By: Ingo Diga

Ingo Diga — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:38:15 +0000

These are truly profound and fundamentally important reflections. Can we, as human beings, actually shape our lives and influence our fate—or are we merely passive observers, like in a cinema, watching a film unfold before us, powerless to intervene?
First, I agree with your description: what we call “life” or the “universe” is, in essence, nothing more than a state of consciousness—an experience. Unsubstantial. Unreal. Much like a dream. In fact, there is virtually no difference between the two.
This leads us to an important question: can we affect anything within a dream? Or are we helplessly at its mercy?
I believe we are not condemned to mere observation. Of course, we cannot directly alter the dream through physical action, as our bodies themselves are part of the illusion. Yet, we do exert influence—through the direction and focus of our awareness, through where and how we direct our consciousness.
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, described life—very accurately—as suffering. Birth is suffering. Illness, aging, and death. Why do we dream such a nightmare? Why not something more beautiful?
Our true Self—our Atman—is pure consciousness, or Brahman. And pure consciousness has the potential to create absolutely anything—conceivable or inconceivable. Right now, we are experiencing a three-dimensional state of consciousness. Beneath this lies only the two-dimensional realm—the Greek Hades, the shadow world. A plane with no color (for light requires three dimensions to produce color), where everything plays out flatly.
So it seems we are currently navigating through extremely low states of consciousness. But there exist higher states—ones with countless or even infinite dimensions. Consciousness, by its nature, can create infinitely complex universes, worlds, and experiences.
To keep this brief: the way out—or rather, the way in—to a higher-dimensional state of consciousness, one beyond what we know as time (and thus beyond impermanence and death), is what the Sanatana Dharma refers to as Moksha, Self-realization, or Enlightenment. It is the transcendence of the cycle of rebirth, of time, and of decay. Today, this process is sadly rare.
Perhaps the universe is so filled with suffering and difficulty precisely to compel consciousness to evolve beyond it—to encourage its own growth and expansion. Perhaps such hardship is a necessary condition. Or maybe it’s simply the nature of such low-dimensional states—that they are inherently painful. But meaningless? Surely not. Something as vast and complex as the universe cannot be without meaning, even if it is merely an illusion or a mirage.
So let us place our trust in the ancient Vedic Rishis. What other choice do we have? They left behind their knowledge and experiences, and initiated a culture that, in their view, supports the pursuit of Moksha. Sanatana Dharma. We can choose to walk that path.
And yet, our personal journey to Enlightenment is one we must each undertake alone. No path can be walked twice in the same way. May we all consider carefully where we direct our innermost awareness. Perhaps, in doing so, we might even help uplift human society as a whole—though from the highest perspective, that is not our primary purpose, nor should it be our ultimate motivation.

By: Kuldeep Chandra

Kuldeep Chandra — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:21:58 +0000

Kuldeep Chandra
Absolutely correct experiential knowledge Maria Ji about the global picture and mounting inhumanity of Kaliyuga and the way to lead , a life of righteousness and Dharmic way in the midst of global down fall of humanity in accordance with the Laws of the Brahmn and his laws of karma

By: Vimal Wakhlu

Vimal Wakhlu — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:19:58 +0000

A very thought provoking writeup Maria ji! As you rightly put it in Kali Yuga, it can not be a bed of roses .No need to get depressed. Every dog ( or devil) has his day. Let us wait for it to be over!

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