Journey to the Infinite

Thought of converting my comment to questions (over my last post) raised by an old friend into a blog in itself. I'll break that up into questions and try to take them in order.

1. What does the pursuit of matter mean? What end result does it hold?

2. Matter can bring happiness and so it isn't detestable.

3. Is loving matter a sin? If not, then, why run away from it?

4. Spirit & matter are inseparable. Or are they?

5. Even seeking questions to the above is a desire in itself. Is it right to harbor one such desire especially if one's happiness and misery depends on answers to the above?

Daunting task really but I shall try. (The Vedas have this to say - He who thinks he knows It not, knows It. He who thinks he knows It, knows It not)

1. Matter refers to all that is external - an event, a personality, an object and all that we erroneously think to be true. Getting caught up in this delusion is ignorance (the end-result). Knowledge, Love & 'Brahman' (lose English translation - God) is seeing beyond all these. Beyond an event is knowledge. Beyond a person is love. Beyond an object is infinity.

2. 'Happiness' that comes from matter is temporary. It has a name and form and hence, by it's very nature, it has a beginning and an end, just like it is for your body. Not only is it temporary, it is a delusion. You depend on an external being for your morsel of happiness.

3. Agreed - loving matter is not a sin. However, even if worldly love can be like an ocean, the ocean has a bottom. Divine love is like the sky - limitless, infinite. 'From the bottom of the ocean, soar into the sky.' Having said that, 'Let love be'. Do not give it a name. When you give love a name, it becomes a relationship and relationships restrict love.

4. The Vedas say - 'I am a spirit living in a body. I am NOT the body. The body will die, but I shall not die.' If the spirit can continue to live without matter (subject matter of another blog - will write on this one soon, I promise), then the both are separable. In fact, technically, both are very different. Matter is known, its the spirit that you should seek and which is the sole purpose of your life.

5. Exactly my friend, when you desire the truth, all other desires drop off as I noted in the blog. Truth is always there, seek it and all your desires will dissolve and what will remain is bliss.

There, I tried to share the truth with you. I may not know it entirely. But, maybe this will help you to begin your own journey to the Infinite.