Reality is a happy Nothingness!
1 Comments Published by Madhukar Organisation on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 6:50 AM.
It is a deeply entrenched need of us humans to explain ourselves and the world. At all times scientists research into the mysteries of nature, the universe and the human mind.
The strategies are different, but where once one liked to retreat in the ivory tower of his discipline, and eyed other faculties – if at all – only with criticism, today a rapprochement takes place again. Quantum physics, neurology, philosophy or spirituality, at present it seems that in the end they all come to similar results. Even scientists suddenly come up with terms like “transcendence”, “God” or “cosmical spirit” to explain what they discovered. Facing such terminology the Descartes inside of us starts to rebel, sings his hymn to common sense and tries to save the rational logic from the stab with the dagger. But stop! The snake bites in its own tail, for the new realization of God is not handed down and the path to it is not irrationally at all. Slowly but steady the contours of the hardened separation-thought become blurred because the newest findings especially of brain research detract every argumentative basis from it. In a last consequence it could not be upheld anymore even from the most convincing admirer of rationality, and with this the gate to a new interdisciplinary consensus opens more and more.
Between quantum physics and Advaita
Just lately in an interview the physicist and Nobel Peace Price winner Prof. Hans-Peter Dürr established a clear connection between quantum physics and the thousands of years old Indian wisdom teaching Advaita. The word Ad-vaita is Sanskrit and means “non-duality”, which means as much as „unity“ or „oneness“. According to Prof. Dürr the Far Eastern philosophy explains exactly these findings he detected through quantum physics. Everything materially is based on something non-materially. This „pure information field“ is limitless, overall and beyond space and time. He calls it “reality”, but it is not to put on the same level with what we in general call „reality“. Or – plain and beautiful – „the source of being“.
Madhukar, German philosopher and Master of Advaita, describes this „source of being“ as a “trans-neurological reality, the oceanic Eternal out of which the individual rises like a wave and goes by again. The transpersonal Self is the only everlasting reality, which is peace and silent happiness”.
Reality as a transcendental happy Nothingness
Since this transcendental nothingness is the basis of everything existing, meaning it is pervading everything living, it is not only the essence of an impersonal universe but is as a consequence also inherent in every human body, in each single person. Exactly this point the practicing philosopher picks up: If reality is our basic nature then everybody must be able to experience it!
His approach is no science. He teaches no theory, no exercise, no mental concepts. If it had to be integrated in a faculty the category “applied philosophy” would be exactly right. In public meetings the former TV journalist animates the visitors to inquire “who they really are”. Through meditative silence and clarifying dialogs he strengthens the sensibility for this indescribably level. This way he makes the mystery of Oneness directly perceptible. The result: Simply being happy through Self-realization.
How and why this realization makes us happy is an enigma. Maybe it is because in their formless source of beingness people realize the higher power and themselves as a part of it. This sudden, doubtless knowledge to be embedded in something bigger than oneself and more eternal than the universe is like a coalescence with God. So the realization of God becomes realization of Self and vice versa.
Lightness through Transcendence
It is proven that persons who see a higher-ranking meaning in their life are more content than the ones with the heavy burden of the own life’s responsibility on their shoulders. True sages know: Firstly it comes different and secondly than one thinks! They accept the own powerlessness, the result is humbleness and devotion to a loving power.
The one who does not anymore perceive the I as a separated being that has to come up with the energy for all activities on its own, this one surrenders, swims along, glides effortless delighted through life.
Well, what are we doing now with this very old knowledge that finally became presentable again? It would be interesting to get representatives of the most different disciplines on one table to discuss this. But basically this is out of date. The best is we apply it. And live it. Because that is its basic meaning.
Fantastic how this article links this wonderful Mystery with not only the highest science but also to peoples every day life.
Complete Oneness
Sita