SOMETHING IS MISSING:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram

 

SOMETHING IS MISSING: In truth there is nothing but God. Everything

that exists , whether physical or spiritual , is simply a highly

limited expression of its Creator, somewhat like each one of your

thoughts and actions is a little expression of you. The infinite

light of God is overwhelming, filling every space. Left unmuted, this

all encompassing light would make it impossible for anything else to

exist, just like a ray of light cannot exist as a separate entity

within the body of the sun. So in order to allow for Creation in all

of its limitless details and forms, God had to conceal His own

infinite light. This concealment is what enables us to be. And more,

it allows us to experience ourselves as real, solid, and the center

of our universe. This `Big Lie' – this core illusion of aloneness and

solidity – is what allows us to exist as separate and unique human

beings. In its raw, unrectified state, it cuts us off from the truth.

But ultimately we see through the walls, transcend the illusion, and

fulfill our potential as uniquely magnificent expression of the

Divine.

 

We often feel something missing – a void. This void, this missing,

hovers at the edge of our consciousness, bringing with it an

essential longing for something more. The subtle awareness of the

void pulls us relentlessly towards the next high, the next success,

the more exciting relationship, and the bigger, flashier toy. The

feeling it triggers like sadness, depression, anxiety or satisfaction

drives us to eat too much, drink too much, work too much, spend too

much, need too much and so on. But if you are willing to stop running

and rushing and listen, you can begin to explore the secret of the

void. The music of the void can stir you and open your heart. It can

speak to you and tell where you are destined to be – a Deeper Level

of Life. In Hebrew each letter of the alphabet has a gemtria, a

numerical equivalent. Whenever the letters of one word are

numerically equivalent to the letters of a different word, it points

to a secret relationship between the two. It is fascinating to know

that the Hebrew word for void, challal, is exactly numerically

equivalent to the word chaim, which means life. The message is

simple. You can begin to reconnect with what has been concealed from

you, the part of you that is most truly and infinitely alive. –

Shifra Hendrie