Infinity: Both the sides

Sometimes, we have our own dull moments and we feel that our life sucks. There could be many different reasons like bad relationships, financial problems, no growth in our career, health related issues and many more. We occupy a space which limits our level of awareness to the specifics of the problem. There is a way to come out of this space provided we know the way to shift ourselves to different levels of our awareness.

At any given point in life, we have an option to move in a direction either at micro or macro level. Both the directions lead to infinity. At the macro level, the biggest macro structure, the so called universe in its entirety is infinite. Same way, at the micro level, if we consider any object at the sub molecular level, it is once again infinite. Let us take a hypothetical journey to see how infinity feels to us by using the perception of time.

Feel the infinity:  To feel the vastness of the universe, watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvdL3R7fDL4 . I express my gratitude for the creator of this amazing video. Here is the short summary of the commentary run in this video . “We travel at the speed of light starting from the sun across the cosmos. We pass earth in just 8 minutes. After 5 ½ hours we pass Pluto, the outer limit of solar system and it is still the same day of the journey. The closest star, Alpha Centauri A appears after 5 years of our journey. After 100 light years nebular material appears.1000 light years, galaxy is in full view. 100 thousand years, we can see the entire spiral of milky way.5 million years passed; the milky way & 30 galaxies vanish into the distance. 50 million light years, cluster of 2000 galaxies can be seen. 10 billion years, we see the theoretical view of the universe. Countless billions of galaxies are no more than a micro dot now. “ Can you feel the vastness of the universe?  With our known perception of time, we can feel the infinity at the macro level.  

Also, we can feel the infinity at the micro level. Let us consider the structure of our finger tip. With our naked eye, it is viewed as just a finger tip. If we see it through a magnifying lens then we can see the finer details of the finger prints. If we use a microscope then we can see the tissues and cells of the finger. With a powerful microscope, the sub molecular levels of the cells become apparent.  Now, with much more powerful equipment, one can probe further at the deeper level and the extent one can go deeper in infinite. There is no boundary. Even though, it is just a finger tip, the visual perception changes as we move towards the micro level. Meditation is one such powerful technique which takes in the micro path to feel the macro (universe) within us.

Emotional Intelligence:

Within us at the micro level, the boundary is infinite which by definition is also the boundary of the universe. Hence, we can say that the universe is inside us. So, we are part of universe and universe is part of us. This realization is profound and true. When one operates with this belief, it takes him to a different level of awareness.

We equate god to infinite power, infinite knowledge and infinite compassion. In fact, we each one of us operates at this same level as can be seen from the above micro/macro experiences. We are infinite and powerful and we should not underestimate the power within us. By operating at this level, we not only respect ourselves and the inherent power within us but also others and their potentials. We know what is happening within ourselves and what is happening around us and we value both. This is the basis of Emotional intelligence.

Preferred direction

We live in the middle. We have a choice to go either ways at the micro or macro levels. Both directions are powerful. As we experience the journey, we will be influenced since we become a part of the experience itself. The first thing we experience at the macro level in our outward journey is the society. Obviously, we are influenced by the society and we tend to become a social mirror. We tend to mimic the patterns defined by the society. Sometime, we get stuck with the social patterns and we don’t move forward. Some people pass through this stage and they get a whole new level of experiences and hence new level of achievements.

At the micro level, such as the process of meditation, the accessibility is easy as every step of the journey happens well within us, well within our control and the experience is lot more rewarding than moving in the direction at macro level. As we progress with meditation, we will have better understanding of the automatic processes that govern the body dynamics, better access to the involuntary functions like heart beat, respiratory rate etc and the subconscious mind. All these aid us to operate at different level of awareness taking the path towards infinity.

But, when we encounter problem, sometimes we resort to activities like consuming alcohol, eating excessive food etc to temporarily keep away from the problem. This is the direction exactly in opposite to the path towards infinity.

Shift in Paradigm:

The Mind operates on the stack of layers starting from the surface level to the deeper level with no limit to the bottom. In case of a dull moment, we occupy a space where the mind is locked to a particular layer which gives rise to a prevailing stream of thoughts. When we operate moving in the direction of infinity, we naturally shift our space & we start to see the same problem but with a new outlook. This is similar to how we perceive a finger tip as different structures depending on how we see it.

How the solar system vanishes with the distance, the problem also will vanish as we move towards the infinity. The power of prayer is also a path of reaching towards this same infinity (which we call it as God). By doing so and in that process of prayer, we approach the problem with a new outlook.

As we experience the journey towards the infinite, our awareness level changes and we are in a new space that creates a different experience for the same problem. We are not stuck inside our mind and body (contents) but we move to the space which holds the content. As we are in the space, the content which occupies the space is smaller in proportion to the space itself and one can see the dynamism of the content clearly and hence the problem.

When we operate at this level of awareness, our life will be blissful and powerful. This is like a radiation which influences others who come in contact with it and get positive influence by this energy.