tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874339915141849415.post2552601140826467362..comments2024-02-01T04:16:32.213+05:30Comments on post card from deepak: Is palace and kingdom an ideal place for Nirvana?Deepakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252602912070805059noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874339915141849415.post-80954820084501027872011-01-04T13:58:36.551+05:302011-01-04T13:58:36.551+05:30It is an eternal debate. We have ample evidence ev...It is an eternal debate. We have ample evidence even in tradition from both sides - the inevitablity of renouncing the world for attaining a higher state of consciousness versus no need to renounce and go anywhere and it can happen anywhere and any time.<br />The key element which is common in both points of view is that this birth of new consciousness happens on its own accord. There are no fixed rules, only guidelines like fingers pointing to the star. But once this birth takes place, to actualise it, to live our daily life with it, to make it grow and govern our entire life, it needs some isolation, some protection. This can happen in a jungle or even in a flat in Mumbai.<br /><br />Sri Ramakrishna gives an example : When the peepul plant is small, it needs barricades for its protection, since any animal passing by will eat it up. But when it grows to its full potential you can tie an elephant to it and nothing will happen.<br />Once you become a Buddha it hardly matters whether you are in a palace or in a hut. Till our physical living conditions are capable of affecting our consciousness (travelling in ac car- non ac car during summers etc.) we need some protection and isolation.Subhash Yadavnoreply@blogger.com