Happiness and sorrow are part of man’s life.

 

Peace eludes man though he may presume that he taken all measures to fetch it. He is always of the view that the other man is happy, not knowing that prosperity is a relative term. Each has his or her own problems and feels perplexed as how to solve them. How to carry them out are detailed in scriptural texts. “Study them, you will get your mind purified and develop character.” The theory of happiness that is bestowed upon one and the grief that another has to face are but the consequences of his past acts, If a person obeyed God’s commands incorporated in the scriptures, his present life will be free from cares. If he had failed to discharge his moral obligations in his previous birth, naturally he will pass through struggle.

Even a person may have committed misdeeds and insulted his own being, but still if he sincerely expresses his regret and submits his plea before himself to forget all that he had done and seeks his own pardon. Its soul, which is pure, and is a part, of the almighty. The protection is bound to come. This is one of His (GOD) greatest fruits and inimitable. He (GOD) does not look into the past of a person. Who repents but goes into his real intentions. It is nature’s convenient to grant asylum to anyone irrespective of caste, sex, or status, provided he is anxious to get totally reformed from his past.

There are many that believe that life is for enjoyment and that so long as they remain in the world, they must taste pleasure. On the other hand there are others who have tamed their mind, controlled their senses, and diverted their entire attention and realization towards the reality of life and nature. The person, who has achieved this will automatically, will get the enjoyment of worldly affairs. This is again the reality of nature and life.

Divine law ordains that happiness and sorrow are part of man’s life. Success will follow failures, and joy will trail grief. But the usual tendency among mortals is to get dejected when made to face problems and forget God when immersed in worldly activities.

Some may ask whether sacred literatures are easy to digest the doctrines embedded therein or understand the import of the episodes. The very rendering of the verses will make the listeners easily grasp the contents. A patient who is asked by a physician to take a few tablets simply purchases them and consumes them as directed, without examining the constituents- chemicals, which go to make the make the medicine. The Mantras in the holy text will confer boons. The manner in which the various characters view with each other to strictly observe the provisions of the moral law will make people emulate their example.

One of the primary lessons in almost all the sacred literature is to make us realize that the other man is more intelligent than we are; we should not under the misapprehension that we are the wisest.

Guidelines to make life happy – Sages and Saints, Out of their deep knowledge and personal experience, have left a rich legacy of religious postulates and guidelines as how people can make their lives happy and peaceful. If the mental condition of a person is perfect, there can be no room for misadventures and wrong pursuits. If the wonderful ideas left by the God’s deputies are zealously followed. There will be no need to feel agitated or depressed.

But to-day society witnesses violence and feels totally dejected all because of the disinclination to uphold the directives prescribed by ancient wisdom. The divine messengers have strictly prohibited us from uttering lies but many of us in the present day are embodiments of falsehood. Even an insect should not be injured; they have stipulated but we now find not only killing of animals but human beings, out of sheer selfishness.

While happiness and grief alternate in every one’s life, the affected person can always pray to God to grant him the strength to bear the agony. When in difficulty, he should be in a position to smile. Man should learn to transform sorrow into joy, how to achieve the same. Shri Krishna श्री कृष्ण in His message – Geeta,गीता Arjuna अर्जुन symbolizes human aspirations and weakness. Shri Krishna श्री कृष्ण was equally astonished. When Kunti- कुंती (The mother of the Pandavas पांडव ), who proved that righteousness always triumph, sought a born from Him that she should even be immersed in difficulties, as then alone there could be total report with Him, otherwise the chances of forgetting the presence of the divine are great.

God’s cake...

This is about the best thing I  have ever read as an explanation.

Sometimes we wonder,

‘What did I do to deserve this?’ or

‘Why did God have to do this to me?’

Here is a wonder explanation!

A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong, she is failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away,

Meanwhile, her mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, ‘Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.’

‘Here, have some cooking oil,’ her mother offers. ‘Yuck’ says her daughter.

‘How about a couple raw eggs?’ ‘Gross, Mom!’

‘Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?’

‘Mom, those are all yucky!’

To which the mother replies: ‘Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when then they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way.

Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in his order, they always work for good!

We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He will listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, instead...He chose your heart.

 

WHY DO people go to a temple?

 

The answer is obvious: to find peace, to sit and meditate and to feel energy of those who have meditated there earlier. The sun Light is present all over the earth atmosphere, but when we use the Double convex lens the light is concentrated and the intensity of the heat is so much it will have a burning effect.

But today, most of the traditional temples have become centers of trade and politics. Regular prayers may be offered here, but these prayers are formal and out of a fear of God. There’s no innocence in these prayers. In such an atmosphere polluted with materialism and politics, meditation is not possible. If we are really interested in meditation and prayer, we need to look for a different kind of temple and one that is not man-made.

The good news is that such unpolluted temple of love still exists. You will find them in nature. Go and sit under a tree, breathe and meditate and you will be filled with love and prayer. The tree always gives life-energy. It will never ask you about your religion or caste. You can hug a tree and you will feel its heartbeat. And at the same time. You will also feel your own heartbeat.

But when you hug fellow human beings because nobody nowadays hugs anyone unconditionally. The tree is a temple of love, as it always gives. Go to mountains or the sea and sit in the open space. While you listen to the sound of mountain streams, you will automatically start meditating. Mountains need a certain kind of an atmosphere, a space for the soul, where it can fly high in the Sky. And that’s possible only in nature.

Knowledge is divided between phenomenology, science of the changeable and ontology, science of the unchangeable, ontology is the realm of beings and phenomenology that of becoming. To explain it to the laity, Christianity uses the word ‘father’ for ontology and ‘son’ for phenomenology. The Holy Spirit is individualised consciousness that mediates the two.

Phenomenology is the mixing and constant flux of the five elements: solid, liquid, gas, space and heat. The five elements are interdependent and are created from one another. For anything to be solid, it must have been liquid previously. For anything to be liquid, heat is required, for eon-a-eon, the sun has Caused the earth to relive in a manner that H20 remains in liquid form in a narrow temperature range of zero to a hundred degrees. This is a feat of wondrous exactitude as temperatures in the cosmos range from negative to positive infinity. In order to have heat, some combustive gas is required. All this interplay occurs in space, which is the mother element. Matter occupies infinitely less then one zillionth of cosmic space, where the leela of phenomenology takes place.

Science limits itself to this zillionth of cosmic space occupied by matter. Hence, it has been said that science is an incomplete philosophy, but philosophy is complete science oncologists posit that we are pure spirit, trying to learn how to be human. At birth, we are pure; pure consciousness. The difficulty lies not in being pure consciousness, but in being human. Completely alien to our being, we are constantly trying to master manmade functions ranging from table mannered to law, family governance to human love. It’s a comedown; a ‘thud’ keeps us in febrile fever. Ontology is the science of the unchangeable, undivided, pure consciousness. Knowledge of pure consciousness makes us realise that the entire universe is nothing but consciousness. I Am That. I am the entire universe, and the functioning of the universe is my responsibility. The brain is incapable of grasping the essence of ontology – It can only categories, divide and choose, assuming separateness, that there are two to choose from. The higher the IQ, the more divisive the brain, since pure consciousness is one, the brain. Since pure consciousness is one, the brain cannot grasp it in a thousand lifetimes.

To know your being or virginal ontological being or virginal ontological state is to resolve, ‘I am a pure virgin’। A virgin is one who is untouched by man. Hence, no thought emanating from any man can touch you. No political, economic or scientific theism penetrates your pure state. The very concept of a universe is a creation of man; even the creator is a creation of man. If the universe and god do exist, they are a part of your pure consciousness. Once stabiles in your virgin state, everything that emanates from you is pure.

What the world calls knowledge, ontologists define as ignorance. Armed with this ignorance, they can be billionaires, presidents or physicists. Even as they watch, their wealth will be surpassed, nations subjugated, scientific ideas bombed. They are at the feet of the masters of ontology, the masters of truth. Newton defined truth as ‘that which is invariant in all frames of reference ‘. All frames of reference lean on the inventive constructs of time and space. Oncologists would simply say that they are changeable and hence are untruths – even by Newton’s definition. Know the truth will set you free. The phenomenological world will be at your beck and call. Pity, you’ll have no use for it, having sublimated it…(Remember the lie is the prime stage of Paap )

The Real possessions that bind us are our memories, our inner possessions. Memory is an attachment, a holding on to an experience, an accumulation in which energy is trapped. Memory is a form of matter, a substance in the mind. It is the residue of an experience that has left a mark within us. The degree of our attachment to the past is the degree of our materialism. Our memories form the landscape of the world of illusion and sorrow, samsara, in which we are caught this world of memory is revealed during dream and fantasy. It underlies our waking consciousness and distorts our perception. Hence our fall into dream or fantasy is a fall into the inertia of our own minds. The more we are attached to the past, the heavier is the weight of our ignorance.

We can easily measure our spiritual ignorance in life: it is equal to the density of our thoughts, our habitual stream of memory based considerations. Similarly, the knowledge that we clinch to through thought obstructs us from seeing the truth. We are not bound to the external world or to the matter outside us. It is the world inside us, the matter within our own minds that binds us. Only when we take the world inside ourselves through thought does it cause anxiety. If we let the world be, it takes care of itself in the natural harmony and freedom of existence.

Consciousness is immaterial and thought is mater. To fall into thought is to introduce a foreign substance (matter) into our unbounded consciousness and to weight it down. Our thoughts are our matter, through which we fall into the material world. To acquire things mentally through name, recognition and identification is to add to the ignorance within us. The mind emptied itself naturally – consciousness itself is emptiness, immateriality and boundless space-when we do not fill it with cares and anxieties.

The realisation that thought is a burden is the end of thought. All worry and care is useless weight that separates us from the beneficence of existence, drawing upon us the very disharmonies that we wish to avoid. When we release the burden of thought through the perception of its foreign nature, we transcend the entire world.

Is our life worth living? Are we really living or pretend to be living? Are we really conscious of what we are doing? Unfortunately, the way we live is nothing but just a mechanical process. We have become a robot no intelligence, no thought, no awareness, no awakening. Every moment we are living unconsciousness, which mars our happiness. But why are we doing this?

Cosmic Cobweb:-

 

The Universe is a cosmic cobweb of God, who is the Great Spider, who spins it out with his own excretions. We are flies caught in the cobweb, but our slightest motion disturbs the entire cobweb and brings it to the notice of the Great Spider.

The Spider is aware of the fly, as the fly is aware of the Spider. The Spider can harm or help the fly as it chooses. But this choice is not arbitrary. If proceeds from our past Karma, our pains and pleasures, gains and looses, friends and foes is the product of our previous Karma.

When God created the universe and the soul entered the human body, the embodied soul needed divine guidance to lead a meaningful life. That’s when divine guidance came to man though the Vedas. In the Yajur Veda, the second mantra in the 26^th chapter makes it clear that the right to read the Vedas is universal. The mantra reads:

Yatheman vacham kalyanima vadani janebhyah

Brahma raianyabhyam shudrai charyaych swaya charnat ch…

UNIVERSE:- We are living on a small earth, which is a part of one solar system, (a physical Plan) which can be seen by the naked eyes. There are eight Plans.

1.         Physical.                                 (Sthool  )

2.         Astral                                       (Sooch)

3.         Causal                                     (Kaaran)

4.         Super Causal                          (Paarbrahm )

5.         Cosmic                                    (Satloka )

6.         Super Cosmic                         (Alakh Agam)

7.         Nameless and                         (Anaami ) 

8.         Absolute                                  (Moksha)

We should know--Where we are?  What we are?  Why we are? And where we were? 

The Physical body- The Physical Body is two types, one is wiliness body (vasana Sharir) and the other is Conscious body (Suksham Sharir). Will or lust of will when completed the soul leaves the wiliness body (vasana Sharir) like the Physical Body (Sthool Sharir). Wiliness Body  is  one  which  is  called  as Pretatma movements are like mad, these cannot stay at one place, to full fill its will and wish it wanders here and there, and when it finds any live person’s will, according to its own nature, it full fill via their body. Pretatma   has got a very attachment towards Physical Body  (Sthool Sharir). If it finds alike its will it enters in that body and full fills its wishes.

But Conscious Body (Suksham Sharir) does not have such tendencies. The body with Conscious Soul is called Consciousness Body and these have got self-determination, wishes with particular aim lives in these bodies.

Consciousness body (Chit) and (Antraman) is having tremendous power. Its will power also determined. The consciousness body lives at one place only. If it finds a difficult to get a physical body, it would get into the Physical body (Sthool Sharir) of its own near and dear person with its own determination. It will full fill all it’s will and wishes through its own near and dear.

A person, who has developed, his conscious body with Yoga Sadhna, He can see them and have a contact with them. Willness body and Consciousness body also have one or two different subjects. Willness body also called the (Vaasna Sharir) All the three bodies are inter related and depend on each other. At the time of death the Soul leaves the Physical Body  (Sthool Sharir) but remains with two other bodies.

The first three stages are in our body.  Physical Body (Sthool Sharir) being when we are alive; when we die our ethereal counter part of body gets freedom from the physical body (Sthool Sharir) and goes to astral (Pretatma). The astral (Pretatma) world is the subtle universe compound of finer then atomic forces, vibration of life energy. At physical death, mangoes in his astral body (Suksham Sharir) of light to one of the astral planets according to merit of KARMAS.

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Third EYE – Pineal Gland

 

The pineal gland is a structure that lies in the very center of the brain on the ventricular system. This gland is sensitive to light and secretes hormones called melatonin, which is related to mood, wakefulness, and other states of awareness. The Pineal gland represents the third eye of SHIVA  in the physiology.

The three eyes of Lord Shiva are often the focus of mythological interpretations and mystic curiosity. Representation of His manifestation in humanlike form should have shown only two eyes like the normal humans have. Is the third eye mere all egoric depiction? Or, does it signify some hidden facets…? In fact, the third eye symbolizes the source of sagacity – pure, discreet wisdom. This center in the human body is hidden subtly in an endocrine gland inside the brain right behind the position (on the forehead) where the third eye of Shiva is depicted.

The three eyes of Lord Shiva are often the focus of mythological interpretations and mystic curiosity. Representation of His manifestation in humanlike form should have shown only two eyes like the normal humans have. Is the third eye mere all egoist depiction? Or, does it signify some hidden facets…? In fact, the third eye symbolizes the source of sagacity – pure, discreet wisdom. This center in the human body is hidden subtly in an endocrine gland inside the brain right behind the position (on the forehead) where the third eye of Shiva is depicted.

We all have read a story in some Shastric scripture which mentions of Kamadeva being burnt into ashes due to the opening of Shiva’s third eye. Kamadeva the Lord of amour had once tried to sinfully entice and influence Lord Shiva. Then, Lord Shiva just opened His third eye. The divine radiations emanating there from instantly burnt the gross body of Kamadeva. Have we ever thought about the truth behind this mythological anecdote? It conveys the fact that the insidious force of erotic thoughts and sexual excitation can be instantly checked and eliminated if our discerning prudence is awakened. The opening of the third eye means awakening of our sagacity and creative activation of our inner wisdom.

The third eye is subtly located in the third dimension inside our brain. It teaches us to look into the deeper aspects of every phenomenon, every thought and every experience. Our ordinary eyes (the two eyes on our faces) see only extrovertly; they can only show us our materialistic gains and losses or the worldly affairs in the limited peripheries of our interactions. The needs of the body or the sense organs are easily seen by them. But there is a third eye, which opens inward. It enables us to look deeply in the sublime folds of mind and shows us the world of inner peace, everlasting happiness and absolute truth. This is the eye of foresight and clairvoyance.

When a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva seeks refuge under His grace, he first inspects his own character and conduct to check whether or not he measures up to the virtuous standards with respect to the philosophy of Shiva. The human-like image of God Shiva is a kind of an ideal model for the true devotee. A potter makes a pot in the desired design by processing and fixing the clay into appropriate mold. The devotee should also try to mold his personality, his attitude, his thinking, his life, etc as per the ideals of his Deity. Our worship and devotional practices have no meaning without commensurate endeavors of refinement and improvement in our thoughts, behavior and deeds.

The Sanskrit word for devotional worship is "Upasana ", which literally means ‘sitting nearby’. Sitting near the fire makes us feel warm. Similarly, sitting near God should inspire us with His attributes. Sitting in the closed vicinity of a powerful source of energy would bestow the associated significant effects on us only if there is a linkage, a direct connection between the source and the beneficiary. A piece of wood becomes fire only when it sacrifices itself in the fire nearby. This is how "Upasana " brings the desired results only if the devotee sets a live linkage of his inner self with the Deity of his worship. For this, he has to discipline and mold himself as per the inspirations of his God. We, the aspirants of the beatitude of Lord Shiva, should also consciously and ceaselessly attempt at transforming ourselves according to the ideals of His manifestation. We should endeavor opening our third eye (that means awaken our intuitive insight and pure intellect).

The Biophysical energy released from your body is called the opening of third Eye. A Third Eye- Name given to the process, whereby the full potential of man’s Biophysical, mental, and emotional energy released, integrated and focussed.

Incidentally Colin Wilson in his book THE OCCULT, says that occult power are within human body. “Researchers to the “PINEAL EYE” the organ in the brain that the Hindus declare to be the seat of the Occult powers were assumed to be a vestigial eye although no one quite decides that use an eye would be in the middle of the brain.

In the present century scientists began to recognize an odd connection between the pineal eye and sexuality. It was established that the organ is a gland not a vestigial eye and that it produce a hormone that was labeled melatonin, melatonin is produced by the action for a certain enzyme upon a chemical called serotonin. 

Here's how heaven looks like!

Washington, August 4 (ANI): What happens when you die? It is most certainly one of life's biggest questions.

Several near-death survivors have come forward to narrate what they had a glimpse of when they were in heaven.

Now, Don Piper, an ordained Baptist minister, who was once pronounced dead following a car accident, has shared his intriguing story.

He says he remembers music that was "beyond spectacular" and aromas he'd never smelled before. His grandfather was there to greet him warmly, as dozens of others who had died in years past stood before him in front of a magnificent gate, reports ABC News.

Piper, who insists it was no dream and visited heaven, has chronicled his experience in the New York Times bestseller, "90 Minutes in Heaven." "It was the most real thing that ever happened to me," he said.

There were lights reflecting off the gates, which looked like they were "pulsating with life.” That's because in heaven there is no artificial light, God illuminates it with his glory. In front of the gate stood his grandfather, welcoming him "home," he said.

"I was heartbroken when he died," he said. "Now I'm at the gates of heaven (and) he's the first person to greet me."

Piper, who was ordained in 1985, said he could not have imagined what he saw in heaven. "You know, if I was having a dream about it, this wouldn't be in it," he said. "Some of these people who met me at the gates, I haven't thought of in decades."

He believes he was sent back to spread a special message: "Heaven is a real place."

Now I am going to narrate a real story- happened with one of my Cousin Brother (now 78 years Old). This had happened in the Hill Village from where we belong. As narrated by him….. Long back…. when he was only 12 years old, he fell sick and lot of desi Vadiya treatment could not save him and died in the evening.

The body was wrapped in the white cloth whole night all relative gathered, and were waiting for the next day for the funeral. He entered in the heaven where all near and dear who already died before greeted him and were Happy, asking “You have come?”

On the High platform an old man with white beard was sitting, and after seeing the record got annoyed and said this is the wrong man you have brought. The man with the same identity, same name, and father name is also same, date of birth is also same but he lives in …..… village, send him back and bring that person.

“Sir, How it will be done.” Asked (so called) Yamraj. Then the person in white beard said, “The boy will come out of the house for passing urine in night, just give him a push down the hill and bring him, and send this boy back immediately.” And the job was allotted to an old lady with a dangerous and looked with horrible face. She just took him to the gate and with a long Iron rod pricked him at his back and he was awakened suddenly from the wrapped white cloth. Everyone was astonished, and he started asking for (Chhanchya) one of the local food in village.

The elderly persons and the Vaidya instructed the family member give him whatever he demand, don’t refuse him. And after having food he was normal, and started with normal work. The next day he thought of… to tell the storey to her Grandmother in lonely. “Dadi (Grandmother) shall I tell you one thing?” Said my cousin. When I died and you wrapped me in white cloth I went to the heaven gate and all people from village who died earlier greeted me…..and the man in a white beard said you brought the wrong person………….The grandmother listen the storey quietly and having doubt (Thinking the boy must have cooked up the story) on the version of my cousin brother story asked her son (Uncle of my Cousin) you go to that village and find out, if any such thing has happened there. The Uncle went to that village which was far away and found, the people gathered there, and were preparing for the funeral, as was told one of the person from the village the same storey……., which the boy (my cousin) has narrated to her Grandmother.

So the news contents as far as I am concerned are 100% true. Though the story told by my cousin, (who is not so educated) and the News persons are educated are identical.

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It is the Vedic philosophy which clearly states about the cycle of birth and rebirth and the karma. None other faith /philosophy is capable of explaining such things. The Sanatan Vedic philosophy is very close to Science too.

Kunti.

 

King Kuntibhoja of Vrish is elan, had no children of his own so he adopted a daughter of his brother as her own. The daughter was named Kunti. She was a girl of very pleasant manner and good qualities. Once Sage Durvasa, who was a great Rishi, but feared by all, due to his terrible temper, paid a visit to King Kuntibhoja. Durvasa was very much pleased by the devotion of the girl Kunti. While parting, he gave her a boon. He taught her an incantation by reciting it she could invoke any god to visit her.

As she was very young and full of curiosity, once while watching the sunrays falling on the river flowing near her palace, she recited the incantation, just out of curiosity, without realizing its significance. Lord Sun was standing before her bewildered eyes. When she was told the meaning of incantation she was very frightened and begged Lord Sun to excuse her childish impetuousness. Lord Sun said the incantation given by Durvasa was infallible. He took her and having pity on the young Kunti he said that after the birth of the Son her virgin state would be restored and she would be free from any sin. In due course a son was born. The child was of extra-ordinary splendour and he was born with a ‘Kavacha’ and ‘Kundala’. Kunti wrapped the child in a piece of silk and putting him in a wooden basket set him a float in the Ganga. She could never forget the shinning child with divine Kavacha and Kundala.

After a lapse of several years. Kunti grew up into a pretty woman and chose Pandu as her husband in Swayamvar. Bhishma organised the marriage of Dhritarastra and Pandu. Dhristarastra with Gandhari and Pandu with Madri and Kunti lived in peace and joy for some years. Pandu being a great warrior conquered the territories of Dasarnas, Kashi, Anga, Vango, Kalinga etc. He also subdued Magadha. Under Pandu the kurus re-established their superiority over all the kings.

After this campaign, Pandu and the two queens went to a forest for enjoyment and relaxation. Pandu was a great hunter. Living in the forest during the Vasanta when all the flowers were blazing forth into their blooms and the air was redolent with their fragrances. Pandu spent many happy days there with his wives in the heaven like environs of the Himalayan slopes.

In that forest lived a pious Rishi couple very much devoted to each other. As the Rishi wanted to enjoy the conjugal pleasures without restraints and it was only permitted to the animals, not to man, he and his wife were living as a couple of deer. Once while mating they were seen by Pandu, who shot them with an arrow. The Rishi and his wife, mortally wounded by the arrow, transformed into their true forms. He addressed Pandu, "Being from the line of the kings of the linear race, how you could forget the basic rules of Dharma?" It is forbidden by the Shastras to kill any animal while he is mating. This sinful action of yours will cost you your life. Whenever you approach your wife, filled with love, you shall die.” The Rishi couple died before Pandu would plead with them. Worried, he returned to his Ashrama. He told his wives about the terrible curse and his resolve to stay back in the forest. He lost all interest, and did not wish to return to his kingdom. Hastinapura, he sent back all his attendants and servants to Hastinapura, the wives stayed back, with him discarding all their silk, fineries and jewelleries.

Pandu spent many years living in the forest, like a hermit, with his wives. He had lost all desires and had abandoned all hopes. Gradually, a worrisome thought started growing in him. He had no sons and it is written in the scriptures that one who has no sons goes to hell. He told his wives about this thought which had been constantly worrying him. He requested his wives to conceive through some Rishi. So that heirs could be born to them. He could not have taken his wives due to the curse of the Rishi.

Then, Kunti told the king about the boon of Duravasa by which she could invoke any God to visit her. The king was immensely pleased. He decided that Lord of Dharma be invoked as his son would indeed, be a worthy son. Kunti invoked the Lord of Dharma and a son was born in due course. The child was named Yudhisthira. He was an image of Lord of Dharma himself in his behaviour and demeanour. Pandu was very happy and after a year he wanted Kunti to bear another son. This time Vayu the most powerful, among the devas, was invoked. When this son of Vayu was born he was named Bhimasena. Heavens proclaimed that he would be the most powerful and the most affectionate on the earth.

Pandu, now having two sons was not yet satisfied. He wanted another son. These time the lord of Gods, Indradeva, himself was invoked. It is said that the son born of Indra would be a great hero and very righteous. The child was named Arjuna. Pandu became even more avaricious and wanted more sons but Kunti refuse this time and said that, updharma a desperate remedy is allowed only three times. If done any more times, dharma is destroyed, and then the king asked Kunti to teach the incantation to Madri who did not have any children. Kunti taught the incantation to Madri. She invoked Ashwini Kumar twins, the physicians to the gods. She was blessed with twins, Nakula and Sahdeva. These sons were extremely handsome. They were proclaimed by the heavens to be brave and wise too.

Pandu spent fifteen years with his wives and sons full of happiness, peace and serenity. Once while Kunti was away to an ashram with the sons and Madri and Pandu were alone, the king was over whelmed by the passion. He had not seen any woman during these long years with desire. Now he could not control himself and before the act could be consummated he dropped dead. Lamentations of Madri, Kunti and their sons went to sky. Madri, full of repentance, decided to burn herself on the funeral pyre of her husband. Kunti having the charge of her young sons returned to Hastinapura.

Draupadi - The Pandavas reached the city of Kampilya. They stayed in the house of a potter and were daily going around for alms. They heard in the city about the preparation for the Swayamvar of Draupadi. A huge hall was erected for the purpose and all Kings of far and near kingdom, had been invited. On the top of a pole one fish was made, which was constantly revolving. The pole was fixed in the centre of the hall. There was kept a vessel full of water. Watching the reflection of the fish with five arrows the eye of the fish had to be pierced. It was hoped that if Pandavas were alive then Arjuna would certainly come to this contest, as he was not one to let go off such a challenge. Everyone was eagerly waiting for the day.

On the day appointed all the kings who had assembled were seated with due honour on the thrones put in the hall. The stage where the bow was placed Dhristadhyumna came escorting his sister Draupadi. Draupadi, resplendent in the dress of a bride was holding the "Varmala " the garland to be worn by the winner by her hand. Draupadi, it was proclaimed by the heavens, was to be the cause of destruction of the Kshatriyas on the earth.

Sacred mantras were chanted by the Brahmins and the ceremony started. Dhristadhyumna announced that, anyone piercing the eye of the fish with one of the five arrows, just by seeing the rotating fish, reflecting in the water kept in a vessel was to be declared the winner and Draupadi would put the Varmala around his neck. Everyone was eager to win her.

One by one all the mighty kings renowned for their valor tried and failed. Some were not able to string the bow even, whereas some missed the mark very nearly. Duryodhana failed, Jarasandha, Sishupal etc. all failed. Then Karna started towards the bow. Everyone watched with bated breath. Karna stringed the bow and intently looking in the water at the eye of the fish took aim. At that moment Draupadi’s voice was heard. She declared that she would never marry a Suta-Putra, Burning with shame and insult; he came back to his seat.

Krishna along with his brother Balarama and other princes had also come to witness the ceremony. But they had decided not to participate in it. Their eyes were eagerly searching for the Pandavas. They spotted the Pandavas sitting among the Brahmins. When all the kings failed to shoot at the eye of the fish, Arjuna, with the permission of Yudhisthira, came to the stage and took the bow in his hands. In no time he took aim and shot the arrow, which pierced the eye of the fish, and the fish came down on the floor. A big chaos was made. All the kings united together tried to prevent Arjuna from taking Draupadi . They were all defeated. Finally Draupadi garlanded Arjuna chosing him as her husband.

The most disappointed person in the whole drama was Drupada. He had hoped that Arjuna would be there to win the contest and Drupadi’s hand. The unknown Brahmin was a big surprise. He asked his son Dhristadhymna to follow the Brahmin to ascertain his true identity. In the meantime, the Pandavas had reached their place of stay with Draupadai. Yudhisthira told Kunti that they had brought "Bhiksha" (alms) Kunti asked them to divide it amongst themselves. When Kunti realised that the Pandavas had meant Draupadi by "Bhiksha" great consternation ensued. The Pandavas were dumb struck. They said that Arjuna won Draupadi, but the words of the mother were more sacred than all the scriptures to them. They decided that Draupadi would be common wife to all five of them. Such an assuagement was not entirely prohibited by the scriptures.

In the meantime Krishna, Balaram and Dhristadhymna reached there. All of them were happy to meet the Pandavas. It was the first meeting between Krishna and Pandavas, though they were cousins. They sat there talking for a long time. In the meantime emissaries and Brahmins sent by Drupada came there; He wanted the wedding to be solemnized in the palace with due pomp and grandeur. All went to the palace.

When Drupada heard about Draupadi being married to all five Pandavas, he was very upset and he thought this very much against the dharma. Arguments of Yudhisthira etc. could not convince him. At that time sage Vyasa came there. Vyasa was the embodiment of dharma and righteousness. His opinion was sought on the ticklish issue of Draupadi’s marriage to all five Pandavas. He said that though shastras sanctioned such marriage in rare cases and there were precedents in the past, in the case of Draupadi it was according to the Dharma. She had in her previous birth obtained a boon from Lord Shiva that she would get five husbands in her present life. It was a secret not known to anyone. Lord Shiva’s boon cannot be against the dharma. So it was held lawful by Vyasa that Draupadi should marry all the five Pandava brothers.

On an auspicious day, Vyasa solemnized the marriage. The Pandavas spent some time very happily in Drupada’s palace.

 

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Smiling brightly, Satyavati agreed with Bhishma and informed him, O descendant of Bharata, I agree with this proposal. I now understand what is to be done in this connection. My father was an honest man, and to maintain pious activities, he kept a boat for rowing passengers across the river Yamuna. One day the great sage Parashara came and requested me to take him across the river. While I was rowing the boat, the sage became attracted to my beauty and requested fulfilment of his passionate desire. However, I was afraid of my father's wrath, but I was also afraid that the Rishi might curse me. The sage brought me under his control, and in the middle of the river Yamuna, he created a dense fog. He satisfied his sensual desires and was very pleased with my submissiveness.

Before that time, Satyavati continued, a fishy odour emanated from my body, but after the Rishi's touch, a celestial aroma radiates from my person. The sage assured me that by bringing forth a child in the middle of the river, I would still remain a virgin. The child born of our union was the eminent erudite sage, Vyasadeva. He has compiled the Vedic knowledge, and expounded the science of devotion to God. Because he was born in the middle of a river, he became known as Dwaipayana the island born. Because he compiled the Vedas, he is known as Vyasadeva, and because of his blackish complexion, he is known as Krishna. He is truthful in speech, sense controlled, and freed from all sins. If I ask him, then certainly he will generate good children by the wives of your brother. Previously, Vyasa had promised me, Mother, when you are in difficulty simply remembers me, and I will come to you by the speed of the mind.' If you are willing, Bhishma, I will call him this very moment.

Upon hearing the name of Vyasa, Bhishma joined his palms in reverence saying, this sage has true wisdom and sense control, and would be a fit person to continue the Kuru dynasty. Therefore, you have my full approval.

When Bhishma had given his consent, Satyavati immediately thought of her son, Vyasa, and within moments, the great sage appeared before her. Satyavati duly welcomed her son and taking him in her arms, bathed him with affectionate tears. Vyasa offered obeisance to his mother saying, O mother, I have come to fulfil your desire. Command me at once, and I shall carry out your order.

O my son, Satyavati replied, recently Vichitravirya, the King of this world, expired leaving no descendant, and thus the Kuru dynasty is in danger of extinction. Here is Bhishma, Shantanu's son, but he has taken a vow of celibacy and will not beget children. The two wives of Vichitravirya, Ambika and Ambalika, are still living, and I request you to conceive children by them to continue the Kuru dynasty.

Vyasadeva, hearing the appeals of his mother, replied, Since Vichitravirya is my brother, born of your womb, I shall give birth to children who will equal the heavenly gods. Let the queens observe the vows I indicate for one full year.

Satyavati expressed her urgency, there is very little time for vows. The earth is without a king, and the citizens, being without a protector, will certainly perish.

If conception must take place this month, Vyasadeva replied, then the queens of Kashi must be willing to bear my ugliness, strong odour and matted locks. If they can perform these austerities, then they will give birth to noble children. Let one of the queens, dressed in clean clothes and decorated with ornaments; wait for me in her bed chamber.

Satyavati then approached Ambika, explaining to her the situation. With great effort Ambika was convinced that it was for the good of the world. When the right time came for conceiving a child, Satyavati took Ambika to the bed chamber and told her, Vichitravirya had an older brother who has been, until this time, unknown to you. He will soon come here and conceive a child by you that will perpetuate our dynasty. Wait for him here without dropping off to sleep.

Ambika then waited in her room consider the person to be Bhishma or one of the other Kuru elders. Vyasa visited to Ambika in her chambers during the night and Ambika, seeing his matted locks, ugly features, Seeing the Rishi with burning eyes, and a very dreadful and forbidding appearance. She became frightened and closed her eyes. During the night she could not dare open her eyes. And horrible visage closed her eyes in fear and did not open them once during the time of conception. When Vyasa came out in the morning, Satyavati inquired from his son, Vyasa, if a son would be born to Ambika. Will this princess have a worthy son?

The Sage replied that a very strong and learned son would be born to Ambika.  The child born shall have the power of ten thousand elephants. He will be equal to a royal sage, and will possess learning, intelligence and prowess. However, because the princess has closed her eyes during conception, the child shall be born blind. Upon hearing this prediction from her son, Satyavati wondered, how can a blind king rule this earth? How will he protect his family and the people of this world? You must again conceive another child that can act as a King. Vyasadeva agreed and went away. In due course of time, Ambika gave birth to a male child who was blind. After the child's birth, he was given the name Dhritarastra.

Satyavati was anxious to beget another male child who could rule the world, and after receiving Ambalika's consent, she called for Vyasadeva, and requested the sage to visit the second wife of Vichitravirya, Ambalika. Vyasa under the orders of her mother agreed. Satyavati told Ambalika to receive the Sage with all cheer and pleasantness and to keep her eyes open. The queen agreed to it as it was her dharma. Vyasadeva approached the chambers of Ambalika. Ambalika, seeing the repulsive features of Vyasa, She did not close her eyes a bidden by Satyavati, but with dread her colour turned pale seeing the Rishi with fear. After conception, the sage left the chambers and told his mother, that, Ambalika would be blessed with a very handsome and brave son. But as her colour became pale when the son was being put into her womb, the son also would be of pale complexion. Satyavati was very much grieved but nothing could be done more.

Vyasa came to ask her mother’s permission to depart. She requested Vyasa to visit Ambika once more after her son was born, so that she could get a son having eyesight. Vyasa agreed to her mother’s wishes. Vyasa left Hastinapura.

In due course two children were born to the respective queens. The son of Ambika was blind while the son of Ambalika was yellowish. They were named Dhritahastra and Pandu. Satyavati approached the beautiful Ambika, again asking her to conceive a child by Vyasadeva. Satyavati again sent for Vyasa and warned her daughter-in-law regarding her proper conduct when the Sage re-visited her. She reminded her of her mistake, which had resulted in her son being born blind.

Ambika was still horrified by the appearance of Vyasa. She could not gather courage to receive the Sage again. Instead she asked her maid to go in her place and receive the Rishi.  And thus she sent to her chambers one of her maid servants who had heavenly beauty. When Vyasa entered the chambers, the maid servant offered respects to the sage, treating him kindly. She took her seat near him when asked. The maid served the Rishi with full attention and devotion. Vyasadeva was well pleased with her, and upon leaving told her, you shall be a slave no longer. Your child will be justice personified and esteemed among intelligent men on earth. After leaving the queen's chambers, in the morning he informed Satyavati of Ambalika's dishonesty, and how he had begotten a son by a shudra woman. After speaking with his mother, that a wise and good son would be born, who would be an incarnation of Lord of Dharma, but the son would be born to the maid who had served him at night and not to Ambika. Vyasa gave his blessings and Vyasa disappeared. The third child born to the maid was named Vidura.  He was an incarnation of Yamaraja, the great Vaishnava mahajana and the Lord of death. Due to the curse of Mandavya Muni, Yamaraja had to be born on earth as a shudra.

The first born, Dhritarastra was blessed with unusual strength and Pandu was exceptionally proficient in the art of archery. Vidura was the wisest of the three. Dhritarastra was appointed as the crown prince. Pandu was made commander of the army. Vidura was made a Minister to the king. Since Dhritarastra was blind, the Pandu ruled the kingdom with the assistance of Vidura.

Thus from the wives of Vichitravirya, Vyasadeva begot two sons, Dhritarastra and Pandu, who would save the Kuru race from extinction.

Now, the princes were of marriageable age, Bhishma started looking for suitable brides for them. For Dhritarastra, daughter of the king of Gandhara, Gandhari was found suitable, she consented to marry Dhritarastra. As she did not want to be better in any respect of her husband, she bound a silk scarf on her eyes and vowed never to remove it. Pandu was married to the daughter of the king of Madra Kingdom. Her name was Madri and she was exceptionally beautiful and charming.

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In Mahabharat the Ganga had imposed a condition before agreeing to marry Shantanu would never question Ganga for whatever she did. The king had promised to observe this condition.

Ganga was a very beautiful. In short she was an ideal queen; Shantanu and Ganga were very much in love with each other. Time passed very quickly. Days and months passed. Ganga was blessed with a son and the king joy knew no bounds. When the king visited the chamber of the queen, the servants informed him that the queen had gone to the banks of the river Ganga with the newborn child. When he reached the river bank, he was horrified to see that the child had been thrown in Ganga by the queen. Bound by his promise, he could not question Ganga, why had she acted in such a ghastly manner. Grief stricken, he returned to his palace with the queen and the life began as usual.

During the years to come, Ganga bore six more sons and threw them all in the river Ganga. The king became much aggrieved and lost his peace of mind. Ganga became pregnant again, with the eighth child and the kings desire to get a successor became too powerful. He kept a close watch on the queen. When the child was born, the queen again left for the river bank. The king caught her and begged her to spare the child. Ganga reminded the king of his promise to her that he would never question her actions. But this time the grief stricken king could not restrain him and he had stopped Ganga while she was going to throw the eighth child in the river Ganga. Ganga said that she could no longer live with the king. To all the entreaties of the king, the queen said, “My Lord, I am Ganga, the river. Now the time has come for me to go, the heavens and the gods ordain so. I must go." The king overwhelmed with grief made one more appeal to her and vended her of all the love that they bore for each other. He once again asked her to stay back. Then Ganga with tears in her eyes narrated her strange story.

She said, "I am Ganga and I belong to the heavens. In your previous birth you were a great king named Mahabhisakh. Once in the court of Indra you saw and fell in love with me. I also desired you to be my husband. The gods were angry and they cursed me to be born on earth and become your wife. The sons born to me are Vasus. They also were cursed, to be born on earth. They begged me to be their mother here and requested that I should kill them at their birth so that they could be free of their earthly life at the earliest. Seven of our sons were killed and became free of their curse. But the eighth Vasu would have to spend a long time on earth according to the curse. Therefore, he has been allowed to live. Do not grieve my Lord; the gods ordain cannot be undone."

She said again, “My Lord allow me to take this son, I shall take all possible care of him and at the appropriate time I shall return him to you. He shall become a worthy successor to the great throne of the Pauravas. He shall be the greatest among all the Pauravas who have adorned the throne of the kings of the lunar race. Saying this Ganga left the king and went away with the child. King Shantanu was left lonely, sad, deject and heart-broken."

Sixteen years passed. King Shantanu was very fond of going to the forest for hunting, once, there he saw an awesome sight. A Youth had made a dam of his arrows and the flow of Ganga had been stemmed. While the king was marvelling at the extra ordinary skill of the youth, Ganga emerged from the waters and spoke to the king, "My Lord, this youth is our son. He has received the best possible education and is now a worthy prince to the successor of the throne of Hastinapura. He has learnt Political science from Brhiaspati, Bhargava (also called Parashurama) taught him archery." Then she told the young man to touch the feet of his father, Shantanu. The king happily returned to his palace and proclaimed the good news to all his people. He declared that his son, whose name was Devavrata would be the crown prince.

Satyavati- One day, again king went hunting in a forest on the banks of the river Yamuna. Their divine fragrance assailed his senses. Following the ascent he reached on the riverbank and saw an extremely beautiful woman who was tying up her boat. The king became smitten by love at first sight. After inquiring about her name and her father’s name, he approached her father, a head of the fishermen. The woman’s name was Satyavati. The king asked her hand in marriage from her father. The fisherman replied that his daughter could marry the king only if he agreed that the son born of her daughter would inherit the throne. The king could not agree to this condition. He was unable to do such a great injustice to his son Devavrata. He quietly came to the palace. He became very dejected and sullen and lost all interest in the administration of the kingdom.

The change in the behaviour of the king was noticed by all and Devavrata became very concerned. He came to know from the king charioteer, what had happened. He went to the fisherman and asked him to agree to his daughter’s marriage to his father. The fisherman repeated his condition; he at once said that he would ensure that the son born of Satyavati became the king after his father. The fisherman was not yet convinced. He said, "I have full faith in you and in what you say. But I cannot be so sure of your sons, who may stake their claim to the throne." Devavrata made a terrible vow that he would never marry so that such a situation would never arise. The earth and the heavens resounded with this terrible vow and the sound of "Bhishma". "Bhishma" echoed throughout the heavens and the earth. After this Devavrata became famous as "Bhishma". The fisherman agreed for the marriage proposal. Bhishma, along with his new mother Satyavati returned to the palace and narrated these things to his father. Shantanu became over whelmed with joy and also became terribly sad, realising the extent of Bhishma sacrifice. With trembling voice and eyes full of tears he gave Bhishma a boon that he would die only when he wished. The death shall have to wait on him. The king used up all his accumulated penance to grant this boon to his son.

The marriage between Satyavati and Shantanu was a happy one and two son; Chitrangada and Vichitravirya were born to them. In the course of years, the king grew old and passed away and the sons too grew up. Prince Chitrangada was too young to run the administration of the kingdom. So, Bhishma acted as a regent to him. A few years passed thus, uneventfully, and then the tragedy struck. There was a Ghandharva king bearing the same name as Prince Chitrangada. He resented it very much that mere mortal should bear his name. So he challenged the prince for a fight and the Gandharva killed Chitrangada in it. Now Vichitravirya was crowned as the king and Bhishma acting as the regent. People were very happy in Hastinpura under the rule of Bhishma.

Amba, Ambika and Ambalika.- The king of Kashi had three very beautiful daughters, The king of Kashi held a ‘Swayamvar’, (a practice where the bride could choose her husband), from among those participating in the ceremony. Bhishma to the "Swayamvar" and took the princesses by force on his chariot and challenged the assembled princes and kings to stop him. They tried but were defeated by Bhishma. Bhishma went to Hastinpura with three princesses in his chariot. In the palace, he presented the princesses to her mother Satyavati and she embraced them and offered them in marriage to her son Vichitravirya.

Amba, the eldest of the princess protested that she could not marry Vichitravirya. As before Bhishma arrived in the "Swayamvar" She was proceeding to garland the king of Salva, whom she had taken as her husband and therefore had become married to him. Shocked at their revelation, Bhishma sent her to the king of Salva with appropriate escort. But the king Salva refused to accept her as his bride. Salva said that as per the Shastras, she had to marry the one, who had won her in a fight. Thus spurned, she came back to Hastinapura and blamed Bhishma for her plight. Bhishma explained that at the time of Swayamvar she did not tell these things to him. Thus unaware of her resolve to marry Salva, he had brought her to Hastinapura. She had been a victim of a terrible fate. Not content, she asked Bhishma to marry her as it was he who had won her in the fight. Bhishma told her about his vow of celibacy he had taken before the father of Satyavati. He expressed his inability to marry her. After finding Bhishma  unmoved, she left for the forest deeply hurt and feeling insulted.

In the forest Amba met several ascetics Rishis; all were moved to hear about her plight. Even Parashurama on her plea asked Bhishma to marry her. Bhishma refused and a fight between guru and his pupil proceed. Finally nothing came out of Amba’s efforts and spurned from all sides, she became and ascetic and undertook severe penance. Ultimately the Lord of the lords, Shiva became happy and asked her to ask anything she desired. She asked for the death of Bhishma. Lord Shiva said that in the next birth she would be born in the house of Drupada, the king of Panchala, and then she would kill Bhishma. Thereafter burning with the desire for her revenge, Amba lit a fire and threw herself in it. She was born as a daughter to Drapada but through the kindness of Yaksha she became a man named as Shikhandi. Now, Shikhandi grew up with a desire for revenge burning in her heart.

The marriage of prince Vichitravirya was duly celebrated with the two princesses Ambika, and Ambalika. They all were very happy together. Bhishma was running the kingdom. The prince had all the time for his wives. This happy state did not last for long. The prince was found suffering from the dreadful disease. All the cures, attention of the best physicians could not cure him. Suffering from the disease he died very young.

After the last funeral rites were performed for Vichitravirya, Satyavati wept and lamented for her deceased son. Ambika and Ambalika were also greatly overwhelmed at the untimely death of their husband. Upon realizing the possible extinction of the dynasty, Satyavati approached Bhishma requesting him; the perpetuation of the Kuru dynasty now depends on you. The wives of your brother, Ambalika and Ambika, desire progeny, and under my order you should procreate children by them to continue this dynasty. You should duly marry a wife of good character and enthrone yourself as king. Do not plunge our ancestors into hell.

Upon hearing Satyavati's request, the relatives and friends of the Kuru family agreed. However, Bhishma replied to his stepmother, O mother, what you have said is certainly sanctioned according to the code of virtue, but you forget my vow regarding marriage and children. I have taken a vow of lifelong celibacy. I may have to renounce kingship of the three worlds, the kingdom of heaven, and anything greater that exists, but this vow I will never renounce. The earth may lose its scent, water may lose its moisture, the sun may lose its glory, and fire, its heat. The moon may lose its cooling rays, or Indra his prowess, but I will not renounce this vow.

Hearing Bhishma's determination, Satyavati replied, I know the vow that you have taken is on my account, but considering the present emergency you should accept this order as duty to the ancestors. Bhishma again emphasized his duty to truth, O Queen, do not sway from the path of virtue. Renunciation of a vow is never acclaimed in the shastras (Holy Scriptures). Listen to this narration and then decide the right course of action. In a former millennium, Parashurama, killed Kartavirya Arjuna in battle for the sin of slaying his father. Not only did he kill the followers of Kartavirya Arjuna, but he destroyed the entire kshatriya race twenty-one times. When the earth was devoid of great warriors, the queens approached the great Rishis and procreated children by them and thus the kshatriya race was revived. Therefore, a purified brahmana should be invited with an offer of wealth, and let him raise children by the wives of Vicitravirya.

LANGUAGE OF LOVE:

 

No subject has been more written about in every language known in the world than love. And yet love has eluded definition because it embraces a wide range of emotions, which have little in common with each other. A mother’s love for her child, the child’s love for his mother’s, a man’s love to god, his guru, and his country or quite distinct from love that envelops men and women and craves for consummation in physical union. It defies differences of age, race wealth, learning, and look.

In love there is no calculation, no concern with social norms or consequences. “Of all forms of caution.” “Caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to the happiness”. Love can produce agony and ecstasy, fulfillment and frustration, uncertainty, anguish and jealousy and dire hate. All these have found expression in prose and poetry.

Everyone who has been in love has his own favorite quotations, URDU (the most persuasive language of seduction). Having experienced it many times, like most others one could pose a number of questions and then answering them.

·                     What exactly is this phenomenon called love?

·                     How does it emanate? And

·                     How dissolution? Each one of us has his or her own theory based on personal experience and knowledge of others.

The basic cause, which makes us seek the love of another person, is because we are extremely lonely. This void inner loneliness can be described as inner solitude. The feeling of being is all-alone in the world. At times we feel this solitude with great pain feeling and it is almost like physical pain. It can come upon in suddenly and without warning as in the early hours of the morning wail of a locomotive as it speeds through the black of the night not knowing, where it has come from or where it is going.

This inner solitude is something of a paradox. At one time it is like an aching void bagging to be filled by the warmth of affection of another, at others it becomes a walled fortress with a notice bearing the warning. “Keep out” what happens when two people meet can be best illustrated by depicting human beings as a series of concentric circles, one inside the other. The inner most circle- may be described as the circle of inner solitude. When two people meet and happen to like each other, they invite each other to trespass towards this inner most circles - to share this inner loneliness. The two sets of concentric circles begin to overlap.

Love is complete only when you are one without going inside of one of the each another love can not be completed. The difference is only one is eager top go inside another is too eager to get it inside. 

In actual life this invitation to trespass is expressed in exposure-baring of oneself-emotionally and physically. “Love desires that its secret be revealed.” If a mirror reflects nothing what use it is?. The ideal equation is of course when the two sets of circles completely over-lap when the integration between two human beings is emotionally and physically complete. This ideal equation seldom takes place as in the inner solitudes. Conflicts may arise, one may be irked by the other’s mannerism, dress, body, odor, halitosis just anything. Then there arise the desire to preserve one's inner solitude and the people concerned begin to put up their defenses with the notice. “Thus far but no further.” They may even expel the intruder outwards. To the extent to which a person allows another to trespass towards his or her inner solitude, to that extend her or she in emotionally involved or in love with the other. There is no such thing as total, all- consuming love. We are in different stages of love with different people.