We are what our ideas are. We form a variety of ideas through our studies and interactions with others in the society. Ideas are like the lens through which we see the entire world. Indeed, we perpetually live through our ideas. When these ideas are in line with the ‘truth’, we experience ‘happiness’. When they are opposed to the truth, we experience ‘stress’. But, can they help us see the truth or, more precisely, experience the truth?
When you come across a thing or a situation which is completely unknown, you become dumbfounded. You have no idea about it. Hence, you examine it from all angles up to a point where you feel oneness with it. This is the state of experiencing the truth. However, someone comes along and explains you about it or your mind starts correlating with the past experiences. No sooner an idea is formed; you lose the intimate proximity with that object or situation. Now you do not see the object ‘as it is’.
Truth can never be captured by any idea. Even the most brilliant idea can only describe some aspects of the truth, but not the truth itself in its entirety. When you start believing your idea to be the truth, you deny yourself the chance of experiencing the truth. Idea, thus, becomes a barrier to the truth.
If we wish to live a life full of truthful experiences, then we must approach every moment with a fresh mind, devoid of any idea. We must not carry any mental baggage. We must die every moment to the past. Every moment carries immense possibilities that can only be seen when we are fully present in that moment. This does not mean all ideas are useless. We need appropriate ideas to conduct ourselves in the world with each other. However, we must not believe them to be cast in stone. Otherwise, we run the risk of turning ourselves into fanatics. We must remain open to all new possibilities in every moment.
The best idea for living a blissful life is to have No Idea or Is it so???
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