The Heart Yearns for More!

(Ye Dil Maange More) Things are not what they seem to be or are taught to us by specific contexts, yet religions try to exploit the human species as something profound and beyond other things in the Universe. We give a very high estimate to human nature, in order to control what we think, is the base impulse and try to liberate the finer impulses as codified by society and religion. We spend most of our life trying to conform to society and religion- hear the preachers boring monotone of sin / atonement / salvation / redemption and liberation; which drowns our inner voice which is asking us to break free of these shackles. Religion and society does not allow us to be ourselves, or speak out our minds. Does it matter? When the “exclusion of felt life” over flows into wider cultural attitudes, it has the effect of lowering our expectations of ourselves. What does it matter who “we” are if our entire life of reflection and emotion is simply written off as genetically selfish propagation? The Lokayatas / Charvakas also denied after life and transcendence. When you are not part of a religious network, there is much more freedom of operation and experience. A hyper selfish or a carnally materialistic view of life is triggered by a mixture of boredom and frustration of trying to escape dithering and endless theological discourses – by tunneling frantically out of the religious jail like environment. Our only duty is to eat drink and be merry as long as you we are alive. Beg, borrow or steal for that purpose -there is nothing left of “you” after death except ashes. So let your inner voice prevail in the battle for your heart. Order that multi course meal – oysters, hors d’0euvres, filet mignon, pate foi grass, a selection of wines and deserts. Belief is not morally superior to enjoying one’s life. -Excerpts- Bibliography (Marylinne Robinson – “Absence of mind”- Vithal Nadkarni‘s take on this with Lokayatas).