State of Consciousness

This Article was inspired by a recent event that led to an uproar from government of India and some prominent Indian celebrities against pop star Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg having an opinion on what they deemed to be a human rights violation by the current Indian government in the matters of ongoing protests by farmers against currently proposed farm laws. It led to their effigies being burnt and an FIR being filed against Greta among other indignations.

This reaction prompts a deeper question. Are we pro unity conscious where we acknowledge our similarities as human beings in the fact that when we witness pain in another, it first triggers our humaneness as opposed to taking pride in separation consciousness that dictates emotion to be felt only when a particular category of people suffer?

Countries and nations were created for ease of governance and practicality. Bhagavad Gita, a prominent scripture in Hinduism; a religion practiced by majority of Indians teaches detachment to be the key to spiritual ascension. That teaching couldn’t ring more true in this context. Excessive attachment to one’s nation, religion, beliefs and community to strengthen separation consciousness only serves to enhance one’s ego and takes one further away from their ultimate soul truth and spiritual purpose.

It’s interesting to note that Hinduism preaches one’s soul having no death. We incarnate over and over again to take different life forms perhaps to balance the karmic cycles we create for ourselves through practicing such separation modalities. Ever wonder if your soul could have been a part of the same culture, community you now vehemently despise or take pride in considering to be separate from your own? Ever wonder if the person you claim is different because of their region or religion could actually have been your family in all those different incarnations? Spirituality says we all come from the same oversoul we call god, so essentially we are all one, just different bodies. Law of oneness is the ultimate truth and anything else leads to us contributing to further unconsciousness on this planet.

So, it’s definitely in line with your soul’s true nature if you are an Indian who feels for syrian crisis for an instance or if your heart aches for someone going through some other crisis across the globe and it’s definitely alright if a sixteen-year-old Swedish girl expresses her solidarity for the democratic rights of our Indian farmers. Let’s find ways to see similarities as human beings and celebrate differences before we teach ourselves and our future generation a million ways to see ourselves as being separate and different.