I Am Rich, But Not Attached To Money
My first moment of epiphany was when i looked up at the stars and felt the presence of something powerful. But that was in my childhood and i had left all that behind ne. After years of excitement and hard work, i had everything to be happy bout. The problem with excitement is hat one excitement needs a bigger one be satisfied. I thought that people live applies long as they had enough money, but i could still feel an emptiness nem. There was a party at my house one ay. After the guests had left, I was lone beside the swimming pool. My thoughts strayed to my growing up ears in India. In those days, though my stomach ached with hunger and my pulse throbbed with the anxiety of an uncertain tomorrow, i never walked lone. All around me was the undeniable presence of that living web from which all things are born and continually unfold. That moment, i knew the cause of my unhappiness at once-'That' presence was missing. I was satisfied with what i had, but wasn't happy. That's when i decided to get to the bottom of this feeling of unhappiness. Over a period of time, i found myself asking the question: Who am I? I was ina rat race like most other scientists who don't have the time to think. Moreover, i had my poverty to overcome. After achieving my goals, thought would be happybuti wasn't. I felt that i should know more about my Indian spiritual heritage. I remember what MK Gandhi said, "Happiness is an inside job. It can't come from the outside." But gradually i became a sceptic scientist and my motto was to not take anyone's word for it. I decided to study religion and did so for 10 years. What i found blew my mind. I realised that there is a higher power just like the Brahmn that Vedanta describes and it pervades all space without exception I resolved to pledge myself to working in concert with others with a common desire to forge a new alloy of spirituality and science, strong enough to withstand the centrifugal forces of our age. The fact is, we need to believe in a higher power that is universal, and much bigger than us. In all spiritual traditions, we have the desire to communicate with that entity Happiness doesn't come from science; it comes from experience and clarity. When my mind is clear, ifeel one with the Source. That's how i got back my peace of mind. Money is necessanyou can't renounce everything andgothe Himalayas. For spiritual progresrenunciation is not required. Attachment is what causes problem sand you need to guard yourself againit. I may have all luxuries, but i'm notattached to them. I can enjoy a luxurilife; i can take it or leave it. We have 5,000 years of tradition; Buddha says that attachment causes suffering. Relieving suffering by renunciation is not the right way; you don’t have to renounce everything mango away, although it is easy to do so. (The writer, a physicist, donated $11 million to UCLA, California, to establish a centre devoted to advanciknowledge of the basic laws of nature
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I Am Rich, But Not Attached To Money
My first moment of epiphany was when i looked up at the stars and felt the presence of something powerful. But that was in my childhood and i had left all that behind ne. After years of excitement and hard work, i had everything to be happy bout. The problem with excitement is hat one excitement needs a bigger one be satisfied. I thought that people live applies long as they had enough money, but i could still feel an emptiness nem. There was a party at my house one ay. After the guests had left, I was lone beside the swimming pool. My thoughts strayed to my growing up ears in India. In those days, though my stomach ached with hunger and my pulse throbbed with the anxiety of an uncertain tomorrow, i never walked lone. All around me was the undeniable presence of that living web from which all things are born and continually unfold. That moment, i knew the cause of my unhappiness at once-'That' presence was missing. I was satisfied with what i had, but wasn't happy. That's when i decided to get to the bottom of this feeling of unhappiness. Over a period of time, i found myself asking the question: Who am I? I was ina rat race like most other scientists who don't have the time to think. Moreover, i had my poverty to overcome. After achieving my goals, thought would be happybuti wasn't. I felt that i should know more about my Indian spiritual heritage. I remember what MK Gandhi said, "Happiness is an inside job. It can't come from the outside." But gradually i became a sceptic scientist and my motto was to not take anyone's word for it. I decided to study religion and did so for 10 years. What i found blew my mind. I realised that there is a higher power just like the Brahmn that Vedanta describes and it pervades all space without exception I resolved to pledge myself to working in concert with others with a common desire to forge a new alloy of spirituality and science, strong enough to withstand the centrifugal forces of our age. The fact is, we need to believe in a higher power that is universal, and much bigger than us. In all spiritual traditions, we have the desire to communicate with that entity Happiness doesn't come from science; it comes from experience and clarity. When my mind is clear, ifeel one with the Source. That's how i got back my peace of mind. Money is necessanyou can't renounce everything andgothe Himalayas. For spiritual progresrenunciation is not required. Attachment is what causes problem sand you need to guard yourself againit. I may have all luxuries, but i'm notattached to them. I can enjoy a luxurilife; i can take it or leave it. We have 5,000 years of tradition; Buddha says that attachment causes suffering. Relieving suffering by renunciation is not the right way; you don’t have to renounce everything mango away, although it is easy to do so. (The writer, a physicist, donated $11 million to UCLA, California, to establish a centre devoted to advanciknowledge of the basic laws of nature
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The views expressed in the Article above are Mani Bhaumik and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Mani Bhaumik and Speaking Tree,Times of India