Trika philosophy
Sir,
In the Sunday
Magazine edition of this paper (Dec 16) a
spiritual article titled 'Trika Philosophy' was
published.
In this regard I
would like to congratulate the author Abdul Gani
Khan Sahib for his spiritual elevation and the
reverence for the religion other than his own.
According to the author, the Crux of Shaiva
Philosophy is that man is no other than Shiva
himself in conditioned existence and in a State
of forgetfulness. The goal is the mental
evolution from lower to higher consciousness from
conditional to unconditioned existence. This
manifested world which according to some other
thought is considered to be false and full of
illusion, is explained to be real and a thing of
enjoyment according to Shaivite thought. This
Universe in its manifestation is consciousness
called Chit Shakti which is not different from
Shiva or in other words this Universe is only
Shiva and hence seal. Shiva is the ultimate
reality and it is he who manifests as the
Universe with all its variety and forms. He is
the Universal consciousness. With his own free
will and his 'Shakti' as the instrument, he
creates this universe, without losing his
transcendental nature.
In the present
milieu, nation is passing through a path of
conflagration where mostly anti-social elements
forget to respect the sentiments of other
community Now, when the whole nation is trying to
march on the right track (specifically our State
after experiencing so many sufferings and
sacrifices so called martyrdom for more then one
and a half decade the need of the hour is to go
deep into all religions philosophies as the ways
may be different but the destination is one and
the same.
This write-up of
the author shows his religions tolerance as well
as democratic character which needs to be
appreciated. Moreover, God has bestowed him with
knowledgeabilty as well as inner depth of knowing
the supreme power.
Yours etc...
Mrs Veena Dhar 'Koul'
N Rehari Jammu
Obscene pictures
Sir,
City of temples is
the other name of Jammu city. We have two
capitals for our State. Jammu is the winter
capital and Srinagar is the summer capital. In
addition to being the winter capital of the
State, Jammu is the key city through which
millions of Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims pass every
year. In addition to the lakhs of local
population there is now a sizable number of
students that comes from different state to study
here.
With a cultural
heritage of its own it is at least expected that
a city like Jammu whose impression is imprinted
on very large number of people many of them being
from outside the State it is highly disturbing to
see obscene pictures being displayed. These
picture are in highly objectionable poses. These
posters detract the attention of the people and
especially children whose ethical foundation is
shaken by these posters. The concerned
authorities should launch a drive against the
pasting and display of such posters. If we want
to showcase Jammu such steps are important.
Yours etc...
Kuldeep Raj
New Plot,
Jammu
Abject surrender
Sir,
Team India
surrendered to the Aussie's game plan. The loss
at MCG was abject and will not go well with the
team unless some miracle happens. We are seeing a
battle of sorts in this series.
Interestingly the
battle is not being waged on the field itself but
off the field also. Players are utilising the
resources of technology to its limits. Ponting,
the Aussie Captain said tauntingly that if
Indians could not be well on the MCG which is
more of less like a subcontinental track then
they are not expected to do well either at Sydeny
or at Perth. He added that there were six game
plans for the every Indian batsman. He has plans
for the every Indian batsman. He has thrown a
challenge to the much fabled Indian batting. Will
they rise to the occasion and thrown up a
challenge to the Australians is a million-dollar
question. Keeping in view the tight on the off
stump bowling of the Australian bowlers, I doubt
there is any hope of resurrection.
There a
perceptible difference in the body language of
the Australian and Indian players. Look at the
fielding of the opponents. How they jump at the
ball. They did stop a number of sure boundaries.
When you have a very agile and tight fielding it
puts a pressure on the other side. I think the
tight fielding also contributed to the downfall
of the Indians. The game rested with the batsman.
But they failed in the first and in the second
innings too. Doubts were raised about the bowling
depth of the Indian team. Whether they had a
capability to get the Australian team out twice
in a match. But they delivered well and did show
that they can. We failed because of the over
defensive nature of our openers. 'In order to
take the attack to the opposition the best way is
to attack. Over cautious and over defensive
approach will do us no good. Attack is the best
defence. Will Team India do something miraculous.
Let us wait and see.
Yours etc...
R R Sharma
Old University Campus
Jammu
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