Our ancients believed that ecology and enlightenment are inseparable. If we do not remember who we are and what our place is in the web of life, it is time to take stock. The crisis may be an evolutionary catalyst in the push towards a higher level – Self-realization.
That being so, we must reconsider the way we see ourselves vis-à-vis the rest of the world. But the ego and the pull of the outer world come in the way. This, the ‘ego encased in a sheath’ – conceals the real me. According to Vedanta, the universal self, not bound or restricted by the ‘skin’, is a Self whose essential quality is oneness with the rest of creation, rather seeing itself as separate from it. This is the essence of the nature of interconnectedness we see all around us but fail to recognize. The moment we understand that we are an intrinsic part of the web of life; everything begins to fall into place.
The Upanishads affirm that we are all ultimately one, that this oneness is knowable as the pure Self, the atman, at the very core of our being, and that this realization is accessible to all. Most of us do not live in such a state of consciousness because we have all been conditioned to see only the superficial side of our identity, the ego-self. Our predicament is the result of our ignorance of the true Self. The Times of India
That being so, we must reconsider the way we see ourselves vis-à-vis the rest of the world. But the ego and the pull of the outer world come in the way. This, the ‘ego encased in a sheath’ – conceals the real me. According to Vedanta, the universal self, not bound or restricted by the ‘skin’, is a Self whose essential quality is oneness with the rest of creation, rather seeing itself as separate from it. This is the essence of the nature of interconnectedness we see all around us but fail to recognize. The moment we understand that we are an intrinsic part of the web of life; everything begins to fall into place.
The Upanishads affirm that we are all ultimately one, that this oneness is knowable as the pure Self, the atman, at the very core of our being, and that this realization is accessible to all. Most of us do not live in such a state of consciousness because we have all been conditioned to see only the superficial side of our identity, the ego-self. Our predicament is the result of our ignorance of the true Self. The Times of India
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