Sheep's clothing

Every normal seed needs favorable climatic and Topographical conditions for germination. The hybrid variety germinates in other conditions also. One usss costly methods to grow plants in their terrace garden and to decorate public parks, tourist places, etc. The quality is more or less heavily compromised. It is essential to meet the demand of the increasing population and decrease in the land available for farming. The same condition is seen in the field of spirituality. The spiritual journey starts when the normal seed of spiritually germinates in the required circumstances or after following a balanced behaviour arising from controlled lifestyle.

Hybrid vegetation has become an essential need. It is painful to see the same mindset of hybrid or pseudo spirituality. It was a planned game organised by the sampradayas, organisations and the ruling class. Whoever rules and whatever system a nation follows, the tendency of controlling the society is common. During the period of monarchy, royal courts had scholars who helped in this game by misleading interpretation, writing books to promote division in the society and did everything to keep their respective rulers happy. The success of every conspiracy theory depends on the proper planning and the unified effort of the team members. In our nation, their game was played in ways. There was no hesitation in manipulating the puranic literature and the books of lower order. A base was created in the vedic literature for the reliability and acceptance by the mass. To expand the stronghold, darshanas were targeted. The classical 9 astika darshanas have the support of authentic upanishads whereas the ideology / drishti of the sampradayas were limited to the puranas and that also on their manipulated and diluted versions. None of them were bothered to analyse the contradictory verses and those opposing the scriptures of the higher order. With this, personal views were promoted as darshanas without having any backing of the upanishads. When one uses the word ‘philosophy’ for both, darshanas and drishtis, the scholars of the later period also kept them in the same domain without analysing deeply. The consequences of this conspiracy :-

1 - Westerners are more confused when they do not find anyone's name in the upanishads and yet they are said to be the foundation stone of darshanas and with this the purpose of defaming each other which is not present in the scriptures of higher order. 

2 - Indian philosophy is projected as a busy, chaotic, congested public place where everyone is trying to catch others attention by raising their own voice. All the schools are only busy in rejecting others. They are not able to solve any problems, they lack community living, none of them shows a path to handle storms of life, views of several scholars are limited to puranas, even take the scriptures of lower order as a proof and so on and on. 

3 - The list of the schools is quite long and the teachings of the saints totally tuned with vedanta are taught as independent philosophies and even coined a new word ‘neo vedanta’. Intentionally, the teachings of Mirabai, Tulsidas, Kabir, Sundardas, etc, coming under the domain of vedanta are presented separately. The tendency of avoiding the connection with the essence of the upanishads is observed easily. 

4 - The schools were intentionally divided in the blocks of theist - atheist. Western concepts of God, heaven, atheism were pasted on our thought process. The words like bhagvan and ishwar are different but their translation was taken as God. 

5 - Religious politics in the name of onion, garlic, carrot, jackfruit was promoted to divide the society. Onion - garlic got support from the mughal period. Onion, chilli, salt and roti was the common man's food and was hammered in an ugly way. 

 Cooked stories related with their production were added in the puranas and they became the proof for sampradayas and organisations. None was bothered to see that they are agro products. The concept of direct evidence was shattered in the name of blind faith.

6 - From the period of monarchy, people were not taught about the meaning of the sacred thread (janeu), shikha (crest) given in the upanishad. Both do not have the ritualistic meaning and the conspirators wanted to promote that in the name of vedic literature. The dogmatic attitude asked to have these for studying veda. The scriptures of higher order do not support the. If one says that the rules were written separately, this argument will be nullified by the presence of the definitions of several things in the authentic upanishads. Even the ritual of 

Sandhya upasana (twilight worship) is described differently in the upanishads. Few scholars said they are all meant for spiritually advanced seekers but that is totally baseless. 

Since our upanishads taught the process of covering spiritual journey, self realization via balanced behaviour, it was not all supported by those who wanted their own importance in the process of self realization, spirituality, spiritual awakening and becoming familiar with the scriptures. The vision given by upanishads are meant for every household and not all limited to physical decoration, rituals and rules. For example, when Chandogya Upanishad talks about 6 types of gayatri

7 - In this respect a common query comes to the surface. The conspirators had the problem with upanishads and they never taught about the essence emerging from the inner link of all the 9 schools of Indian philosophy but why was charvaka sidelined more? 

Everyone must have a clear understanding of a darshan (philosophy) and darshanik (scholar /promoter of a particular school or even a free thinker). None of classical darshanas (schools) passes (defaming, subjective criticism, blaming, naming) statements about another darshana. It was totally done by the acharyas, preachers and teachers who were only interested in the development of this or that school. In this process teachings of other schools were rejected without even seeing the implied meaning or / and analyzing the sangati (matching) of all the sutras of any particular school. It is a global rule that every theory coming out from the human intellect will have flaws and it also became the dimension of rejecting others at any cost. So, everyone took charvaka too lightly and none saw the implied meaning and the presence in the vedic texts. 

As said previously, hybrid or pseudo spirituality just wanted to stay focussed under every circumstance. And for this proving the especially of say, Yoga darshan its limitation will not be discussed. After post graduation on vedanta most of the students not only stay unaware about its relation with other schools they are unable to link it with the lifestyle and behaviour. A separate course is needed for practical vedanta whereas upanishads teaches it in a practical and applicable way. The commentaries and the teaching style based mainly on grammar makes vedanta more difficult and totally theoretical. Interestingly, the acharyas and preachers taking the side of Sanskrit grammar to prove their ideology authentic, avoids this concept of analysing through this when it comes to Charvaka and other schools. 

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Reference :-

Gayatri in the eyes of the upanishads 

http://akshaygroundreality.blogspot.com/2014/10/gayatri-in-eyes-of-upanishad.html 

Upanishads - An investigation (3)

http://akshaygroundreality.blogspot.com/2018/01/upanishads-investigation-3.html

भाष्यकार ने सीधे वेद पर क्यों नहीं लिखा  

http://akshayaharshudou.blogspot.com/2016/11/blog-post_9.html

Significance of the days attached with Diwali festival.

May the festival of lights throw light on the mind and intellect which will lead to proper understanding of one's own swadharma or right - duties at a given time. 

Feel free to see the poem related with the inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya. It is in the community head of my channel. As you all know they cannot be shared like videos. 

https://youtu.be/HmW-nqFxzNc?si=L6RfwP5HjUOVw7uK

Diwali, deepawali, deepmaalika, deepotsav is a combination of history, nature, psychology, sociology, economics. The mythological angle pints towards the implied meaning. The number of days depends from region to region. In eastern India it is the Kali Puja (deity of strength - a female form of almighty) is performed for one hight. In some parts, it is celebrated for one day by worshipping deity of wealth, Lakshmi with Ganesh. This post will focus on five days. 

Historically, Ram returned Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and that also he stayed in the forest. A youth who was about to become a ruler went happily. Reasons and implications includes one angle less discussed - a ruler must be familiar with the roots and the lifestyle of those living far away from the capital, especially in the forest. The lesson of the closeness with nature and the importance of natural resources for the existence of creatures is of paramount importance. Normally, a ruler does not have direct contact with the rural and forest areas and depends on the staff. This dimension is discussed in yaksha prashna and yaksha yudhisthira samvad. When he returned, whole city celebrated and coronation ceremony took place in the late evening of anavasya, Krishna pakchh of Kartik month. 

A normal query - why five days were added / connected with this and each day is given a separate name? 

 On the other says, people stay busy with their livelihood and quite often there is no time for other things. The festivals brings the society more closer. The psyche developed due to hectic schedule gets the needed break. 

As already mentioned directly - indirectly in my books, festival helps the economical growth of the society by generating employment, teaching craftsmanship, develop creativity, maks a bridge between rural and urban sector, growth of cities around big temples, development of infrastructure and so on. 

Now, come to the five days of diwali.

First day - Dhanvantari Jayanti and dhanteras. According to the mythology it is the birth of the founder of Ayurveda (Indian system of medicine), Dhanvantari. 

Dhanteras word talks about dhan (wealth) and teras (the thirteenth day of Kartik, Krishna pakchh). Here, wealth is healthy body (gross, subtle and causal) and antahkarana ( inner functuonal status consisting of four divisions based on functions. They are mind/ mun / यन - thinking level, buddhi - decision making, chitt - after taking the decision due to any sudden thought or input coming from sense organs or combination of both or with / without the help of STM, LTM a picture is cteated - in other words planning and the blue print, ego / ahankar - impure consciousness influenced by doer enjoyer/ कर्ता भोक्ता / karta bhokta). The word 'teras' also means yours which asks a person to look after the wealth obtained to meet cosmic requirements. They are not mine (impure consciousness - flowing with body level) but yours (name - form are all illustrationary. There is no real and permanent ownership of any entity. Symbolically it means the cconsciousness which is beyond name - form). 

Second day - Narak chaturdashi / roop chaturdashi / Roop Chaudas. A story talks about Krishna killing the demon Narakasura on this day. Addition of this event with diwali is more spiritualistic and philosophical in nature than historical. It signifies the removing of inner impurities or at least trying seriously, continuously to remove them. After all, the essence of the first day helps in doing this. It is not limited to physical decoration. 

 Third day - Fifteenth day is the amavasya /new moon. It signifies inner cleansing and renewal required to maintain a balance between behavior and spiritualism. Slowly-slowly a person becomes a seeker and starts the spiritual journey. After all, it is the inner preparation based self - discipline and self - control. Though new moon is not the accurate translation, taken as a phase of the moon but it signifies the path of spiritual journey influenced by ups and downs. Wheteever one night celebration in the form of Ksli pujs is done, the implied meaning teaches us to remove inner impurities with full strength. The power can not differentiate between good and evil and is present in both. It is the form (manifestation) which helps in removing so in short but brief, strong will power is needed to stand before the storms of circumstances, symbolized by that form. The small diyas glowing during amavasya denotes the struggle for existence. 

Fourth day - The fourth day of Diwali is known as Balipratipada / Bali-Padyami / Padva / Virapratipada / Dyutapratipada / Govardhan Puja. 

 Mytholiogically, Balipratipada is celebrated to honor the return of the Bali to earth and the day marks the victory of Vaman incarnation of Vishnu. Concept of Govardhan Puja came from paranic literature, Shreemadbhagvat Mahapurana. Few other stories and their versions are popular but instead of searching the historical background let us try to grasp the essence. 

Trinity of Hinduism, Brahma (creator), Vishnu (maintainnence) and Mahesh / Shiv (destroyer) denotes three types of cosmic energy / waves related with three functions. Due to them, the nature stays balanced. The sequence of the days asks to respect the nature and natural things. Uncontrolled or over development destroys the natural resources. Action - reaction depending on the concept of flowing with situation and misuse of power. In cosmic administration, authorities are asked to perform the assigned duties. Even deities and incarnations in Hinduism are not shown as possessor of absolute power. The amount of power differs from case to case but they work within that. The story of Bali (in Balipratipada) and Indra (in govardhan puja) are only meant to show that every one follows cosmic laws. Even in the case of incarnations, Ram, Krishna, could not change the mind of Ravan and kans, respectively. Therefore, fourth day teaches to stay away from diluted ego (Satvik rajsi, tamasi). Do not take it as pure ego which needed for existence. 

Fifth day - Bhai dooj /Bhau beej / Bhav bij / Bhai phota / Bhatru dwitiya / Yama dwitiya. 

The chronological order of the events points towards the social bond and the inner power of the sisters in standing before the divine hurdle of their brothers. To develop that inner power, preparation starts from the first day. It also shows the weightage given to the females in Hinduism.