Attrition of knowledge

Note: I wrote this a long time back and dont know/dont wish to read what is in it....But just publishing it for now.....


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Knowledge......we use this term a lot...but what does it really mean?.. My perception of knowledge: Knowledge is understanding of an entity derived out of unblemished logic. So how do we gain knowledge?....Through a teacher...This teacher can be you, another person, a product of another person (say a book). When we ourselves try to understand something, we will reach knowledge only if our logical flow takes us to that. else we wont gain knowlege or gain some knowlege that is not universal (This is because )

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A.H
Aham brahmasmi

Avaricious? Enjoy a cyclic journey in pleasure and pain

This is a loose topic....I am going to put this in a new Label called.......Assorted Basket....

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There cannot be a better time to write this topic.....Global recession I mean......All of us want money..more money......and still more.... but non of us (Including you and me) understand what money is........In days of yore man exchanged his goods for his needs among fellow beings....This is called barter system....Remembering your history classes again..But there came a problem...Let us take an Example....

There are Three People Mr. Farmer, Mr. Fisherman and Mr. Builder.... (May be I took the theme form AOE....was an addict!)...One interesting thing here is, Mr.Z is a Vegetarian...So  Mr. Farmer can trade his grains and veges with the Fisherman, for his Fish....and he can do the same with the Builder for his work...but the problem is.....If the fisherman wants the Builder to work for him....he cant get him...Why? because The Builder don't need fish as he is a vegetarian.....So to overcome this problem..The unknown father of Economics invented money.....It is like a general commodity a token.....Its value is not what that is printed or embossed in it...but our own work....if you are the fisherman... your toiling in waves...you risking your life in a Storm...that is its value...Who determine the value of your commodity...its you  you...But you cannot overprice yourselves as others may not wish to buy your product.... So this went fine for the

olden days.....now let us come back to the present....

There are many complications in economics today...I am not an economist and will not mess up with that....But I will tell what I need to... The commodities and services available today are humongous....and then there is monopoly....It is like, if you are the only one in the planet producing a like saving drug....Everyone will be forced to get it from you..And you can fix any price and everyone is bound to pay you...Yes there are other stuff in this hypothetical consideration..like the government which will play its role....But I am putting this for you to understand an actual scenario....You can put the price you want...But you should ask, is that worth the price....We should have this responsibility...Why? Not because of a sacred law that has no explanation......Anything that has no reason is the product of ignorance and how can you consider that Sacred...Now for a little distraction from the main topic.....

When religious systems created the sacred laws they had in mind the logic behind it...But as people can't understand it...yes many of us are dumb...or many don't wish to understand reality..because it sucks....Men started following these laws...and The men who made religion were no dumb..(Human evolution is pretty slow..So just consider your ancestors having the same potential as you do.) So They didn't want their logic to be forgotten...So they created the roles of religious heads...They will be the sacred guardians of these principles.....But there was a problem in this and the Religious masters knew them.....It is what I call attrition of knowledge...This is Knowledge that is not transferred from the teacher to a student because of various factors........These Masters may also have made some mistakes.

(I will write a separate blog for this..as it is yet another problem)

So over time we started following things blindly.....Then owing to our ignorance..we and the religious guardians started mutilating the laws for the sake our convenience... It is like initially there was 2+3=5. Then we blindly thought 2+1=5. Then some gained a little sanity and saw 2+1=5 and said it is wrong...yes it is wrong....But the problem is..they are so overwhelmed with their discovery and did not look the above regression. Then there are the few glitches of religious masters or their initial disciples.......Thanks to all of the above, The men of partial sanity think that they have made victory.....But I am asking them..What did you really get? Yes you men are blessed with intelligence....You are better than the ignorant ones (Fools will be your language) who blindly follow the equation 2+1=5....I don't generally wish to quote as people blindly hate others...just without reason...but here the quote Will be beautiful..

I quote and paraphrase Swami Vivekananda "One rational non believer is better than a million irrational believers"...Hold on..Don't just smile.... there is more.... "But no amount of rational non believers can equate the value of one rational believer" So why don't you try and find a better explanation for existence..who knows you could disprove the men of yore...But there is no value if you just sit and mock others and gain cynical pleasure out of that...you are no better than them as you don't do anything to distinguish yourselves...If you get 100% in exam and look down upon who got a  20% it is OK...but you are not writing the exam and still mock the one getting the 20%..It seems he is a better person..he at least wrote the exam and got what he could get.....

Wow.....that was a little toooo..much for a distraction....So coming to our problem in economics....We actually see such a scenario in this world...everyone wants money for which they don't want their effort....Companies sucking the life force out of employees for peanuts..and employees asking salaries that they don't deserve......Politicians trying to loot public money and Citizens trying to cheat government laws and gain more money..YES...you can gain pleasure out of the money you got by selling ethical values or by selling  your fundamental needs..like sleep, food, rest ....But surely you have to experience pain....May be you are a lucky soul escaping this scenario..There may be some reason behind that...But what I am saying fits to many...Why pain? again no Sacred law!.......When you change a few terms in an equation....others will change so that there is balance.....here whatever is the result of a logical flow is what I call Balance....I will explain....Take the employer who is sucking your worth.....The money he gained out of that had some of his effort..so for that he will experience happiness...for others he will experience pleasure or he wont....1) If he experiences physical pleasure..he has exerted little physical effort so his body will be stuffed with more than what it wants...and so the system out of balance will result in physical deformation of some kind for which he will suffer...this can be extended to other forms of pleasure...(people u can think....Just think..and understand all possibilities....i will not explain everything...I ask you to supplement knowledge attrition by your own effort....) 2) If he is not indulging in pleasure he will start feeling a Void..a Hollowness in life...

So understand your needs...rationalise them....understand your potential....maximise them and workout a plan for life surely you will experience Happiness out of it....Yes you may not be very ideal..who is...well again I hate to put this here...people just cant take some things..but to those who take...and only to those...Everything that has a name or a form has a character and is not ideal....it will change is what i mean....so just understand your shortcomings..and change for the better......

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And know this.......Tatvamasi....

A.H

Aham brahmasmi 

Gearing up!

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Before we continue our journey, we need to fill ourselves with certain qualities and also should understand few things...These will give us energy to move on.......What are the underlying facts based on which we take our decisions....why do we get angry? Why do we crave for pleasure? Why are we afraid of the pain?

All beings wish to protect their body....When there is a danger to this body it is manifested as pain...Pain in body or pressure build up in mind caused by expecting an occurrence of pain(physical or mental)...It is termed as fear..All this are just a perception in our brain done by chemical reaction...yes..even if you know this pain will be no different from what you experienced before...And pleasure is also a perception caused by chemical reaction....This is the manifestation of preservation of our body and mind....Example..... we get pleasure by eating(just like me!) as it preserves the body....we get pleasure when our desires are satisfied this satisfies our mind...Then there are lesser degrees of these things...

Happiness we gain from seeing beauty or by gaining a friend.....Then there is the minor embarrassment.....But when the brain signals stop so too these pleasure or pain...But we have made some reactions or there is no harm in assuming them as actions...Which will cause further changes, which will give more pleasure or pain.....

So God (Well if you have any reservations against the term "God" you are free to use nature or any other thing) (I have seen people..Specifically, one will be reading this....who just don't want to accept the term because He/She finds it hard to accept that He/She was an ignorant worshipper once, ignorance that is too embarrassing.....Then there is also a bit of reluctance...these condition applies to many..)..ok so god, do you think was cynical in making us feel pleasure or pain....No....Ask CIPA patients, who are insensible to pain...Life is so difficult without pain or pleasure...But we must understand that these are mental perceptions and not be enraptured in pleasure or pain....so what else is there as alternative...There is peace..Which is not an alternative to these as it is not a perception.....but a reality...It is not very easy to define the peace that I cite in mind.... we may experience this later....

As of now it is enough if we understand what pleasure, pain,  anger or joy are.....and not be engrossed in them....We just need to move on after understanding them...yes it is Very very easier said than done...but there is no harm in practising.....Every small step wont bring giant leaps but nonetheless they move us forward....

Believe me...(Actually I don't like the word Belief very much as it is based on ignorance, as I rationally believe in reasoning)..But here there is no other go...as in mathematics..we have to proceed with assumptions and solve for an answer.....So Believe me you feel more happiness and not Pain by following the above..Actually it is the peace that we have not experienced all our lives.....

One more important note...People who practise are prone to downfall....so to save ourselves from this do things that you percieve will give you peace...dont worry mind is a big cheater...if it percieves something you a zombie controlled by it will think the same...ideally if you are a believer you can go to religious places, read religious or philosophical books, listen to melodious music, or just sit in some lonely place and observe your mind......A fickle minded person like me can be easily carried away from peace...but dont worry...just like an industrious spider which builds its web after many failed attempts..so will we be rewarded with victory.....

We are still toddling..but we will gain confidende to walk if we follow the above......

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And know this.......Tatvamasi....

A.H

Aham brahmasmi 

The start

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(I give names to drawings at work.... So just my habit..but it will help...If you want to comment just quote the above code.)

So Where do we start? Philosophy is one thing were we don't know where to start and we will just waste time wondering this..... pick your road(I mean your path of life)....

Well...Whatever be it is(even the one that is not here)...u can go from there...all I meant was you can start from anywhere and travel...Its like all roads lead to Rome...But here all roads lead to Truth..even if its falsehood...

Well...Its not prudent to analyse every walk of life as we will soon find everything starts to repeat at some point..We will see some pattern....We humans are designed to see patterns and exploit them.....So don't worry if you are based by the term "Pattern"....you will see it...So what is the principle behind these patterns...

Life is a complex equation made of 'n' number of simple terms.......What you just need to do is follow the paths of the Ingenious Fourier and apply his concept to life or anything you want...See and understand that this complex life is made of simple things.....differentiate the various factors that make a integrated life...analyse them and you will start to see its beauty....yes only start...there is lots more....So life in itself is very simple once we understand it....

Let us jump to an example..Let us consider a small part of life, of person Mr.Sloth ...How? Let us take that he is a lazy subordinate who works under you... First it has no meaning for him to be lazy and we are angry.....Then we start to differentiate his life....He might lack interest in the job...may be his life's ambition is different, but he still needs to have this job as he needs the money....he might wish to work for the money but as he is a human he would be worrying and he would not be in a position to apply his mind in the job......If we find this we will not be angry....but will be clear and can take a easy decision about him..may be our circumstances will necessitate that we fire him not because we are cruel but because we are ourselves in a dire situation.....We may wish people don't see us as cruel...but we wont understand the nature of another human...we will turn angry and hurt ourselves and others.....Our reactions need not change but our attitude should change...All our actions....no..no...(well I think all of us just react to circumstances....now let me put simply as nature that started the first action...as people find certain terms very repulsive) reactions should be based on understanding and not assumptions or crude ignorance...

Let us look at a better example....There is a Criminal...If we look back in his life...it was hard....filled with tribulation...If we look at the men around him, they were no different than what he is now....even his parents were like him....He had no opportunity to go towards sanity.......So don't be mad at him...understand this...yet punish him....for you give him the opportunity by doing so and also maintain the social order.....

Yes even after understanding we might get rage...don't be disheartened...just try to understand your rage and let go of it......We must reach a level where our anger has meaning...and just like a slave does what we want to do.......

So we are now toddling..Hurray..this marks the beginning of our long journey...Give yourself a pat......ya ya just do it...Trust me....We will feel much better if we congratulate ourselves....only thing..don't start this as a irrational routine as people often do....

Don't forget to comment...If you find this repulsive do mail me....we can discuss.....

And know this.......Tatvamasi....

A.H

Aham brahmasmi

So what is this all about?

I am thinking....and thinking....... and thinking...well....after all this thinking...... I got a lot of ideas....Well all these ideas remain as fragmented information in my brain(filling my Brains memory space and not allowing me to make new thoughts faster)...I wanted to Defragment it....I mean organise them..and most importantly flaunt them to you...Yes Y.O.U......just kidding....

Whats the use of keeping them inside my brain. I wish to throw my cards on the table and let everyone see....and....dont just go away.....comment on them..if you like it ok...nice...i wont be abashed by your compliments....if you think I have no logic in my ideas...great.....we can talk...I am looking for you....Any way all of you can mail me at harananand@gmail.com..

Now...what will I talk about....I am a fickle minded fellow...I think about a lot of non related things....So expect anything and accept everything....Most probably I may talk about Philosophy, Religion, Science, Engineering, Non-Controversial Social Issues(I dont like non productive work of any sort!)..... and....as I am planning to do an MS in USA..I may help others with related information.....So keep Reading...Keep Mailing..and most importantly Be happy....

And know this.......Tatvamasi....

A.H

Aham brahmasmi