people are not connected to the universal law. It is man's wish to play God that makes him create his own knowledge pool where the Cosmos is totally disconnected and therefore an unpeaceful, dissatisfied society prevails.
Trip to the Gurudwara over, it was time for some Lunch at the local Dhaba and there were numerous ones, one particularly recommended by Param was located on Circular Road itself and we walked in. The Punjabi speciality is Daal Makhani and Khasta Roti, which translates to a fascinating meal. We ordered some Kadhai Paneer with it and sat down to talk. The place was crowded with customers walking in and out, the general chat was in Punjabi and multitude color turbans ruled the roost.
"Shiromani sends you her regards," Param said.
"And she would be waiting for in the night with dinner."
"Looking forward to it, she cooks well I know that, the Dhaba food wouldn't compare to anything that she makes, look at those food bearers, they seem to be rushing around," I said pointing to men carrying trays loaded with food.
"She loves cooking and the secret to her cooking is in her spices."
"Punjabi Masala to go with Tandoori chicken, hmmm ?" Anjali popped in, she loved her cooking and this conversation always got her going.
"The Thing About Friends is That They Always Love You No Matter Who You Are."
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