As
commoners... we seldom find it worthwhile to go too deep into the
implied meanings of words...
But, as life experience deepens... those simple adages we heard during childhood suddenly seem to make 'More-sense' now, than it ever made... They seem to become 'live', and even mock at us!
But, as life experience deepens... those simple adages we heard during childhood suddenly seem to make 'More-sense' now, than it ever made... They seem to become 'live', and even mock at us!
During
my kid days, the only instance/occasion, where I noticed my elders
getting too-focused for the right choice of words was, when they
tried to send a telegram :)
The reasons were too obvious...
Cost of 'number of words'... length of a single word did not increase its cost, ... hunt for a single word that 'carries' the meaning of more words...
The reasons were too obvious...
Cost of 'number of words'... length of a single word did not increase its cost, ... hunt for a single word that 'carries' the meaning of more words...
Uniqueness
of words... even if misspelt, the receiver should manage to decipher
its original word :)
Shelf-life
of message: Telegrams at times reach a little late (usually, it is
about those which says, “I am coming there”... I reach well in
time, to receive the telegram :)
Etc...
When
I came to spiritual business... I was dumbfounded at once... the
very choice of words, adhere to the concept of 'unambiguity' even at
basic levels.... Be it about describing a physical practice, or
whether it is about 'identifying' the phenomenon within, which
indicates a spiritual-experience !
The worst part was... these spiritual masters ... were in 'unison' .. they refused to compromise on unambiguity, even at the cost of mystifying a fresher!
The worst part was... these spiritual masters ... were in 'unison' .. they refused to compromise on unambiguity, even at the cost of mystifying a fresher!
For
instance, that verse in Hindi, “Bura
Jo Dekhan Main Chala, Bura Naa Milya Koye Jo Munn Khoja Apnaa, To
Mujhse Bura Naa Koye” ... it roughly translates as, “I searched
for the crooked, met not a single one When searched myself, "I"
found the crooked one”.. A logical mind would meet a dead-end too
soon, when it attempts to grasp the deeper-sense of it... where as,
when the perception deepens enough to transcend the mind, the
'judgemental-nature of mind' gets revealed :))
The
strangest thing is... once the meaning becomes clear, our own mind
does a 'same-side-goal'... preserve the mysticism in it... says
the mind, and let the freshers work their way towards it, even as I
did!
But,
when I tried to look at that word, 'complacency'.. ... something
that the extremists in violence seek in others, to get away
unnoticed, and inflict a damage by surprise...
I was in for yet another surprise!...
“You are okay, then I am okay” started its game as a malignant growth within, deterring spiritual growth in us, with that innocent looking thing called, “complaisance”... turning into a 'complacency' in us :)
I was in for yet another surprise!...
“You are okay, then I am okay” started its game as a malignant growth within, deterring spiritual growth in us, with that innocent looking thing called, “complaisance”... turning into a 'complacency' in us :)
For reference, I looked at “the free dictionary dot com”
About
complacency: A
feeling
of
contentment
or
self-satisfaction,
especially
when
coupled
with
an
unawareness
of
danger,
trouble,
or controversy.
About complaisance: deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
About complaisance: deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
Ah,
... when it comes to our-own-selves... beware of that 'like for
yourself, what you like for others!'(I told myself)... A tricky game
!
So,
whether I happen to note and remember that subtle difference between
'complacency and complaisance' or not... it is vital that the subtlety doesn't translate into 'actuality' in me :)
complacently yours,
complacently yours,
psn
(20th March, 2016)
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