The old Adam and Eve story may actually have been a true one after all.
Consider this:
Why are humans so obsessed with unhappiness?
Because they think they are smart.
Explain.
Other animals are not so hard to please. A fawn that just escaped the
clutches of a Lion can soon be seen horsing around. And the lion who
missed can be seen chasing an wildebeest.
What has Deers, Lions, Horses and Wildebeests have to do with Human happiness?
Nothing.They are introduced to show the contrast. These seemingly dumber
creations certainly appear to lead an happier existence.
So the dumber you are they happier you are?
Maybe. However this is only illusory intelligence. On attaining Real
Intelligence - Brahma Gyan or Divine Grace or whatever, the state of
happiness returns.
So Adams and Eves fall from paradise could be likened to becoming
more intelligent but at the same time loosing happiness as a constant
state of mind. One mark of godliness is Bliss or Ananda. So through
the act of becoming more intelligent they also were turned turned
away from the gates of paradise. They can only return when they gain
true grace of god.
Why celebrate Diwali?
Because Diwali is not just a festival of lights - it also a festival of Hope.
The lights represent not just the joy of Lord Ram returning to Ayodhya
but also of light of knowledge dispelling darkness of ignorance. And
therein lies the only hope for mankind so we celebrate this.
Happy Diwali.
HAPPY & PROSPEROUS DEEPABALI TO YOU & YOUR FAMILY JIM.– YOUR VIEW IS EXCELLENT. LET ME CONTRADICT A BIT — Actually the beasts do have only conditioned & non-conditioned reflexes in their intelligence( brain ) only.None of these reflex functions is long lasting. So they do not repent or get frustrated for a long time. — But the human brain is very much complicated and multi- functional. A lion does not kill a prey if he is not hungry. - But we (*human) do.–Mother Earth could have been a better place, if ADAM & EVE descended to here from heaven with a lesser brain.In that case their offspring s could be friendly to each other, there had been no WAR, No killing, No nuclear power, No TALIBANISM.– Thanks to YOU for a nice post.
Dear Jim,
thanks for your kind Deepavali greetings. The thoughts expressed by you are excellent and the need-0f-hour. We warmly reciprocate your kind greetings and best wishes.
regards,
KRISHNAMURTHY
Interesting thoughts….& a Happy Diwali to u too…