NOTHINGNESS OF I-NESS (ECONOMIC TIMES)

NOTHINGNESS OF I-NESS (ECONOMIC TIMES) 29.03.2014

Nothingness of I-ness

Tejinder Narang

The journey of soul is cyclic- from nothingness to ego of I-ness and back to nothingness and so on. Bulle Shah, Panjabi Sufi mystic amusingly chides the Lord about His dramatic contradictions. He says that when Lord conceived of universe, souls were not willing to participate in Creation.   Lord exhorted them to experience the earth in bodies with a solemn promise that He will Himself redeem them out of cosmic entanglements.   And souls agreed. (Recall Jesus said--no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father)

The Lord played a game, says Bulle Shah. He appears on this physical plane from time to time in the garb of a human body. Souls are unable to distinguish Him from the rest. How can spiritual beings with human consciousness trust someone who is not recognizable? Many times they are fooled by demi-gods.  This indeed is a breach of trust. Why, souls question, ferocity of Mind and Maya are foisted on them, while their inherent attributes are Godly. 

Then in Human form—as a Guru or a Saint/Son of God / Master/ Messenger -- He preaches them to shed all perversions of  mind , get rid of karmic cycle, come clean for merging unto Him which are all excruciating encounters with deviousness of world. Furthermore, none can “rightfully” express or assess experience of creation in realm of relativity and remains lost in this wonderland of Creator with many unresolved questions.   Upon merger with Lord, I and I-ness exists no more.  Nothingness prevails at the end.

 What a game?? Even if it is won—the self is annihilated!! If the game is lost by sustaining I-ness, sufferings of souls continue to multiply.