I have a dream expedition in my mind. It is crazy
but I like to undertake that voyage sometime in near future.
The itinerary looks like this:
From my residence I wish to take a Tanga (Horse
Carriage) to Kempegowda Bus Station Bengaluru. From there I want to take a bus
to Mangalore. From Mangalore it will be train journey to Goa on Konkan Railways
experiencing the scenic beauty of Sahyadri. Amazing greeneries, plethora of
water bodies, stunning curves and the magnificent Sahyadri make the train
travel experience great. After reaching Goa it will be Cruise that will take me
to Mumbai. From Mumbai back to Bengaluru it will be Flight journey and from the
airport to my residence it is the cab which will be my vehicle.
Now in this one circuit I will be travelling in
Tanga, Bus, Train, Cruise, Flight and Cab. In between my travel I can use
Cycle-rickshaw, Auto-rickshaw, Taxi, Truck and Tuk Tuk too. The beauty of this
trip is that there will be no destination it will only be journey. I think
Spirituality is also similar.
Spirituality is not the destination but only the
means to attain it which can be equated to journey. Also the Spiritual thoughts
should be on the right track and have propelling force. Let us consider
Spirituality to be the compartment of a train. If the Engine that is pulling it
is the Philosophy, the Track is the Mind. Without the Engine and the Track
moving the compartment is near impossible.
The Jevatma has to take a seat inside the
compartment and enjoy the journey. For the journey to be safe there are many
factors to guide and protect the compartment like Track Shifting Engineers and
Level Crossings. Likewise for the Spirituality (Compartment) there are Gurus
and Scriptures (Track Shifting Engineers) to make sure that the train is moving
in the right direction and Level Crossings (Indriya Nigraha –Sense control) are
also operating.
When the compartment is on the roll the Level
Crossing (Sense Control) is most important if it is in operation, it won’t let
unwanted disturbance to the Track (Mind). Sri Krishna tells Arjuna in
Bhagavad-Gita that if the journey is abruptly stopped (due to death), the
expedition is possible to continue from where it ended in the next life, like
wise if the train stops in the intermediate junction there is always
possibility to take another compartment to continue the journey from that
station.
Having said that the track (Mind) that lead us in
the journey is important again. Sometimes we have the possibility of two trains
run on the same track and collide, lets us not let two Engines (Philosophy)
coming for opposite direction on the same Track (Mind). This Train Journey is
Bhakti Yoga.
Further for those who are in a hurry there is
Magnetic Levitation Train (Karma Yoga) there is no connection with the Train
and the Track (Mind) even though there is Track signifying Non-Doership.
Amazingly here also we have Telecommunication Network (Gurus and Scriptures) to
guide the Train.
Is it only through a train journey (Bhakti Yoga) or
Magnetic Levitation Train (Karma Yoga) that the Jeevatma can experience the
ride???
No, not at all, one can take a Flight Journey (Jnana
Yoga) also but most amazingly we have Engine (Philosophy) and Air Traffic
Control (Gurus and Scriptures) but there is no Track (Mind) and hence no Level
Crossings (Indriya-Nigraha) but only Airborne (Consciousness).
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