Durrjanatheertha and Sajjanatheertha - The eponym of Good and Bad....

 Some of the conversations between ‘Durrjanatheertha’ and ‘Sajjanatheertha’ vaguely reminds me of ‘Bohr-Einstein’ conversations. The fundamental epistemological difference between ‘Durrjanatheertha’ and ‘Sajjanatheertha’ makes it even more interesting to hear their own thoughts. Unlike Bohr-Einstein, ‘Durrjanatheertha’ and ‘Sajjanatheertha’ shared contrasting opinions against each other.

‘Durrjanatheertha’, a fictional higher-order priest comprises of practical thinking, takes pragmatic approach, opposes foolish and superstitious beliefs, monotheist and coherent. On the other hand, ‘Sajjanatheertha’ is also a fictionally created higher-order priest comprising of illogical reasoning, previously held beliefs, vaguely intuitive, polytheist, upholds community over humanity, places religion and ritual above science.

‘Durrjanatheertha’ in literal sense means a unholy pilgrim who is wicked at heart, anything negative ranging from Morally bad, unrighteous, unpleasant or annoying. However, in my note, I have portrayed ‘Durrjanatheertha’ as a character with intense pragmatism and critical of practical consequences, someone who is righteous with facts and science. Durrjanatheertha upholds humanity over community and operates his seat of wisdom from well-knows pubs in town.

‘Sajjanatheertha’ on the other hand, is typically a narrow minded individual and a holy pilgrim. Sajjanatheertha believes religion, caste, creed and colour are the core foundation of our social system and it should be respected irrespective of unchristian practices and discrimination among the civil system. Sajjanatheertha operates his seat of wisdom from the holy hermitage (locally known as Mattas) and ashramas.

Students of Durrjanatheertha comprise of rational thinkers and possibly some agnostics who challenge the illogical religious practices and condemn those who are threat to the society in the name of caste, creed and colour. However, students of Sajjanatheertha hail mostly from conservative families with limited or no exposure to upscale civilisation, aggressively defend the preachings of Sajjanatheertha and segregate people by caste, creed and colour. Preachings of Sajjanatheertha is often deemed as nuisance with limited or no scientific accuracy and mostly fictitious pantomimes.

During a highly anticipated debate between Durrjanatheertha and Sajjanatheertha and with some of their high profile disciples, Durrjanatheertha tore apart some of the illogical and unscientific approaches promoted by Sajjanatheertha such as direct relation or consequence of Punya (merit) and Karma (the cumulative consequences of deeds) resulting in more favourable future rebirth and very existence of marketing agents who promote religious practices and encourage segregation within the society by treating disciples of Durrjanatheertha as outcast and thus not having any relationship with them and/ or invite them to their house or not share any food or festivals with them.

Durrjanatheertha once made an iconic speech about the logical shortfalls claimed by Sajjanatheertha disregarding the baseless understanding of borrowing blood during medical needs thus not knowing from whom the blood was drawn, leading to a possibility of someone so-called outcast donating blood to Sajjanatheertha or his clan by saving lives. Sajjanatheertha would never be brave enough to know from whom the blood was drawn thus leading to failure of his own illogical theories.

On the other hand, Sajjanatheertha assembled like-minded conservatives across similar religious and caste lines, prompting them to segregate the society based on upper and lower castes and claim to be superior to others. These conservatives are mostly meek, timid and unable in resorting to any aggressive or assertive opposition. Followers of Sajjanatheertha are often found in Groups and associations of like-minded characters who promote division, aloofness and bring segregation within the society. Most of these people hesitate to openly admit or promote their pressing desire to segregate the society on religious lines. However, when confronted or met in social gathering, they leave a trace of evidence exhibiting their behaviour and or inflicting ethnic cleansing. Ironically, Sajjanatheertha and his followers hail from lower or middle-class families, mostly prevailing from rigid mindset and primitive practices. Ironically, most houses and households of these people are shabby and look like tenement shacks.

Durrjanatheertha often involves people of all caste, creed, colour and promotes his followers to develop collaborative behaviour amongst all classes of society. Durrjanatheertha encourages people with new ideas, scientific approach and modern thinking. Durrjanatheertha and his followers finds solace in International History, music of all genres, culture of all continents, peace and love for all mankind. Durrjanatheertha thinks that all creeds of the society should come together with common interests and create a harmonious landscape.

In our society, we will come across several Durrjanatheerthas and Sajjanatheerthas. In every walk of life, we are tested to make a choice between right or wrong. There are Durrjanatheerthas who will teach us to co-exist with every class of society and broaden our horizon, and then Sajjanatheerthas who will continue to divide and rule. It is us who need to make this world a better place. With each day has come to pass, we multiply the followers of Durrjanatheertha and Sajjanatheertha. With already existing social complexities, we need to make a conscious decision to treat all of us equally, honourably and kindly. Lead, Kindly Light is only the divine guidance, especially when life appears uncertain. It underscores the righteousness and our belief that can illuminate even the darkest paths.

Perpetual Disorder

 As I write this, I would not have imagined where I would be sitting persistently and think of perpetual struggles in our mundane lives. These are ageless thoughts running in our minds day after day. Social fabric and democratic standards have certainly changed our lives quite largely.

These are the times with significant drift in manifestation and propaganda. With our lives getting more complex and faster, we sway our wheels of fortune. With wear our hearts on our sleeves and life goes on. Lost in the fray of everyday.

In the course of our lives, several friends, relatives and neighbours come and go. Just when reality becomes a three way, we continue to seek oblivion and peace. The shadows got it good. With reality being a constant companion, sceneries are well defined.

When we crawl across the thin lines, we see the obvious difference between our wants and reality. Those were the things dubbed in mystery. Ultimately, it would become our passions and charms. As we pass through our blurry lines, we cast away our dreams and hopes. Eventually, our shadows will get us good.

Some of us disappear in heavy glare of fame, money and charms. Rest of us, hold on to our better days. Somehow, these are meaningless pantomimes. We unite in our silent resistance, but fail to make a mark on what we call life. We wash away our bad days without thinking what caused it bad. The length and breath of perpetual disorder has become another routine in our lives.

Drifting aimlessly and ranting endlessly has become a chorus in itself. Somehow, we have not tried hard to rectify our society, social system as a whole. The need to be discreet has lost in itself. A scheming life. Even our endless dreams will eventually fade away. When all our defenses are down, hearts in our mouth, only for us to realise the collateral damage we have done for ourselves and our progenies to come.

Over the course of time, we develop intuitive revulsion towards our society and its social structure. Life as we see it, comprises of both simple and composite expressions. Substance is never an accidental attribute. Our qualities should lead us to change the society we live in. The figment of evil is contrary to good, but two evils are contrary to one another. How is it even possible? The amalgamation of its possibilities is in our thoughts and arguments. Society is none other than us. In the end, we should stand to correct the environment we live in.

The traditional theories that teach, rather directs us to stay obeyed to our existing societal structure tends to continue until our very own existence. In the end, our affirmation and assertion to change the world often comes late. In principle, we are natural, yet equally stupid. We live in the comfort of loving arms.

The society we live will win over us in a dramatic fashion. The persona of realistic ideologies is paradox in itself. In the end, nothing is blameworthy. We continue to exist beyond living.  

Sounds of Insouciance

How would you explain your last acquaintance with someone you know for years has turned into insouciance? A feeling so surreal. Would I have to spend incongruous association in juxtapositions? These are just collocations in contrasting colours.

You could call it abysmal misery or stupidity; you fathom your stance for good. Certain associations, be it friendship, relationship or association; has to pave way for a logical ending. It results in better days. A morbid growth is a slow decay.

Some associations fall astray, some goes naïve and nice. Friendship are hardly and nice to keep by. Perhaps, it takes slavish adherence to convictions and sometimes, it requires sheer understanding of one-another. Many such friendships have come and gone, but what remains are between the doors.

We are living in inextricable times when each one of us put forth our interests over the other. Relationship either falls into strength or follies. For instance, it is almost impossible to find a friendship or association starting from cradle to grave. Such a thing largely remains imaginary.

Throughout your life, you keep meeting people who either interest you, kill you with boredom or make an effort to stay in your life. Rest should be left unsaid. Either you get crazy over one-another or just wonder around from dusk to dawn. Perhaps, there is no such thing called ideal friendship.

Be it a big thing or million things, you do it because you need to do it. Not because you want to do it. Some friendships are hard to come by.
Life has not been fair thus far. I had tumultuous times and also good times on the other hand. 

It does not necessarily call for sounds of insouciance.

Friendships are hard to come by, but when then actually arrive, it is crash landing. When literature becomes the symbol of expression, friendship or its relative association ought to become illusion or dream. 

There is no single definition for friendship. As I have had some good and some sour ones, I can needlessly conclude it as a boomerang effect. I cherish the good ones and repent the wrong ones. It does teach a lesson but you ought to repeat the loop at times. Sun shines and it is bright, moon blossoms and it shines. It cannot be seen any other way. Friendship of all sorts have one thing in common. They are motivated to a personalised opinion. Rest can rest.

How would you define a friendship that lasts forever with uneven odds? I may not be able to explain that in one-go. The ones I cherish are the ones that never taught me a lesson. Similarly, the ones I repent has given me some sort of direction to priorities.  Age blends the whiskey, so as wine. Some older friendships get better by age, but by no means a sure confirmation. Just how you cannot reproduce an effect of an old occurrence, you cannot reproduce an old friendship and a deed.

Life at large is an experiment. All the permutations, combinations and perplexes we have had will still juxtapose into one single frame. Morality by no means is a regret or conclusion. We reason our failures but credit our victory. The examination of facts will not reveal the realm of senses. Prudence and modesty are a discreet silence.

Friendship or its relative association in some way has circumspective actions. It is unobtrusive and baits you. I have had instances that goes back 20 odd years but effects remain totally current. Otherwise, how would you define karma? Actions, reactions and over-reactions has its desired destination and fate. But fallacy has its share of misconception and incorrect reasoning.

With each new day that comes to pass, will the great spirit free us all at last?

Last day of our acquaintance

When science becomes illustration of facts, religion becomes lame. I believe discovery of this fact as mankind’s greatest achievement. It also led to remarkable conclusions. Liberated by this discovery, I had endless debates with MeghaShyam Iyengar.

I first met MeghaShyam Iyengar in a fanatical rage. Given the utter determinism we both possess, I could not give a name to our relationship. So, I called it acquaintance. Fundamentally, we were very different and debated from incredible distances. Interestingly, we started our debates in subdued eloquence. We did not discuss energy, matter or beautiful symmetries. Despite complexity and variety of our debates, it lacked element in substance.

I quoted several aphorisms to affirm the origin of truth. Albeit MeghaShyam Iyengar’s explanations looked like pantomimes, it is quite interesting to hear or consume those debates. Eventually, this led to several endless debates resulting in believing and disbelieving.

Perhaps, the chorus around those debates lacked humbleness to erode the discrepancies, but nevertheless, no short of logical contradictions. Nevertheless, no one doubts that we are confronted with a casual connection whose casual components are in main known to us. We might have penetrated far less deeply into the irregularities obtaining with the realm of debates, but nevertheless, futile.

The vastness of resources available to us seems still insufficient to surpass religious spiritualisation of our understanding of life. Simply put, science with its finite time has provided all answers to religious impulse.

MeghaShyam Iyengar on the other hand was appreciative of mythical values existing from baseless thoughts and narratives. Our conversation on religion, relationships and anthropologic cultures did highlight primitive cultures and practices that exists to this date.

In my view, religions in all forms is an affair. An affair of human relationships coinciding with emotional values, thus fulfilling partially the aesthetic side of life. Religion to many is a necessity. 

Some of my conversations did lead to moral values. Religion has an oversighting effect and impairment of mutual human considerations and negative relativity.

Our debates largely revolved around our beliefs, experiments, experiences, ideologies and sound sentiments leading to utter sincerity to our approach. Religion on the other may owe its origin to fear and compulsion in some sort. My piece of debate did direct to science addressing some fundamental questions concerning relativity and reality. Sometimes, you are an alien walking on the fine line between a pagan and a Christian.

MeghaShyam and I did agree on some aspects. Both religion and science have fundamental problems to address. There essentially lies a void space in our illusions and assumptions. For instance, bohemian lifestyle is hard to imagine in a structured society. A larger population from a structured society would even fail to come to terms that unconventional life does exist.

Saturated philosophy

The relation between materialistic philosophy and nature science is an inner necessary condition of their rationale to exist. The substantiation between these philosophies tends to exist until we establish connection with reality.

Fundamental theories are mostly based on accentuation and significance between present time and philosophical conceptions. The results are mostly coveted from realistic ideas and reality in itself. Among those who conceive philosophical science to be theirs are those holding their religious-mystical interpretation more than anything else. The dogmatisation of this belief is a result of their inner-tide.

The methodical completion of duties versus those believing on natural convictions can be seen as a befitting comparison of ideological beliefs and natural science, in other words, natural philosophy. More often than not, conventionalists believe in absolutism, but it often lacks objective reality. It dates back to ancient mystics, mythic and often stress on ones beliefs. In this area, philosophical trend has largely remains unchanged. The cognitive factor here is noesis (i.e., perception, learning and reasoning). So the philosophical opinions are often misinterpreted to their needs and benefits. On the other hand, natural science paves way to logical constructs and avoids irrational intuitions. Natural science confronts the aesthetically pleasing statements of fundamentalists who are more often auxiliary to promoting agents.

Today, the philosophical desires are driven by beliefs and ones interpretations lying to their favour. Such methodological consequences drive them to their zone of comfort. Dialectical conclusions are barely seen with such ideological orientation. They are widely seen as axioms. In theory, ideological beliefs largely depend on imagination and certain degree of assumptions.

When we inspect the consequence of enlightenment, we also need to circumspect nirvana and sudden realisation of nirvana if at all, you believe it exists. This is nothing but psychoanalytic paradigm. Just like the floor beneath the table adding aesthetical value to the table, philosophy beneath the enlightenment adding flavour to it. Science determines hallucination as the direct result of delusive thoughts, illusory perceptions and largely a mental disorder. Rather perturbed. People claim philosophical solutions to hallucinations and that could be true if the solution relates to fundamental science.

Materialist philosophy will not, rather cannot address flustered conditions. The dialect of materialism is only subjected to matter, with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters. Well, it is true in most cases. After all, dialectical materialism concerns with practical matters and is not beyond the fundamental science.

Fundamental Science or natural Science is quite distinctly separate from materialistic philosophy. Science of Science will permeate the whole spirit of it. On the surface, philosophy is neither materialism nor idealism. Philosophical doctrine, or school of thought should base rational investigation on questions with ethics. Philosophy is often authoritative than intellectual reasoning. We often hear subjective idealism and this is where masses are headed to. Being subjective is saturation on its whole. So philosophical axioms are more often morbid than not.

The free formation of scientific thoughts signifies the isolation of objective reality. So the transition of consciousness from sensory forms prevents us from accepting saturated philosophies and axioms. On the other hand, imaginary theses provides more adduction to yet another argument. Therefore, philosophical views are antipodes to subjective reality.  

For whom the God that failed

There are reasons for you to laugh and there are reasons for you to breathe a sigh. There is never an ideal moment so take hold of chance. Opportunities only knock at heaven’s door and you better be sure of it.

There are Gods, devotees, intermittent players and then we have atheists. Above all, we have almighty who gets the score rolling. Start throwing stones and you will surely pile enough.

As a famous saying goes; God gives and forgives, man takes and forgets. The almighty sets the precedence and God calls the shots. Devotees are executers and sometimes (only) fill the mere numbers. We need to know that we have dynamic Gods who have messengers who govern the entire system. Just as large and bureaucratic organisations.

For a moment, let us think of this system as the one that exists in the corporations. We have executives, leaders, followers and then oppressors. Corporations call them Bad and Good Apples. A similar system exists in the society.

Almighty nominates God who calls the shots and destroy opponents. In corporations, leaders nominates God (whom we call leader) who picks up favourable devotees and messengers to form a team. Atheists and intermittent players exist only to add spice to the team and/or will execute tougher decisions made by the God in the name of risk.

Devotees often gets the best share of everything. Devotees sometimes act as messenger to God resulting in conflicts with actual messengers. God settles scores with both of them. God lays down a drawing to all his devotees and messengers to keep the atheists in check. Often times, these devotees and messengers cook up imaginary stories to please God. God then bestows them with awards and recognition. In all of these, atheists and intermittent players take the beating and often fall as puppets to the lead players. Devotees and messengers are considered Good Apples whilst atheists and intermittent players take the role of the Bad. So to speak, imagination has no boundary.

Large organisations or corporations often present the world with these surprises. They are no longer taken by surprise and are accepted as postulates. Similar line of practise exists in the civilian society.

Let me take an example of a large organisation which once consisted of a loathsome God, devotees, messengers and atheists. This was called a team with justified balance of each fist-fighting each other for survival. Not so surprisingly, God called the shots, devotees and messengers were bestowed and atheist left the organisation fiercely burnt and cheated. There came a day when devotees looked after their needs and moved away. Messengers become less and less effective and their messages no longer brought surprise or entertainment. Messengers were thus asked to leave and thanked for their dedicated services.

Then came a day that everyone was waiting. God left his temple of the doom in an unceremonious manner. Someone who could smell the symptom of the universe kicked the bucket and God looked impassively. By the end of time, God had lost all his mettle and defiance. People around the world watched God’s exit with jubilance. There was sense of celebration as God was cornered by the most pressing fashion. God lived his glory and society learnt the lesson the hard way. God will no longer pose that threat he once posed. It was a moment of intense satisfaction to see God exit in a nimble fashion who once left the ultimate taste of bitterness.

Some devotees and messengers also turned out to play safe or atheists came out to celebrate this moment. There was no end to it.

 God started his dominant administration years ago. With the blessing of almighty, God recruited devotees and messengers over the years. Some atheists were trapped from other temples and some were forcibly dragged in with purpose. Months passed and God’s team was in full attendance. The team had a fairly balanced mixture of devotees, messengers, atheists and intermittent players. God started his authoritarian and totalitarian rule over his people which soon turned out to be a temple of the doom. Some even called it as temple for the damned.

God never spared anyone. Even the God of other faith was not spared. God ridiculed everyone who came in his way. There was nothing stopping God from his atrocities which soon turned into pit of hell. God’s ruling thus became a fascist model with pseudo roles created to achieve his autocracy. 

Even other super-powers looked impassive at one moment. Just like an old saying, my enemy’s enemy is my best friend; all his rivals teamed up to get rid of the God. Almighty saved the day for God and his ruling was temporarily held back to reflect the new way of thinking.

God returned to his past glory following the utter defeat of atheists and similar minds. Sense of peace was shattered within his team, several atheists and intermittent players were tortured and forced to leave the temple. Those who resisted were subjected to intense wanton infliction who were either forced to leave or accept defeat. God then declared his temple as the temple of the king. Just like the state of Hiroshima in WW-II; the after-effects remained even to this date, several atheists still feel the bad taste even to this date.

Over the years, God’s ruling reached the pinnacle of incompetence. Several others noted the incompetency of his beloved devotees and messengers. Outsiders made efforts to slay them off the temple thus resulting in de-strengthening God’s powers. Some turned to the light of day. Some did not even reached that far. All the competent atheists left his temple expecting the remaining thugs to be damned.

Years passed and no solution was found. In the aftermath of outside advocacy, certain people in the temple were targeted. Even the bigwigs could not break the armour of God. Messengers kept smelling the bad spirit and gave much-needed clues to God to slay the people off. Just as a saying goes; every damn thing has to end one day; God lost some of his key players to the open-universe and in Blue sky.

The bygone effect was long felt and his atheists were far from his vicious intentions. Several devotees mended their ways for better lives. One of his messenger who was initially tortured out of suspicion later was promoted to a devotee and then awarded him with a ‘warpig’ label. This warpig later turned to be a brutal force of madness. This warpig kept his own devotees who later left his path as they were unable to bear his torture.

There came a time when almighty, God and warpig left to run their forceless kingdom. It was about time when God was made defenseless and stripped off with all his powers. Warpig was silently watching all of this in the background hoping to claim the diadem if comes a day when God is slayed off. Warpig had developed a secret route to almighty when God had other distractions. At times, warpig turned smarter than God and God had to use his brute force to stop his march.

The day finally came which everyone was so desperately waiting for. To add more spice to the story, some former atheists were even willing to behead God if found outside the temple. Fortunately or unfortunately, it did not happen. Some unexpected forces kicked God out of his temple of the doom.

God was impassive and was kicked out in an unceremonious manner. The news reached all his former-opponents and atheists in lightning pace. Some took to streets to celebrate this much-anticipated moment. It was glory justified for some and rest took it with pinch of salt.

It also took some devotees by shock and equally surprise. Even though his devotees did not actively come out in public to express their view, it was noted that they took the news with caution.

Few atheists called one-another and wished each-other. All the bad things once made as mandate came to an end. There is no structure of almighty, God, devotees, messengers and atheists that exists in his former guise today. But this is still an active practise in large organisations, corporations and the typical societal structures.

In the meantime, warpig approached the almighty to claim the crown. Whilst some have already left the playground, others are still watching how games turned out in its final stages. The flier even said of God reaching to his lost souls for solace. Who knows! He might have got what he wanted.

The madness is certainly over.

While people took to task actively to destroy the final remains of his temple of doom, his former devotees and messengers might be heading towards the grave for last rites.

I hope to have given a reasonable end to this fictitious yet comforting tale around the daily state of affairs surrounding such maniacs in day-to-day world.

As the saying goes; those who won are lost and lost are perished, God is now gone and blown with the wind. 

Gowramma

What strikes your mind when you hear Gowramma from far behind? Someone who is naïve and primitive? Someone who cannot catch up with social demands? Someone who is lacks worldly knowledge and shrewdness? Well! It could be cumulus of all or none of these.

The very perception is steadily escalating sense of premonition. Whilst name seldom heeds to attentivenesses, we grow under the shadow or assumption or what is perceived under favourable notes.

I was intrigued to think and write on the matter when I visited a restaurant last evening and observed a family with strange behaviour. Being definitely ordinary is usual but what spills out is slightly odd or weird. The family consisted of two couples, kids and an old man who could probably be the father or head of the family. The father or the old man looked mostly naïve and remained unaffected by the hissing noise of the children and boos expressed by his daughter-in-laws. The two look-alike sons remained silent throughout their stay at the restaurant and never got a chance to speak, or remained quiet for good.

I was often distracted by the Germany-Italy football match on the large screen but I tried not to fall asleep by not looking at this family. The wives or daughter-in-laws kept scrolling through the menu, commenting on the dishes whilst the waiter continued to wait.

One of the daughter-in-law made the bold move by asking the waiter to explain the ingredients of a dish, justify the pricing and so on. The entire act looked like a supernatural act and the weird sister-in-laws thoroughly deserved a diadem for it.

On the contrary of it all, the uncanny sister-in-laws looked very primitive and sounded utterly foolhardy. I took my eyes of the football game to watch the proceeding on this family. One of the weird sister-in-laws finally ordered Koithio (or mie goring) with much hesitation and when the dish arrived, I could sense her shabbier approach in serving. She stabbed the fork to the Omelet and the beaten egg was just about to be dropped off the bowl.

Conditionally, this made think of my younger days when these girls grow up in conservative families with restrictive surroundings. To makes things worse, the bridegrooms these families get too arrive from similar background thus making them master of puppets. Beyond engineering, medicine, sound bank-balance, two legs, hands, eyes et.al, father of the bride is mostly fine.

The circus starts when these newly-wed couples travel to their most desired destination, United States. Even their short visit across the Pacific makes them perfectly placed jokers in the circus. They start planning much ahead of time such that their kids grow into age and they forget how they lived in their yesteryear. Such couple change their dressing, food habits and approach to life so differently that someone like Dwight Eisenhower and the likes would think they are actually native Americans. 

Their accent suddenly changes and I wonder if this makes William Shakespeare forget his own.

The stupidity is yet to come. Their first visit back home completes the circus. Everything back home is compared to their newly adapted township. Cleanliness becomes paramount all of a sudden. Every act is questioned for rationale and so on and forth.

Adding more agony to the train of consequences, they go on endlessly appreciating their newly adapted township and market their appeal. Initially, friends and foes ignore the blast as excitement before someone recommends them to visit the nearest mental asylum. Perhaps, this does not change them either.

The character ‘Gowramma’ makes more sense introducing here at this point. This also added more juice to the goulash. Once the Gowramma is now a United States return and now knows it all. The autonomous structure of our society sadly upholds such Gowrammas effectively making a sad system.

Mother Earth has been bearing such nuisance for a long time and adding more vacant dreams to all of us. Years roll by, times do change and truth around us are harder in disguise as we face tomorrow. These Gowrammas are increasingly becoming common as I continue to wonder how a trip to the town across the Pacific can change one’s life so much.

I continue to wonder anyway.